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Cycling in Switzerland

Andermatt is situated in the Urseren Valley, one of the most impressive high-altitude valleys in Switzerland. It is the crossroads of the mountain pass routes from north to south and from west to east.

The municipality of Tujetsch/Sedrun near Disentis is situated at an altitude of 1,450 metres in the upper Surselva. Snow sport began here earlier than in the monastery village. The Tomasee lake close to the Oberalp Pass is the source of the Rhine.

The monastery village of Disentis in Romanch-speaking Surselva has widely differing villagescapes in its various areas. All are worth seeing. The 14 churches and chapels show the importance of religion.

Sumvitg lies about 7 km down the Rhine from Disentis in the Surselva and belongs to municipalities that have been able to preserve the Romanic language to the present day. The wild, romantic Val Sumvitg is a side valley leading to the Greine high plateau.

Idyllic Trun on the Vorderrhein river has preserved many historic buildings and its Romanic language to the present day. The sleepy village benefits from the nearby Surselva sports centres.

The three mountain villages of Brigels, Waltensburg and Andiast are located on a sun terrace of the Grisons Anterior Rhine Valley (Vorderrheintal. In summer the destination attracts with great hiking and biking trails and a golf course. In winter it turns into a snow paradise for the whole family. The region has been awarded the "Families Welcome" quality certificate.

Ilanz is the first town on the young Rhine, one of the longest rivers in Europe. The small town lies above the impressive Rheinschlucht gorge and is a departure point for excursions into the side valleys of the Surselva and also the Val Lumnezia and Valsertal.

Tamins and the Reichenau district of the town, lie at the confluence of the Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein rivers, 10 km west of Chur. The bridges are of historic significance for north-south traffic. The scenic highlight is the canyon-like Rheinschlucht gorge.

Chur looks back on 5000 years of settlement history, which also makes it Switzerland’s oldest town. The lively small bishop’s town has developed to become the cultural and economic centre of the Grisons, thanks to its excellent location on key transport routes through the Alps. 26 Grisons holiday and spa resorts can be reached in less than an hour from Chur.

Landquart at the «gateway» to Canton Graubunden is first and foremost a traffic hub on the way into the Graubunden holiday region. However, the small town, Marschlins Castle and others castles in the region are worth an in-between stop.

Maienfeld has two major jewels in the crown: firstly its internationally acclaimed Blauburgunder wine, rooted in a long wine-growing tradition. Secondly Johanna Spyri’s world-famous children’s book «Heidi», set above Maienfeld.

Bad Ragaz in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley at the foot of the Pizol has a long traditional as a thermal spa. It is now a wellness resort with top-class hotels, thermal baths and golf courses. The warm (37°C), healing water rises in the mysterious Tamina Gorge from a chamber deep in the mountain between towering schist walls up to 70 metres high.

Garschlu lies at the Maienberg middle station of the aerial gondola above Wangs near Sargans, on the way to Pizol. At 1119m altitude, Garschlu affords superb views of the Rhine Valley and the surrounding mountain chains.

Sargans with its striking castle is an ideal departure point for hikes, inline-skating and cycle tours, or winter-sports fun at nearby Pizol and Flumserberg. And it also offers visitors many hidden treasures.

Together with neighbouring Werdenberg, Buchs forms a small town centre with good shopping and individual cultural attractions in the St. Galler Rheintal. The location on the border to Lichtenstein gives the centre an international flair.

Sennwald in the St. Gallen Rheintal borders directly on to the Principality of Liechtenstein. The mountain panorama with the Chrüzbergen, Stauberen and Hohem Kasten peaks is in powerful contrast to the extensive Rhine plains.

The tradition-rich rural town of Altstätten lies in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley very close to the Austrian border and at the foot of the Alpstein massif. The town prospered thanks to its markets and above all the textile trade.

St. Margrethen lies at the entrance to the Rhine Valley between St. Gallen and Bregenz, on the Swiss-Austrian border. Its border location, the recreational area along the Alter Rhein and the mineral health spa offer leisure attractions galore.

Only a few kilometres from the Bodensee, the small town of Rheineck in the St. Gallen area lies on the «Alter Rhein». In summer, passenger boats ply the romantic old river to Rheineck. The historic town shows evidence of its prosperous past.

Rorschach with its beautiful promenade and stately public buildings is the Canton St. Gallen harbour town on the Bodensee. The Kornhaus (granary) is impossible to miss from the lake or land, evidence of Rorschach’s history as a harbour and transhipment town.