This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.

Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.

The gravestone of a famous poet features a fittingly poetic epitaph chosen by the writer himself.

A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.