Bernese Mittelland

The huge, bowl-shaped cliffs in the forests on top of the western Jura mountains in Switzerland are one of the highlights of the country, much-visited by both locals and tourists alike. The views from the limestone-littered meadows alongside the gorge to the distant Alps are quite something to behold.

The limestone mountains which border northern Switzerland and eastern France are a forested wonder, and quite different in nature to the more severe Alps around an hour’s drive away.

Länggrien Island on the river Aare near Solothurn is more well-known as the “Aareinseli” (little Aare island). It’s in private hands and the buildings and land there can be rented out for private events.

The Étang de la Gruère is a well-known and much-photographed lake in the forests of the French-speaking western Jura mountains near the French border with Switzerland.