Page 47 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Switzerland

UNESCO World
Heritage Sites
In a country rich in UNESCO
sights, it’s hard to pick a
favourite. Belinzona’s
magnificent castles (p223)
and Bern’s Zytglogge clock
tower (p70) are among the
best. The abbey at St Gallen
(p244) is a perfect example of
living history: its library has
one of the world’s most
stunning book collections.

Celestial beings adorn DISCOVER Switzerland Your Way
the domed ceiling of
St Gallen’s abbey

A snowboarder and a skier
carving a path over the
powdery slopes of Valais
SWITZERLAND FOR

The ornate façade and
soaring twin towers of SPORTS FANS
the abbey at St Gallen

Switzerland offers a wealth of variety for sports fans, from archair
pundits to anyone ready to play. The country is renowned for its
world-class winter sports, down the slopes and on the ice, and as
the summer heats up, so too do the tennis courts and biking trails.

Anyone for Tennis?
Switzerland may have its
medal-winning skiers and
figure skaters, but tennis has
become the de facto national
sport thanks to a string of
star play ers, such as Roger
Federer and Belinda Bencic.
The good news is there are
plenty of places to practise, as
well as a number of ATP World
Tour champion ships at which
to spectate. Consider the
Geneva Open (May), Gstaad
Open (July) or, the big one on
Federer’s home patch, the
Swiss Indoors tournament
in Basel (October).

Swiss tennis player Belinda
Bencic in action at the
women’s Fed Cup in Geneva

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