On the Grand Tour of Switzerland the journey is the goal!
This route will lead you 1000 miles through four language regions, over five Alpine passes, to eleven UNESCO World Heritage Sites as well as two UNESCO biospheres and along 22 lakes.
This tour provides a concentrated insight into Switzerland, with exquisite scenic views and cultural jewels.
Facts & Figures
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The Grand Tour of Switzerland combines the highlights of Switzerland with a beautiful scenic route. Motorways / highways on the Grand Tour are chiefly avoided and only taken when it makes traffic-sense.
Characteristics of the Grand Tour of Switzerland
UNESCO Highlights on the Grand Tour
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St. Johann
Benedictine Monastery
Mustair -
Carolingian Convent
San Gall -
La Chaux-de-Fonds
and Le Locle
Watchmaking Town -
Lavaux
Vineyard Terraces -
Monte San Giorgio
beside Lake Lugano
- The medieval town of Berne
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Prehistoric pile dwellings
around the Alps - Albula / Bernina Railway
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Jungfrau-Aletsch
Swiss Alps - Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
- Three Castles of Bellinzona
- Biosphere Val Mustair Parc Naziunal
- Entlebuch biosphere reserve
Lakes along the Grand Tour
01) Lake Zurich
02) Lake Constance
03) Lake Davos
04) Lake St. Moritz
05) Lake Silvaplana
06) Barrier lake Marmorera
07) Barrier lake
Suf
08) Lake Maggiore
09) Lake di Lugano
10) Lake Geneva
11) Lake de Joux
12) Lake Brenet
13) Lake Neuchatel
14) Lake Murten
15) Barrier lake Schiffenen
16) Lake Gruyere
17) Lake Thun
18) Lake Mauen
19) Lake Sempach
20) Lake Halwiler
21) Lake Baldegger
22) Lake Lucerne
Length of the Grand Tour
Core route:
1'643 km / 1'021 miles
Initial stretch
feeder from North
Basel - Neuchatel
165 km / 103 miles
Initial stretch
feeder from West
Geneva - Saint-George
53 km / 33 miles
Initial stretch
feeder from South
Chiasso - Bellinzona
109 km / 68 miles
Total length:
1'970 km / 1'225 miles
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