The Upper Engadin boasts a host of superlatives; the highest shipping line in Europe, the largest ibex population in Switzerland and the oldest Swiss stone pines in Graubünden.

With its exceptional beauty, diverse flora, and rich fauna, the 2389-meter-high peak of Vanil Noir on the border between the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud forms the heart of an almost untouched nature reserve.

The Aletsch region is a unique natural monument; but climate change is threatening the glacier, an important supplier of water and energy; its disappearance threatens not only agriculture and tourism but also the entire flora and fauna.

The Ticino Verzasca Valley, with its picturesque villages and emerald green river meandering through a unique rocky landscape, is considered one of the most beautiful valleys south of the Alps.