Why you should hike in Switzerland

Absolute NO.1 reason – LANDSCAPE IS BEAUTIFUL. That is the fact. Wherever you go. Many times, I would have no expectations, I would be telling myself that it’s hidden corner of Switzerland, nobody goes there, it’s not ‘famous’, so it won’t be as cool. But I’m always overwhelmed with the beauty of the green valleys, crystal clear water in the lakes, orange rocky peaks at the sunset and old villages with stone or wooden houses.

NO.2 – NO BEARS. You don’t have bears, cougars or pumas so you can just relax and enjoy (you also have lighter backpack as you don’t have to carry bear spray). Is it just me who appreciate this? 😉

NO.3 – IT’S SAFE and I mean also for solo ladies’ hikers. As my hiking buddy always says, you can walk naked around Lugano in the night and nobody cares. Well, maybe police would come and ask you to get dressed.

NO.4 – FOR ANY FITNESS LEVEL. You can reach beautiful places even with less fitness. Lot of places are serviced by trains, gondolas, lifts, funicolars, … yeah, it’s for sure nicer to get somewhere more remote, with less crowds and after making more effort also dinner tastes better, but it’s everybody’s own preference.

NO.5 – WARM FOOD. How great is to sit down after a long day hiking and enjoy warm food with local wine 😊 Almost everywhere you go, there is a restaurant, mountain hut or local farmer, where you can indulge yourself in fondue, raclette, roesti, kaesespaetzli, or polenta and risotto with luganighetta… I think I need to do separate article just about swiss mountain dishes… watch out, not all the places take credit cards, sometimes you need cash or twint.