Page 49 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Switzerland

Hit the Slopes Heidi and Graubünden
With scores of ski resorts and thousands of kilometers TOP SPECTATOR Johanna Spyri’s novel Heidi
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of pistes and Nordic tracks to test yourself on, it’s little SPORTS tells the story of an orphan
wonder the Swiss Alps are a year-round training ground girl who is taken to live with
for the best winter sports athletes. For big mountain Ice Hockey, Davos her grandfather high up in the
alpine skiing and snowboarding choose from the mega Catch the world’s oldest Swiss Alps near Chur. The
resorts of Verbier (p102) or Davos (p261), or for glitz and ice hockey tournament. most popular work of Swiss
glamour check-out Zermatt (p86) or Gstaad (p102). St fiction has been translated
Moritz (p264) is a favourite for cross-country skiers. Sailing, Geneva into 50 languages, and cap-
Watch the Bol d’Or tured the imagi nation of
Mirabaud, the world’s children the world over. Kids
largest inland regatta. can re-create her adven tures
at Heididorf, a village above
Tour de Suisse Maienfeld (p261) .
Cycling, Various
Cheer on cyclists on DISCOVER Switzerland Your Way
this proving ground Children reenacting
for the Tour de France. characters Heidi and Clara
walking across a meadow
Schwingen, Various
Pick your favourite at
traditional Swiss folk SWITZERLAND IN
wrestling bouts.
BOOKS AND FILM

Switzerland’s jaw-dropping landscapes have inspired some of the most-
read classics in English literature, and can often be seen as the backdrop to
Hollywood blockbusters.There are museums, festivals and reenactments
held across the country to honour Switzerland’s affect on the imagination.

Sculpture of cyclists in
the Olympic Museum’s
expansive grounds

Active History
A meditative walk around the Olympic Museum
in Ouchy (p135) is the perfect introduction to
Switzerland’s sport obsession. The International J R R Tolkien and Lauterbrunnen
Olympic Committee is based in the city, but it’s For most Lord of the Rings fans, Middle Earth
the museum where you can enjoy a compre- means New Zealand, yet it was the sheer
hensive look into the history of the movement, cliffs, fairy tale grottoes and deep, dark
including halls dedicated to Olympic torches, forests of the rugged Bernese Oberland (p80)
sports memorabilia and medals. Zürich (p154), that inspired J R R Tolkien’s elvish valleys,
meanwhile, is home to the FIFA World Football troll-filled woods and craggy fortresses.
Museum, which charts the highs and
lows of the world’s most popular
sport. Understandably, the most A child at the The view of the Bernese
famous attraction is a selfie with FIFA World mountains that surround
the original World Cup trophy. Football Museum turquoise Oscheninsee
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