With the ‘most beautiful views’, the Schweizer Heimatschutz is breaking new ground off the beaten tourist track. A publication for all those who share our enthusiasm for cultural landscapes and building culture and want to experience Switzerland from a new perspective.
At the Grande-Dixence dam, Hérémence (VS). Photo: Filippo Biasca-Caroni, Schweizer Heimatschutz (linked)
This somewhat different travel guide to Switzerland combines familiar sights with new discoveries, urban locations with high alpine peaks that you wouldn’t necessarily expect to find side by side in one publication. The selection criteria for the 50 viewpoints and their views are based on architectural quality and public accessibility as well as a balanced consideration of the country’s regions and the era in which they were built.
The Il Spir platform above the Rhine Gorge near Flims (GR). Photo: Filippo Biasca-Caroni, Schweizer Heimatschutz (linked)
They open up new perspectives and allow you to experience the traces of spatial planning, changing and intact landscapes, townscapes and architectural monuments in an impressive way. The collection does not claim to be exhaustive, but celebrates diversity and shows that the protection and preservation of our cultural heritage is important for a Switzerland worth living in. Informative texts and specially produced photographs present the viewpoints and their views and categorise them culturally and historically.
The publications of the Schweizer Heimatschutz
The Tour panoramique de Chaumont (NE). Photo: Filippo Biasca-Caroni, Schweizer Heimatschutz (linked)
We protect what we love – we love what we know: With experience-orientated publications in the series ‘The most beautiful …’ and ‘Heritage protection on the road’, Swiss Heritage Protection communicates the value of Switzerland’s architectural heritage and special features in a variety of ways. The aim of these popular publications in a handy format is to encourage people to discover our built cultural heritage. Previous publications include: ‘The most beautiful buildings 1975-2000’, ‘The most beautiful islands in Switzerland’, ‘The most beautiful cafés and tea rooms’, ‘The most beautiful hotels in Switzerland’, ‘Heritage protection on the road I to III’.
Order information ‘The most beautiful views’:
120 richly illustrated pages, A6 format, bilingual D/F
Retail price: CHF 18.- / members of the Heimatschutz: CHF 10.-
ISBN 978-3-907209-15-8
You can order the publication online here.
