The area protected by Pro Natura "Aletschwald" is one of the most beautiful mountain forests in Switzerland. With its dense to sparse stocks of spruces, larches and Swiss stone pines, and th
At the end of Lake Grimsel extends in the wide valley arc the glacier forefield of the Lower Unteraar glacier. The young river Aare, fed with turbid glacier water runs its course from the glacier s
The green lizard is the largest lizard in Switzerland and can get up to 40 cm long. The southern slopes in the Valais are one of the last refuges of the green lizard in Switzerland. Therefore it wa
The nostalgic train ride through the Eiger and the Mönch up to the Jungfraujoch is already an extraordinary experience. Two intermediate stations offer a wonderful view of the alpine panorama. At the top you will find the Grosse Aletsch glacier be
After the floods of the Bietschbach in 1414 and 1494, the severely damaged village church was rebuilt. In order to protect it from further flooding, it was reconstructed on the castle hill. Next to the famous castle church two other buildings are situa
With its 2970 m a.s.l. the Schilthorn is the highest peak in the Bernese Pre-Alps. Situated between the Lauterbrunnen valley and the Kiental valley, the Schilthorn offers a fascinating and breathtaking panorama. In the north, the view reaches even to t
Enjoy the breathtaking view on the largest glacier in the Alps with a length of 23 km. The tongue of the Aletsch glacier can be admired here without special effort. In the traditional Hotel Belalp you can enjoy the view with a meal or a coffee even bet
This pleasing hiking tour will bring you from the Männlichen to the Kleine Scheidegg and up to the station Eigergletscher. During this hike you see permanently the mystic triple peaks of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. From there you descend a
This hike takes you through one of the driest regions in Switzerland. From Ausserberg a field track will take you to St. German and, from there, across Heidnischbiel to the famous castle church at Raron with the grave of the poet Ra
This lovely hike takes you along the over 100 -years-old Lötschberg mountain route of the railway BLS from Hohtenn via Ausserberg, Eggerberg and Lalden to Naters/Brig. The first railway hiking trail of Europe fascinates with the Alpine and Mediter
The Tanzbödeli is no down-to-earth Disco, but a great view point in the rear Lauterbrunnen valley. However being a plateau, the way up there runs on steep and sometimes narrow paths. Therefore, the dancing shoes remain at home - a good sole profil
This spectacular tour takes you through the wild Massa gorge from Blatten near Naters to Ried-Mörel. The gigantic gorge will make you pictorially aware of the force of the water.
This hike takes you along dry southern slopes that nonetheless feature lush green meadows and pastures thanks to traditional irrigation methods. You’ll be hiking along the „Stigwasser“ Suone (water conduit) into th
Since August 1912, the Jungfrau Railway runs from the Kleine Scheidegg through the Eiger and Mönch to the Jungfraujoch with the highest railway station in Europe (tunnel station, 3454 m a.s.l.) and rises over a length of 9,34 kilometres almost 140
The sycamore pastures are old, men made cultural landscapes. Hundreds of years those landscape shaping ecosystems have been farmed traditionally. In addition to the grassland also the trees have been used in various ways by men and animals. The pasture
The people of the World Heritage Region have always been confronted with natural hazards. In the high mountains, the surface is formed by a continuous interaction of uplift and ablation. Weathering and erosion under the influence of gravity lead to a c
For centuries, the treasures of the mountains have been tracked by crystal hunters, also called crystal searchers, and extracted from the crevices. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the crystals were sold to Milan, where they were converted i
Permafrost is soil permanently frozen rock and debris, with temperatures below 0 °C throughout the year. Permafrost may contain ice but not necessarily.
Permafrost is located under a thawing layer, which shows positive and negative temperatu