Relax in the Forest - Camper Life

Much of your time is likely to be taken up exploring the Pfyn-Finges Natural Regional Park, which has all sorts of hiking trails for various capabilities. Keen hikers may like to climb up Torrenthorn (40 minutes’ drive) or follow the 17-kilometre Chapel Trail around five villages, while more leisurely walkers try the Bear Trail from Oberems (25 minutes) or wander along the six-kilometre Wine Trail from Salgesch (10 minutes). A couple of local sights not to miss include the Bhutanbrücke (10 minutes’ walk away), where prayer flags symbolise the friendship between this canton and its mountainous cousin in Bhutan, and the Niouc suspension footbridge (20 minutes’ drive), one of Europe’s highest bridges at 190 metres. The Observatoire François-Xavier Bagnoud (50 minutes), meanwhile, is the place to learn about the skies overhead. Montreux (an hour), on the banks of Lake Geneva, is worth a trip – whether you’re looking to see its lakeside Château de Chillon or indulging a love of music at the Queen Studio Experience (look out for the statue of Freddie Mercury as well…) Closer to home, Leuk (five minutes) has riverside walks, a golf course and an extraordinary ossuary housing more than 20,000 skulls.