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  1. The old church and village set on cliffs above the inn River, with snow-covered mountains in the background.

    Inn River, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  2. Trees in autumn colours.

    Trees, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  3. Overlooking the village church and buildings.

    Village, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  4. Schloss Tarasp set on a mountainside.
  5. Overhead from Muottas Muragl (2.453 m) of the Enadine lake.

    Enadine lake, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  6. Hikers on a path with Vadret Pers, a side glacier and main Morteratsch glacier in background.

    Hikers, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  7. Wooded isle Chaviolas in emerald alpine Silser See (lake) with Piz Lagrev in the background.
  8. People sitting on green benches at alpine Silser See (lake).
  9. Overhead of snow-covered roofs with the Grimmenturm (medival residential tower), Neumarkt.
  10. Morteratsch glacier in Morteratsch valley with snow capped mountains Bellavista and Piz Argient.
  11. Tower of San Luzi church above old Engadine houses in the old town's center.
  12. Bachalpsee, an alpine lake area above Grindelwald.

    Bachalpsee, Switzerland

    by Andrew Peacock

  13. Overhead of the mountains from revolving restaurant Kuklos, sits atop of La Berneuse.

    Mountains, Switzerland

    by Andrew Peacock

  14. Skier skiing down extreme slope with powder snow falling away.

    Skier, Switzerland

    by Christian Aslund

  15. Elger peak towering over Dorfkirche.

    Elger peak, Switzerland

    by Glenn van der Knijff

  16. Gothic Stadtturm (tower, also known as Brugger- or Baderturm) above old houses in medieval town centre.
  17. Hiker in Val Roseg with La Sella and Il Caputschin in background.

    Hiker, Switzerland

    by Roberto Gerometta

  18. Hikers on Hohenweg with the tunnel leading from the top down to Lake Lucerne.

    Hohenweg, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  19. Houses of the old town on Aare river.

    Aare river, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  20. A woman on a sled on a snowy slope in the winter sun.

    Sled, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  21. Hauptplatz and Mythen peaks.

    Peaks, Switzerland

    by Mark Honan

  22. Bachalpsee with peaks beyond.

    Bachalpsee, Switzerland

    by Mark Honan

  23. Hiking sign post near Hahnenmoospass with Bernese Alps in the background.
  24. Bundesh

    Bundesh, Switzerland

    by Glenn Beanland

  25. Limmat river, with St. Peter Church (left) and the Wasserkirche (right), from the Quai-Bridge.

    Limmat river, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  26. Overhead of Montreux, Lake Geneva (Lac Leman) and French Alps from Rochers de Naye.

    Rochers de Naye, Switzerland

    by Glenn van der Knijff

  27. Overhead of Bre village and Lago di Lugano.

    Bre village, Switzerland

    by Glenn van der Knijff

  28. Bare trees in front of Locarno and Lake Maggiore at dusk.

    Bare trees, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  29. A brown and white cow in an alpine meadow, First.
  30. View to the Schreckhorn and Upper Grindelwald Glacier, Bort.

    Glacier, Bort, Bern

    by David Tomlinson

  31. The Matterhorn reflected in the Riffelsee near Rotenboden.

    The Matterhorn, Switzerland

    by David Tomlinson

  32. Cyclist crossing path of horse-drawn carriage near Pontresina.

    Cyclist, Switzerland

    by Roberto Gerometta

  33. Mainstreet of alpine village.

    Alpine village, Switzerland

    by Roberto Gerometta

  34. Swiss souvenirs for sale.

    Swiss souvenirs, Bern

    by Glenn Beanland

  35. Medieval Castle on hill with cafes in foreground.

    Medieval Castle, Switzerland

    by Adina Tovy Amsel

  36. Views of 180 degrees from the lodge (the part that doesn't include the Matterhorn) at sunrise.

    The lodge, Switzerland

    by Dominic Bonuccelli

  37. Sailing on Lake Geneva.

    Lake, Geneva

    by Greg Gawlowski

  38. Climbers traversing the Jungfrau glacier.

    Jungfrau glacier, Switzerland

    by Donald C. & Priscilla Alexander Eastman

  39. Lake Lugano and Monte San Salvatore from Monte Bre.

    Lake Lugano, Switzerland

    by Adina Tovy Amsel

  40. Giessbach Falls.

    Giessbach Falls, Switzerland

    by David Tomlinson

  41. Oberhofen Castle, Lake Thun.

    Oberhofen Castle, Switzerland

    by David Tomlinson

  42. Eiger and snow-covered Monch, Grosse Scheidegg.

    Grosse Scheidegg, Switzerland

    by David Tomlinson

  43. Alpine meadow and valley from Mannlichen.

    Alpine valley, Bern

    by David Tomlinson

  44. Man looking towards Jungfrau, Schynige Platte.
  45. Rape fields and farmhouses in countryside.

    Rape fields, Switzerland

    by Martin Moos

  46. Moosfluh ropeway with peaks and clouds in background.
  47. Hiker on rock beside Aletschgletscher glacier.
  48. Val de Bagnes from slopes above Verbier on Haute Route walk.
  49. Giant painted waymark on boulder in Grand Desert basin on The Haute Route walk.
  50. Inside ice cave of Rhone Glacier.

    Rhone Glacier, Switzerland

    by Gareth McCormack

  51. Village in Unter-Engadine Valley with Piz Leschana in background.
  52. Chateau de Chillon on Lake Geneva (Lac Leman).

    Chateau de Chillon, Switzerland

    by Witold Skrypczak

  53. Stechelberg village in Lauterbrunnen Valley.

    Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland

    by Witold Skrypczak

  54. Cathedral and Zahringen Bridge from Chemin de Lorette.
  55. Number three: Geneva, Switzerland Super sleek, slick and cosmopolitan, Geneva is a gem of a city superbly strung around the sparkling shores of Europe's largest Alpine lake.

    Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva

    by Witold Skrypczak

  56. Main street in montain village of Zermatt, Swiss Alps.

    Village of Zermatt, Switzerland

    by Glenn van der Knijff

  57. Bridge over River Doubs.

    River Doubs, Switzerland

    by Damien Simonis

  58. Participants in costumes at annual medieval festival.
  59. Tall larch and fir trees, Swiss national park, Engadine valley
  60. Piz Linard (3411m), the Tiatscha glacier and Piz Fliana (3281m) in the Swiss National Park.
  61. Man tipping Chassalais grapes into container in vinyard.

    Vinyard, Switzerland

    by Ionas Kaltenbach

  62. Chateau de Chillon on the shore of Lake Geneva.
  63. Jet d'Eau, Lake Geneva, from Quai du Mont-Blanc.

    Jet d'Eau, Geneva

    by Glenn van der Knijff

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