2. Since 1848, the Swiss Confederation has been a federal
state of independent cantons, some
have been confederates more than seven centuries and
can be considered one of the world's oldest republics.
3. Since 1996 until now my parents have lived in the canton of
St.Gallen, in a town called Rorschach. There is the Lake
Constance (German: Bodensee), which is surrounded by
Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The river Rhine enters
the lake from the south (Austria) and leaves in the
west, marking the border between Germany and
Switzerland.
4. The Rhine Falls are the largest waterfalls in Europe.
They are in Switzerland, between the cantons
of Zurich and Schaffhausen
5. Chillon Castle is located on the shores of Lake Geneva
and it’s a greatest tourist attraction. It was an
important defensive building from the Bronze
Age, which was later fortified by the Romans. It is
considered as a historic monument in Switzerland.
6. Freddie Mercury's ashes lie along Lake
Geneva where Mercury lived his last years and where
his memorial is, in the city of Montreux
7. We can visit the home of the famous story "Heidi“. It is
in the canton of Graubünden (border
with Austria and Lichtenstein) in a town
called Meinfeld.
8. The Principality of Liechtenstein is a country
in Central Europe, one of the smallest in the
world, surrounded by Switzerland to the west and east
by Austria. It is known as a fiscal paradise.
Its capital is Vaduz, since 1939 the residence of
Prince, currently Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein. He
lives in the castle of the principality of medieval times.
9. We also found Davos, famous for hosting the World
Economic Forum.
It is also famous for the celebration of winter
sports events such as
the Spengler Cup, the tournament's
oldest hockey clubs on ice.
Davos is also the largest city in Europe for altitude
10. Lucerne is considered the tourist city
of Switzerland, and the Kapellbrücke is the most
visited attraction for tourists.
11. This wooden bridge. It was built in 1365. The
bridge was longer, but suffered a fire. It’s in Lucerne.
In the center stands the Water Tower, a symbol of the
city. It is a stone tower of the Middle Ages, but has also
been to prison and torture chamber.
12. In Lucerne you also can visit the dying lion, a
sculpture carved between 1819and 1821 on a rock
wall of the city of Lucerne to commemorate the
death in 1792 of about 700 Swiss
Guard mercenaries during the French Revolution. This
is not a work of size, as it is made twice the size of
a real lion.
13. Appenzell is a tourist center. It is located
in the foothills appenzellenses at the foot
of Säntis Massif, the highest mountain in the
whole mountain. Is the typical Swiss village.