The Picturesque Switzerland

ugh a pretty small country, Switzerland is a veryAnother hiking path is the Burgenstock Felsenweg,
famous one. The strange thing is that for the differentlocated in the area of Lake Lucerne. The landscape
people, Switzerland is famous with different things.there will probably leave you breathless as it is one of
When it comes to this country, some of us think of thethe greatest in Switzerland. You can start from the
wide variety of world-known cheeses it makes.Burgenstock resort and finish in Ennetburgen. The
Others think of the unbreakable watches made theredistance is around 7 kilometers and passes through
or the popular Swiss banks. But for myself, I havegorgeous views of Mount Pilatus and Lake Lucerne.
found another great side of the country its gorgeousI would also suggest visiting the lakes in the Upper
nature. That is why, as a nature-lover, I will try toEngadine. They are four in total and are located 1 771
present here the most beautiful places you can visitmeters above the sea level, but the hiking path is not
for a walk or drive.steep at all. The distance is 14 kilometers and offers
For those of you who want to explore on foot andviews of lakes and mountain ranges. You can begin
are not afraid of walking a bit more, here are somefrom Maloja, pass through the gorgeous village
perfect places for doing so. A place that offers greatSegl-Maria and finish on the banks of the lake in the
views is Mount Santis at 2 502 meters above the seaSilvaplana resort (around 3 hours).
level. It is perhaps the most impressive mount in theAnd finally I will just mention the most famous and
Alps and you can start your hike from thebeautiful drives. Perhaps the most popular is the road
Wasserrauen village nearby. To Wasserrauen can getabove the Great St. Bernard Pass, beginning from
by train from another village - Appenzell. FromZurich or Basel and ending in Italy. The road over the
Wasserrauen you can cross the 8,9 kilometer distanceFurka Pass offers some amazing views of the nearby
to Schwagalp, which is around 5 hours walk. From theglacier. St. Gotthard Pass Road and the road over the
Schwagalp village by cable car you will get to theBernina Pass are also marvelous and popular but
platform, from where you can see the mount itself.especially the last one can be dangerous if the winding
Another pretty famous walk is called The Greatroad is icy. While the above mentioned may be
Watershed (Grosse Scheidegg). It is located in thesurrounded by some bridges, the Simplon Pass Road
Jungfrau region (central Switzerland) and can offerfully uncovers the unspoilt beauty of the mountainous
breathtaking views of glaciers and mountains. You canlandscape.
also see the massive rocks of the Wetterhorn. YouThere are many other places one can write about, but
can begin walking from the Meiringen village and finishthe most important thing is that if you want to get
in the Grindelwald resort, 21 kilometers farther. Andaway from the big city traffic, you should try
there are also bust stops along the road.discovering the nature beauty of Switzerland.