# The most beautiful villages in Switzerland

Mountain villages, Ticino lakeshores and medieval small towns.

- 17 votes · 12 items
- Jan 1, 2025 · Lorenz Mayer
- https://even.best/en/l/3688/the-most-beautiful-villages-in-switzerland

## Top 12

1. **Soglio** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Stone village in the Bregaglia on a natural terrace.
2. **Lauterbrunnen** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Valley of 72 waterfalls, voted Switzerland's most beautiful village by Schweizer Illustrierte.
3. **Guarda** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Engadine houses with sgraffito on a sunny terrace.
4. **Gruyères** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Medieval little town with a castle and cheese.
5. **Appenzell** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Painted houses and the open-air assembly.
6. **Stein am Rhein** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Painted façades and half-timbering on the Rhine.
7. **Mürren** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Car-free village above the Lauterbrunnen valley.
8. **Wengen** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Car-free village below the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
9. **Morcote** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ticino village on Lake Lugano.
10. **Gandria** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fishing village on Lake Lugano, on foot or by boat only.
11. **Zermatt** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Car-free mountain village below the Matterhorn.
12. **Grindelwald** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Glacier village below the Eiger north face.

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