Title: Tourism in Switzerland - Wikipedia
Headings: Tourism in Switzerland
Tourism in Switzerland
Contents
History
Destinations
Large cities
Smaller cities
Resorts in the Alps
Natural regions
Emblematic sights
Activities
Hiking
Tourist attractions
Statistics
Overnight stays by country
See also
Notes and references
Bibliography
External links

Content: Tourism in Switzerland had been exclusively for the rich people until the 20th century. It started to become more popular and accessible to the general people form early 1900s. Destinations
Infographic map of Switzerland
Notable tourist destinations in Switzerland: Large cities
Zürich
Bern
Lucerne
Basel
Geneva
Lausanne
Smaller cities
Montreux
Sion
Thun
Neuchâtel
Fribourg
Schaffhausen
St. Gallen
Chur
Lugano
Resorts in the Alps
Grisons
St. Moritz
Scuol
Davos
Arosa
Central Switzerland
Engelberg
Andermatt
Eastern Switzerland
Appenzell
Wildhaus
Valais
Aletsch
Verbier
Crans-Montana
Saas-Fee
Zermatt
Vaud
Leysin
Bernese Oberland
Grindelwald
Gstaad
Interlaken
Ticino
Airolo
Natural regions
Bernese Alps, between the Swiss Plateau and Valais, known for its high mountains (notably Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau) and huge glaciers (notably the Aletsch Glacier ), and deep valleys with waterfalls like the Lauterbrunnental
Valais Alps, on the left side of the Rhone valley, contains the highest mountains of the country (notably Monte Rosa and the Matterhorn) and big ski resorts like Zermatt
Gotthard Massif, with the Gotthard Pass at its heart, notable for the historic Gotthard routes (north-south axis), the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn railway (west-east axis) and the many other high road passes ( Nufenen, Grimsel, Furka, Susten, Klausen, Oberalp and Lukmanier)
Lake Lucerne, largest lake in central Switzerland, notable for the many mountain railways on the surrounding mountains, notably the Rigi and Pilatus Railway
Lake Geneva, largest lake of the country, notable for the Riviera and the many vineyards
Lake Constance, second largest lake of the country
Seeland, the region of Lake Neuchâtel, Lake Biel and Lake Morat
Jura Mountains, moderately elevated mountain region north of the Swiss Plateau
Rhine, largest river of the country, also notable for the Rhine Falls
Italian Lakes, group of lakes on the Italian border ( Maggiore and Lugano ), notable for being the warmest place in the country
Emblematic sights
Bern Old City with the Zytglogge
Limmat in Zürich
Geneva Jet d'Eau with Mont Blanc
Aletsch Glacier with Aletsch Forest
Lake Geneva with the Lavaux vineyards
Chillon Castle with the Dents du Midi
Kapellbrücke with Mount Pilatus
Tremola road of the Gotthard Pass
Lake Lugano from Parco Ciani
Landwasser Viaduct with the Glacier Express
Activities
Switzerland comprehends an extensive hiking trail network (here the Schöllenen Gorge on the Gotthard route)
Hiking
Hiking is one of the main sport activities in Switzerland and is often referred to as the "national sport". About one third of the population practises hiking on a regular basis with a total of 520 million kilometres (in 130 million hours) being travelled every year by the Swiss. Along with cycling, walking in general is the preferred form of mobility, regardless of social origins. The total hiking trail network is about 65'000 kilometres. Tourist attractions
Main article: Lists of tourist attractions in Switzerland
Statistics
Official statistics of tourism were planned since 1852, but were only realized from 1934, and continued until 2003. Since 2004, the Federal Statistical Office had discontinued its own statistics, but collaborates with Switzerland Tourism in the publication of yearly "Swiss Tourism Figures".