Lac de Taney is a beautiful Swiss natural mountain lake situated hight above the Rhône Valley, in the canton of Valais on the border to France. This deep-green lake was declared as national natural heritage site in the 1960s and is a real hidden gem that very few tourist…

Have a simple family hike by Switzerland’s second largest dam, le barrage d’Emosson.  If you continue further via the Vieux-Emosson, you can get close up with more than 800 dinosaur footprints dating back 250 million of years. David and I have our favorite places we like to bring…

Étang de Gruère near Biel is not like an ordinary Swiss mountain lake with turquoise crystal clear water and majestic mountains as backdrop. Étang de Gruère is a completely different kind of lake that reminds me so much of my child hood summer around Swedish lakes and forest.  I have so…

I love Swiss mountain lakes, lakes and dams. Just a few days ago my favorite Swiss dam were Mauvoisin and Cadagno but since yesterday I belive I have to add Gelmersee on the top of my list.There are about 190 dams in Switzerland and so far I have…