Parks of Significance.

Parklands help enhance and maintain natural habitats and particularly beautiful landscapes. This is especially true in Switzerland, where 18 main parks under the ‘Parks of Significance’ label cover 6,109 square kilometres or 14.8% of Switzerland’s surface. For 125 years, legislation has ensured that 30 percent of Switzerland’s surface is made up of forests and wooded areas. Amongst other things, trees protect from avalanches and help reduce CO2 levels. 

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Travel the Via Francigena.

In the year 990, Sigeric, the Archbishop of Canterbury, returned to England from Rome on the pilgrims’ path crossing Switzerland via the Jura and the Alps. The route was named Via Francigena and developed into one of the most important and most spectacular pilgrims’ routes in Europe. Hiking in the footsteps of the Archbishop is all about slow, mindful travel and experiencing the culture and natural beauty along the route.

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Sur La Route Verte.

Crossing Switzerland in one week from north-east to south-west by e-bike is possible on ‘la route verte’ (the green tour). The route takes one from winegrowers and their grapes through undiscovered places to local farmers and musical instrument makers. The tour is 470km long and starts in the Swiss German speaking city of Schaffhausen, passes through six Swiss Nature Parks and finally ends in the French speaking city of Geneva.

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