Boveresse | | |
In the land of the Green Fairy: Boveresse. One of the hot spots of the absinth production, in Val-de-Travers, Swiss Jura. Taste the absinth, visit the didactic exhibition in the dryer. |
Chaux-de-Fonds (La) | | |
Situated in the Jura Mountains above Neuchâtel, it's a quite unique city: destroyed by fire in 1794, it was rebuilt following a grid street plan. It's the hometown of architect Le Corbusier, writer Blaise Cendrars and car maker Louis Chevrolet, and a renowned centre of Art nouveau. |
Creux-du-Van | | |
A natural rocky cirque of approximately 1,400 metres of width and 200 metres of depth, located in the Swiss Jura, between Val de Travers and Lake of Neuchâtel. A famous amphitheatre-shaped natural attraction, located at the heart of a beautiful nature reservation area. |
La Brévine | | |
In the Swiss Jura, at some 1,100 m over sea, La Brévine is nicknamed the Swiss Siberia, as temperatures in winter reach regularly -22°F (and even -43°F in 1987)... In summer, it's a beautiful valley, ideal for hikes and farniente. |
Marais-Rouge | | |
The perfect place to discover the peat bogs, a very particular ecosystem that became quite rare due to over-exploitation during centuries. |
Ponts-de-Martel (Les) | | |
The main village in a large valley of the Swiss Jura, above Lake Neuchâtel: the Vallée de la Sagne et des Ponts. A beautiful, quiet and peaceful country, covered with bogs. Very interesting trail across forest and bog explaining what is the peat and why these areas are now protected all over Switzerland. |
Saint-Sulpice (NE) | | |
One of the villages of Val-de-Travers, long valley of Neuchâtel Jura. The VVT non-profit organization maintains here Switzerland's largest collection of steam trains, which run several Saturdays each year. The village is located on the Absinthe Road, a cultural and touristic route connecting Pontarlier (France) to Val-de-Travers. |