THE PLACES BEHIND THE JOURNEY

Photography & credits

Real photographs of Switzerland, shared by their photographers.

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Zurich

Photograph: Kuhnmi
Zurich skyline blue hour.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Captured 2020-04-04

Zurich old town and the Limmat at blue hour, with illuminated church towers and reflections viewed from Quaibrücke.

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Davos

Photograph: Marcel Giger / snow-world.ch
Wintertraum im schönen Davos.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Captured 2020-12-26

Davos town and ice stadium illuminated on a winter evening.

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St. Moritz

Photograph: Romano Salis / Travelleronthego49
Exterior Winter 2016 17 Fotograf Romano Salis (21).jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Captured 2017-03-04

Badrutt’s Palace, St. Moritz village and the illuminated church on a winter night.

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Chapel Bridge and the Water Tower reflected in the Reuss at night during the Lilu Light Festival in January 2025. The patterns on the tower are real festival light projections.

Lucerne

Photograph: Roy Egloff
CH.LU.Lucerne 2025-01-19 LILU-Light-Festival-Lucerne 7949 3x2-R 10K.jpg
CC BY 4.0 · Captured 2025-01-19

Chapel Bridge and the Water Tower reflected in the Reuss at night during the Lilu Light Festival in January 2025. The patterns on the tower are real festival light projections.

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Geneva

Photograph: Benh LIEU SONG
Pont de la Machine Crépuscule Panorama Genève BLS.jpg
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Captured 2015-07-03

Geneva at blue hour, with the Pont de la Machine, illuminated waterfront buildings and reflections across the Rhône.

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Interlaken

Photograph: Felix Mittermeier
Interlaken, Night, Lights
Pixabay Content License · Captured

Interlaken and the illuminated Höhematte area beneath the Bernese Alps at night, photographed from above.

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Bern

Photograph: Lukas Graf
Federal Palace of Switzerland during Blue Hour.png
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Captured 2018-09-28

The illuminated Federal Palace in Bern beneath a dramatic blue-hour sky. Real stitched architectural photograph.

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Basel

Photograph: Max Karmazin
View on Basel and Middle Bridge from Münsterplatz.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Captured 2017-05-05

Basel at night from Münsterplatz, with the illuminated Middle Bridge, Rhine waterfront and long-exposure reflections.

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Lausanne

Photograph: Ludovic Péron
Lausanne (Le Flon) de nuit depuis la cathédrale.jpg
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Captured 2013-02-06

Lausanne at night from the cathedral, with illuminated historic rooftops and the Flon quarter.

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Lugano

Photograph: Philippe Moret
Panorama of Lugano at Sunset.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Captured 2009-03-13

Lugano at twilight from Monte Brè, with pink sunset clouds and warm city lights reflected in the lake.

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Zermatt

Photograph: Roy Egloff
CH.VS.Zermatt 2019-12-27 Mount-Matterhorn 7227 16x9-R 10K.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Captured 2019-12-27

Snow-covered Zermatt chalets and the Matterhorn at blue hour.

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Grindelwald

Photograph: Richard Mortel
Grindelwald at night (7)
CC BY 2.0 · Captured 2020-01-12

Grindelwald’s illuminated winter chalets below the Eiger and surrounding peaks at night.

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Illuminated Davos town and ice stadium on a winter evening. A destination photograph, not an official WEF event photograph.

Davos winter feature

Photograph: Marcel Giger / snow-world.ch
Wintertraum im schönen Davos.jpg
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Captured 2020-12-26

Illuminated Davos town and ice stadium on a winter evening. A destination photograph, not an official WEF event photograph.

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