01The Matterhorn, Zermatt
The 4,478-metre pyramid that put Switzerland on every postcard. Ride the Gornergrat cogwheel railway at dawn for the classic view, then wander car-free Zermatt below.
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Turquoise lakes, red trains, one perfect peak
Switzerland
Switzerland keeps every promise the postcards make. You wake to cowbells in a car-free village, ride a cogwheel train past waterfalls into the snow by lunch, and end the day with fondue beside water that glows glacier-green. Trains run to the minute, so you spend your holiday looking out of the window, not at a clock.
Best timeMay to September, when the meadows are green, the lakes are warm and every mountain railway and pass is open. December to March for deep snow and skiing.
Ideal duration7-9 days
Great forHoneymooners, families with children and first-time Europe travellers
Trip highlights
Cogwheel train to JungfraujochGornergrat sunrise over the MatterhornParagliding above InterlakenPanoramic Glacier Express rail dayLake Lucerne cruise to Pilatus
Top places in Switzerland
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02Landwasser Viaduct, Graubünden
Six stone arches curve 65 metres above a gorge before the train vanishes straight into a cliff. The UNESCO-listed Albula line is one of Europe's great rides.
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03Chapel Bridge, Lucerne
A 14th-century covered wooden bridge hung with geraniums, crossing the Reuss beside its octagonal water tower. Lucerne's old town and Mount Pilatus are both minutes away.
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04Lake Brienz & Iseltwald
Glacier meltwater turns this lake beside Interlaken an unreal turquoise. Take the boat to Iseltwald, a village of wooden boathouses and a lakeside castle under forested cliffs.
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05Rhine Falls, Schaffhausen
Europe's biggest waterfall by sheer volume, 150 metres wide and loud enough to feel in your chest. Boats run right up to the rock mid-torrent.
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