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Switzerland
Where every train ride feels like a postcard.
Switzerland isn't just beautiful. It completely changes the way you think about mountains, trains and slow travel. You board a little red carriage in a valley full of waterfalls, and ninety minutes later you are standing on a glacier with your coffee going cold in your hands because you cannot stop looking.
We came for one week and rearranged the rest of the year around coming back. Nothing here feels rushed. The trains are punctual, the villages are quiet, and the views arrive so often that you stop taking photos and simply watch.
Know before you go
- Best months
- June, July and September for green valleys and clear summits
- Transport
- A Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, boats and most mountain railways
- Budget
- Buy groceries at Coop for lunches; save your money for the summits
- Packing
- Layers, sunglasses and proper shoes — it can be 25°C below and freezing on top
Gallery
Switzerland in photographs
Experiences
Things worth doing in Switzerland
Switzerland
Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe
The first thing you'll notice isn't the snow. It's the silence.
Half Day
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Schilthorn
A revolving restaurant and 200 peaks that refuse to look real.
Half Day
Switzerland
Lauterbrunnen Valley
Seventy-two waterfalls falling from cliffs you have to lean back to see.
Half Day
Switzerland
Grindelwald First Cliff Walk
A steel walkway bolted to a cliff, and nothing under your feet but valley.
Half Day
Switzerland
Harder Kulm
Two lakes, one town, and the best sunset in Interlaken.
2 Hours
Switzerland
Mount Rigi
The Queen of the Mountains, reached by Europe's oldest cogwheel railway.
Full Day
Switzerland
Wengernalp Railway
The train journey we still talk about years later.
1 Hour
Switzerland
Lindt Home of Chocolate
A nine-metre chocolate fountain and an unlimited tasting room.
2 Hours
Stories
Reading from Switzerland
Story
How Lauterbrunnen Changed the Way We Travel
The valley that made us stop planning so much.
4 min read
Story
The Most Beautiful Train Journey We Have Ever Taken
Sixty minutes from Lauterbrunnen to Kleine Scheidegg.
5 min read
Story
The Day We Finally Reached the Top of Europe
Jungfraujoch, first train, cold hands, no words.
6 min read
Story
What Nobody Tells You About Switzerland
The honest version, including the price of a sandwich.
7 min read
Collections
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Romantic Escapes
Places built for two people and no schedule.
Scenic Train Journeys
Where the journey genuinely is the destination.
Bucket List Views
The ones you have been saving for years.
Nature That Doesn't Feel Real
Landscapes your photos will never quite explain.
Best Sunrise Views
Worth every alarm you have ever regretted setting.
Food Worth Flying For
Meals that became the memory.
Resources
Booked and tested here
Travel Deals
Swiss Travel Pass
Unlimited trains, boats and buses, plus discounts on most mountain railways.
“The single best purchase we made in Switzerland.”
Hotels
Where We Stayed in Interlaken
Valley-side hotels within walking distance of the station.
“Stay low, travel high. Mornings are much easier.”
Packing Lists
Alps Packing List
Everything we pack for a week of trains and summits.
“Three layers beats one big coat.”