Journey through Switzerland

This is an illustrated book which presents the confederation in all its diversity. Winter sports enthusiasts are as well catered for here as hikers off on lonely mountain trails and visitors hungry for culture. Switzerland has everything - the Matterhorn, Eiger and Piz Palü - presenting avid Climbers with numerous challenges. The less energeting can take the highest railway line in Europe up to the top of the Jungfrau to enjoy glorious panoramic views of the majestic world of the Alps.Scattered among the highest peaks in Europe are picturesque towns and castles: Montebello up above Bellinzona and Schloss Tarasp in the Engadine, both of which have retained their medieval character, and the famous Benedictine abbey of St. Gallen, with a library bursting with literary treasures.In elegant St. Moritz and in the lakeside cities of Zürich and Geneva the atmosphere is modern, cosmoplitan and indeterminatily chic. Yet tradition is writ large in the country with the highest level of affluence in Europe; Swiss chease and chocolate are manufactered with the same painstaking, skilful precision as the legendary swiss watch. The stunning photos in this book invite you to explore the unspoilt scenery, the spruce towns and the age-old customs of beautiful Switzerland.