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Canoeing in Switzerland

Aarau, the capital of the Canton of Aargau in the Swiss Mittelland, is located on the River Aare to which the town and canton owe their name. The charming old town boasts the most beautiful eaves, the so-called "Dachhimmel", in Switzerland. The people of Aargau come into their own celebrating festivals and old customs such as the «Maienzug» and «Bachfischet»

Medieval Aarberg is famous for its twice-yearly «Puce» with thousands of eager spectators and shoppers, and for its old wooden bridge. On the route between the Frienisberg and the Grosse Moos, Aarberg is a popular excursion destination.

A crossing over the River Aare created the medieval settlement of Aarwangen. Important historic buildings of the Oberaargau town near Langenthal in Canton Bern are the castle by the river and the «Tierlihaus».

On the southern side of the Passo del Lucomagno – 5 km below the summit – is the small village of Acquacalda in the Valle di Blenio with the ecology centre «UomoNatura», which offers excursions into this nature conservation area of national significance.

With its numerous mountain transport facilities, growing number of wellness havens and family-friendly attitude, the idyllic chalet village at the foot of the Wildstrubel in summer and winter is among the most versatile holiday destinations in the Bernese Oberland. Adelboden has been awarded the "Families Welcome" quality certificate.

Aesch (BL) is situated on the River Birs between the folds of the Jura Mountains (Blauen) and the Jura Plateau (Gempen). Aesch is known for its many castle ruins and has the largest wine growing area (19 hectares) in the Basel region.

The village of Agno on the Lago di Lugano is the location of the tiny, international Ticino airport, but above all the gateway to Malcantone, a gently rolling landscape with dense vegetation, which extends up to Monte Lema.

Aigle is situated on the eastern edge of the lower Rhone Valley. The castle in the middle of vineyards can be seen from afar and houses an attractive wine museum. Several small railways open up the countryside around Aigle.

Airolo (1175 metres altitude) at the foot of the Gotthard Pass is the site of both southern portals of the Gotthard road and rail tunnels. This is why the uppermost village in the Leventina valley is mainly regarded as a place of transit - an erroneous assumption.

The Albispass is part of Zurich’s nearby recreational area with a dense hiking-path network, vantage points and restaurants. The nearby Türlersee with its bathing opportunities is a popular excursion destination.

Off the road, to the south of the summit of the Berninapass, lies Alp Grüm, 2091m, the tiny station of the Rhaetian Railway. Wonderful views of the Palü Glacier, the tiny Palü See (lake) and Puschlav, the southern-most valley of Graubunden.

The cantonal capital of Uri is in Reusstal, south of the Vierwaldstättersee lake. A touch of Italianità is already visible in Altdorf’s architecture on the way to the Gotthardpass across the Alps. The legend of Tell, Switzerland’s national hero is omnipresent.

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.

Situated on a sunny terrace high above the Walensee at the gateway to Heidiland – the holiday region between the Walensee and Sarganserland – lies the resort of Amden. The small historic town of Weesen on the shores of the Walensee also belongs to the small holiday region of Amden-Weesen in the canton of St. Gallen. The two locations of Amden and Weesen complement one another with their summer and winter attractions and combine an Alpine idyll with a southern beach atmosphere.

Amriswil near the Bodensee in Canton Thurgau is a traffic junction, where roads from Romanshorn, Arbon, St. Gallen, Kreuzlingen, Bischofszell and Weinfelden meet. Hagenwil Castle, the only moated castle in Thurgau, is nearby.

The small spa resort of Andeer lies in the Shamsertal (Val Schons), a section of the Hinterrheintal. Famed for its rugged gorges and mineral spa, Andeer lies on the road to the Splügen and San Bernardino passes.

Andelfingen in Zurich’s wine country is known for its castle park and villages protected as national monuments. Cycling and hiking is the ideal way to explore the beauty of the region. Water-sports fans take to the Thur in rubber dinghies.

"Of all the places I know, this is the dearest and most interesting to me", declared Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, when he travelled through the Ursern valley three times in 1779. The Ursern valley (canton Uri) at the foot of the Gotthard Pass is one of the most impressive upland valleys in Switzerland. Andermatt (1436 m), the largest of the three villages in the valley, is at the crossroads of the mountain passes from north to south and from east to west.

Anzère lies on a sunny terrace 1500 m above the Rhone Valley and only 15 kilometres from Sitten, the canton capital. It emerged as a winter sports resort in the 1960s and commands magnificent views of the Rhone Valley and Valais Alps, making Anzère wonderful walking country in summer, too, with interesting tours along the historic suonen

Anzonico nests high on the eastern flank of the Valle Leventina over the Biaschina gorge. It lies on the Strada Alta, a hiking route high above the busy valley. The Gotthard Railway negotiates its tortuous path through the valley in loop tunnels.