Switzerland Favorite Adventures
FAVORITE ADVENTURES
Switzerland
Our Switzerland Favorite Adventures
Our Switzerland Favorite Adventures
Switzerland is one of our favorite places to explore due to its amazing mountains and diverse regions packed into a relatively small country. Here are some of our favorite adventures:
# 1. Attending a Traditional Stubete
A Stubete is a traditional Swiss folk-music gathering where musicians gather to play, often in mountain inns and village restaurants. We experienced one at Berggasthaus Äscher in Appenzell, where the combination of live music, local food, and the dramatic setting beneath the cliffs made it feel particularly authentic.
# 2. Bikepacking Marmot’s Land
Marmot’s Land is a challenging multi-day bikepacking route through the Swiss Alps and northern Italy. It’s an amazing challenge, but also a great way to experience some of the region’s most beautiful alpine meadows, high mountain passes, dramatic peaks, and remote valleys. If you aren’t into bikepacking, there are plenty of amazing one-day or shorter multi-day gravel and mountain bike rides throughout the Swiss Alps.
# 3. Enjoying Farm-to-Table Meals
Some of our favorite meals in Switzerland were at alpine huts and inns, where farm-to-table meals often feature local cheeses, meats, and other ingredients produced in the surrounding valleys and mountains.
# 4. Experiencing the Aletsch Glacier Region
The Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps and one of Switzerland’s most spectacular landscapes. We biked, climbed, and hiked above the glacier, using the local gondolas to quickly access the high country and a network of trails and viewpoints overlooking the ice. The Aletsch region is also an excellent place for paragliding, with several local companies offering guided tandem cross-country flights over the glacier and surrounding mountains.
# 5. Discovering the Appenzell Region
Appenzell combines beautiful alpine scenery with a strong sense of traditional culture. We spent our time there exploring the mountains and villages around Ebenalp and spending a night at Berggasthaus Äscher. It is closer to Zurich and other population centers, so it feels more visited than more remote regions such as the Lower Engadin, but it has retained a distinctly traditional character.
# 6. Visiting the Lavaux Wine Region Above Lake Geneva
The wineries and terraced vineyards of Lavaux above Lake Geneva offer good white wines and even better views. You don’t need to spend a lot of time there, but it’s a great place to stop while traveling through western Switzerland or between Lake Geneva and the Alps.
# 7. Exploring the Lower Engadin
The Lower Engadin offers an amazing mix of biking, climbing, and hiking combined with a distinctive local culture shaped by mountain culture and Romansh traditions. It is also full of beautiful historic villages filled with massive stone houses decorated with traditional sgraffito. The region feels quieter and more traditional than some of Switzerland’s more popular alpine destinations. It’s also home to the amazing Bogn Engiadina Scuol spa (see below).
# 8. Soaking in a Swiss Hot Spring or Mineral Bath
Switzerland has a long tradition of thermal bathing, particularly in mountain towns built around natural mineral springs. One of our favorite experiences was the Römisch-Irisches Bad at Bogn Engiadina Scuol, a multi-hour journey through steam rooms, saunas, cold plunges, and an amazing relaxation room with an epic view of the mountains.
# 9. Spending a Night in a Mountain Hut or Inn
Staying overnight in a remote hut or inn in the Swiss Alps allows you to experience the mountains after everyone else has returned to the valleys. Two of our favorite places to stay in Switzerland were Berggasthaus Äscher in the Appenzell region and Hof Zuort in the Lower Engadin.
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