Switzerland is full of surprising and varied landscapes, charming villages and breathtaking lakes. On foot, by bike, by train for a day or a week, let’s explore our beautiful regions of Switzerland this summer. Find here a selection of books and guides that should help you choose your walks according to your desires.
111 Lieux des Alpes Vaudoises à ne pas manquer
Benjamin Amiguet & Marc Voltenauer
You thought you knew the region of the Waldensian Alps? “111 Places in the Vaud Alps not to be missed” will prove you wrong! It is a book highlighting unusual places, 111 to be exact! At the helm of this guide are two authors: Marc Voltenauer and Benjamin Amiguet, usually known for their detective stories, and more particularly for two youth detective stories set in the Vaud Alps. With this brilliant book, the two authors wanted to share their love for the region. It is a guidebook built a bit like an intrigue, with the history of a place, its surprising anecdotes and the meeting with singular inhabitants. We learn, for example, that under a mountain hides the largest military fort in Europe, that Sissi, the Empress of Austria, had bequeathed all her poems to the President of the Swiss Confederation, which had been embargoed for 60 years, or how the cheese from the alpine pasture would take the cable car. This book is full of fascinating stories, and really makes you want to go and discover these 111 places!
Editions emons:
111 Lieux
https://www.111lieux.com/111-lieux-alpes-vaudoises
La Suisse zéro dénivelé
Katrin Gygax
A guide for those who enjoy cycling, taking time to look at beautiful landscapes but also to have delicious breaks. Whether flat or downhill, these 33 day trips follow rivers, offer picnic stops at spectacular lakes or cross green valleys.
All regions of Switzerland are represented, from the Engadine to Ticino and from Lake Constance to Lake Geneva. The Alps can be discovered during quiet descents. A varied guide to take the time to admire the panoramas that make Switzerland so famous.
The Swiss-Canadian writer Katrin Gygax has been cycling since she took over her brother’s Peugeot 10-speed bike at the age of 9. She first rode in the hills west of Vancouver, where she grew up, then the plains and hills of Europe. She has been flat-tracking around Switzerland every summer since 2009 and has collected her favorite routes in this book.
Editions Helvetiq
https://helvetiq.com/ch_de/la-suisse-zero-denivele
Trésors cachés de la Suisse
Fabrice Grossenbacher
Do you dream of a change of scenery and like to discover different places?
But you don’t want to take a plane for hours or go to the other side of the world… You already know all the must-see places in Switzerland?
But you are looking for more authenticity and especially for less frequented places? Then this book is for you! It will show you that you don’t always have to go far away to be amazed because Switzerland is full of hidden treasures. So many that a single volume is not enough to list them. This new opus completes the first volume.
Divided into four themes (history, nature, water and architecture), this guide will take you to the four corners of Switzerland. Pleasant to read, this book can be devoured with the eyes. Each place is illustrated with striking photos and accompanied by surprising anecdotes. In addition to practical information, it also provides ideas for activities and relaxation.
If you want to discover Switzerland from a different angle, off the beaten track and away from the hustle and bustle of tourism, then set out to discover these 40 fabulous new places.
Editions Favre
https://www.editionsfavre.com/livres/tresors-caches-de-la-suisse-volume-2/
Journées parfaites en Suisse
Salomé Kiner & Claudia Link
The Swiss cities can be reached in no time. How about spending a perfect day there? Your guides will be locals with a singular appreciation for their cities. A magical invitation. Quite an experience! In Perfect Days in Switzerland, you’ll be guided by passionate locals through 22 of the country’s finest urban adventures. You’ll also find a brilliant invitation to explore.
The days presented in these pages give you an authentic portrait of each city and the people who live there. Because happiness is never far away, Perfect Days in Switzerland enthusiastically accompanies you to Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Lucerne, Fribourg, Sion, Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Vevey, St. Gallen, and Locarno.
The days presented in these pages give you an authentic portrait of each city and the people who live there.
Because happiness is never far away, Perfect Days in Switzerland enthusiastically accompanies you to Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Lucerne, Fribourg, Sion, Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Vevey, Saint-Gall, and Locarno.
Editions Helvetiq
https://helvetiq.com/ch_de/journees-parfaites-en-suisse
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111 Lieux des Alpes Vaudoises à ne pas manquer
La Suisse zéro dénivelé
Trésors cachés de la Suisse
Journées parfaites en Suisse