UNESCO World Heritage for Switzerland |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 11 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Switzerland to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available).
1983 - Old City of Berne | Cultural site | ||
1983 - Convent of St Gall | Cultural site | ||
1983 - Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair | Cultural site | ||
2000 - Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzone | Cultural site | ||
2001 - Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch | Natural site | ||
2003 - Monte San Giorgio | Natural site | ||
2007 - Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces | Cultural site | ||
2008 - Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes | Cultural site | ||
2008 - Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona | Natural site | ||
2009 - La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, watchmaking town planning | Cultural site | ||
2011 - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps | Cultural site |