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Flower-filled meadowland beneath the iconic Matterhorn BERNESE OBERLANDBERNESE OBERLAND J u r a J u r a Grenchen Grenchen SOLOTHURNTHURN OLTEN OLTEN Sursee SWITZERLANDSWITZERLAND Thalwil Thalwil Uster Uster Lichtensteig
Brugg
Brugg
Zürich
Zürich
Internationalernational
PorrentruyPorrentruy
Airport
Bauma
Bauma
Zürich
Lichtensteig
p172
Delémont Delémont
p172
SOLOTHURNSOLOTHURN
St-Brais St-Brais
Balsthal Balsthal
Bévilard Bévilard
WEISSENSTEIN
WEISSENSTEIN
MITTELLAND,MITTELLAND,
LangenthalLangenthal
AND VALAISAND VALAIS
SOLO
Herzogenbuchsee
Herzogenbuchsee
Cham
Cham
St. Imier St. Imier
Sursee
BIEL/BIENNE
Bätterkinden
Twann
Twann
La Chaux-La Chaux-
Huttwil
de-Fonds de-Fonds
La NeuvevilleLa Neuveville
Lyss
Küssnacht Küssnacht
Lyss
BurgdorfBurgdorf
See
See
Am Rigi Am Rigi
Morteau Morteau
Aarberg Aarberg
Erlach Bieler Erlach Bieler BIEL/BIENNE Bätterkinden Emme Huttwil WolhusenWolhusen Lucerne Lucerne
Neuchâtel Neuchâtel ZollikofenZollikofen Hasle- Brunnen Brunnen
Emme Hasle-
Rüegsau Rüegsau THE THE
EMMENTAL
Ittigen Ittigen EMMENTAL CENTRALCENTRAL
Bern Bern Langnau Langnau Stans Stans
Murten Murten Worb Worb SWITZERLANDSWITZERLAND
Lac de
Lac de
Fleurier Fleurier NeuchâtelNeuchâtel Köniz Köniz AND TICINOAND TICINO
MITTELLAND, InternationalInternational MünsingenMünsingen Trubschachen p198 p198 Altdorf Altdorf
Bern
Bern
Trubschachen
Airport
Airport
BERNESE OBERLAND ChampagneChampagne Payerne Payerne Fribourg Fribourg SchwarzenburgSchwarzenburg Emme Emme Engelberg Engelberg
BERNBERN
Yverdon-Les-Yverdon-Les-
SWISS OPEN-AIR
Steffisburg Steffisburg
AND VALAIS Bains Bains THUN THUN BRIENZBRIENZ SWISS OPEN-AIR
MUSEUM BALLENBERG
MUSEUM BALLENBERG
Oberhofen Oberhofen
MEIRINGEN
WESTERNWESTERN MEIRINGEN
THUNERSEE
BRIENZERSEE
Innertkirchen
Moudon Moudon SWITZERLANDSWITZERLAND THUNERSEE BRIENZERSEE Innertkirchen Göschenen Göschenen
p126 p126 ErlenbachErlenbach Spiez Spiez
Peppered with the cultural centres of Basel and Echallens Echallens 2,362 m (7,749 ft) Niesen INTERLAKENINTERLAKEN GRINDELWALD
Niesen
GRINDELWALD
2,362 m (7,749 ft)
Bern, these three regions in the western central THE THE Frutigen Frutigen WENGEN WENGEN Hospental Hospental
SIMMENTAL
section of Switzerland are beloved for their combi­ SIMMENTAL LAUTERBRUNNENUNNEN Eiger Eiger
LAUTERBR
3,970 m (13,025 ft)3,970 m (13,025 ft)
nation of magnificent, diverse landscapes and Gruyères Gruyères Zweisimmen Simme Simme JUNGFRAUJOCH Gletsch Gletsch
JUNGFRAUJOCH
Zweisimmen
artistic heritage. The rolling farmland and numerous MÜRREN MÜRREN Jungfrau Jungfrau
OESCHINENSEE
lakes attracted Celtic tribes to the Mittelland in Lausanne Lausanne OESCHINENSEE 4,158 m (13,642 ft)4,158 m (13,642 ft) Bedretto Bedretto
KAND
around 500 BC. Following the Roman conquest in L a ke L a ke Vevey Vevey GSTAAD GSTAAD ADELBODEN KANDERSTEGERSTEG AletschhornAletschhorn Münster Münster
ADELBODEN
4,195 m (13,763 ft)
4,195 m (13,763 ft)
15 BC, the region became crisscrossed with roads Gene v aGene v a Lenk Lenk Blatten Blatten
ALETSCH GLACIER
that linked the towns that sprung up across the VilleneuveVilleneuve Lötschberg-Lötschberg- RiederalpRiederalp ALETSCH GLACIER
Gsteig
Gsteig
LEUKERBAD
plateau. By the Middle Ages, these roads brought Évian-les-BainsÉvian-les-Bains Wildhorn Wildhorn LEUKERBAD tunnel tunnel Fiesch Fiesch
skilled craftsmen and trade to cities across the Aigle Aigle 3,248 m (10,656 ft) Fondovalle Fondovalle Cevio Cevio
3,248 m (10,656 ft)
Mittelland and Bernese Oberland, such as Bern and CRANS-MONTANA SIERRE SIERRE Rhône Rhône BRIG BRIG
CRANS-MONTANA
Solothurn. At the same time, the people of Valais, SION SION Visp Visp Simplon Simplon
Tunnel
Tunnel
in the south, had devel oped engineering methods La BaumeLa Baume Monthey Monthey Grand Muveran SIMPLON SIMPLON Crino Crino
Grand Muveran
to build a new trade route across the St Gotthard 3,051 m (10,010 ft) St-Luc St-Luc Stalden Stalden PASS PASS
3,051 m (10,010 ft)
Pass. This new route allowed formidable alliances St. Maurice St. Maurice ST-PIERRE- VAL VAL Simplon Simplon
ST-PIERRE-
D’ANNIVIERS
D’ANNIVIERS
DE-CLAGES
Grimentz Grimentz
to be forged between centres of power in the north DE-CLAGES Euseigne Euseigne V AL AISV AL AIS Santa Maria Santa Maria
and south, so strengthening the ever­expanding MontriondMontriond Rhône Rhône VAL D’HÉRENS FletschhornFletschhorn Maggiore Maggiore
3,995 m (13,106 ft)
3,995 m (13,106 ft)
VAL D’HÉRENS
Swiss Confederate. Saxon Saxon Zinal Zinal Dom Dom Domodossola
Domodossola
SAAS-FEE
MARTIGNY
BARRAGE DE LA
While much of the region remained agricultural, MARTIGNY BARRAGE DE LA 4,545 m (14,911 ft) SAAS-FEE
4,545 m (14,911 ft)
GRANDE D
GRANDE DIXENCEIXENCE
by the 19th century the more mountainous areas Taninges Taninges TRIENT VALLEY VERBIER VERBIER Tasch Tasch
TRIENT VALLEY
began to develop a thriving tourist industry. Orsières Orsières Mont Blanc de Cheilon Arolla Arolla Piedimulera Piedimulera
Mont Blanc de Cheilon
Artists and writers, from Felix Mendelssohn to FR ANCEFR ANCE 3,870 m (12,696 ft) ZERMATTZERMATT Dresio Dresio
3,870 m (12,696 ft)
Mark Twain, flocked to hike in the fresh mountain Cluses Cluses Bourg-St-Pierre
Bourg-St-Pierre
THE
THE
air. Today the pistes around the large international Sallanches Sallanches Ferret Ferret Grand Combinand Combin MATTERHORNMATTERHORN IT AL YIT AL Y Verbania Verbania
Gr
4,314 m (14,150 ft)
resorts of Verbier, Crans­Montana, Zermatt and Chamonix- Chamonix- 4,314 m (14,150 ft) MONTE MONTE
Mont-Blanc Mont-Blanc
Saas­Fee draw tourists year­round. GRANDGRAND ROSA ROSA Omegna Omegna
ST BERNARD PASS
ST BERNARD PASS
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