For hot days in Switzerland
Find cool places in Switzerland when it is hot
Forests, stream valleys, gorges and highlands: the regions of Switzerland and the places that stay cool on hot days.
Graubünden has the highest share of distinctly cooler places, Lake Geneva region the lowest - there you will mostly find forests and swim spots.
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15'348 cool places From open data Free, no account
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Most places sit along a public path or near a car park. Entry, opening hours and whether dogs are allowed differ from place to place - worth checking before you set off.
One place for every kind of cool
From gorge to mountain lake: eight hand-picked favourites across Switzerland - with the coolness level each place actually has.
Tierpark Lange Erlen
near Erlenmatt 256 m above sea level
Aareschlucht
near Lammi 683 m above sea level
Partnunsee
1872 m above sea level
Col de l'Aiguillon
near La Gittaz-Dessous 1325 m above sea level
Iffigfall
near Lenk 1437 m above sea level
Hölloch
near Stalden 750 m above sea level
Waldfriedhof
near Davos Frauenkirch 1562 m above sea level
Bödmerenwald
near Stalden 1429 m above sea level
Cool indoor places
Libraries, museums, pools and other cool buildings from OpenStreetMap, plus a few places we checked ourselves - four examples here, the map shows all the rest. Check opening hours with the operator.
All indoor places on the map
Regions
How many cool places each region has and how they spread across the coolness levels - the coolest regions first.
15'348 cool places are waiting on the map.
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