Switzerland Archives | World Heritage Sites

A beautiful view from on top of a mountain over hilly forests.

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Primeval forests of European beech trees that survived the last Ice Age and then spread across Europe, now protected in 93 locations across 18 countries.

A red train curves to the right onto an arched stone viaduct over a deep gorge. At the other end of the viaduct is a tunnel into the side of a mountain.

Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes

A railway route through the Swiss Alps that represents an outstanding early-20th-century engineering and architectural achievement.

Rows of walls on a hill show the contours of the terraces. The lake below and snow-capped mountains in the distance.

Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces

A beautiful vineyard-covered landscape of terraced hillsides, almost a thousand years old.

View of a bridge across a river leading to a pretty town of white buildings with red roofs, a steeple peeking up above them.

Old City of Berne

A unique example of urban planning from the Middle Ages that has developed over time while still respecting the original plan.

Baroque towers on the Abbey's cathedral.

Abbey of St. Gall

An 8th-century monastery with a beautiful Baroque cathedral and an ancient library.

The glacier flows between rocky peaks, looking like a river covered in snow.

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

A spectacular mountain and glacier landscape in the Alps.

In the foreground, a church with a square bell tower. In the background, on a hill, the castle Castelgrande in Bellinzona. Beyond that, a higher mountain.

Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona

Medieval-era fortifications that once guarded a key strategic pass in the southern Alps.