A 1,643km circuit of Switzerland that encompasses all of the country’s highlights
650 road signs to point the way (or simply let your
GPS
guide you)
46 top attractions, 22 lakes, 5 Alpine passes, 13 UNESCO World Heritage sites on
8 stages
Numerous photo spots that guarantee the best views
Charging made easy: the
Grand Tour
is also easy to complete using an electric vehicle
Stage 1: Zurich – Appenzell
The most diverse stage of all – starting in the trendy city of Zurich, you’ll continue on to Zurich’s wine country, the thundering Rhine Falls and on to the historic book and textile city of St. Gallen before ending up in rural Appenzell.
The stage with the most records – from Europe’s smallest town, Werdenberg, to Switzerland’s oldest city, Chur, and on to the Salginatobel Bridge, Switzerland’s only world monument, before you end up in St. Moritz.
Stage with the biggest change in altitude – from Alpine St. Moritz, at 1,822 metres above sea level, the route descends down into the imposing Bellinzona, at around 240 metres above sea level.
The stage with the most bends – the Tremola snakes its way from Airolo up to the Gotthard Pass. At its most spectacular point, over a length of four kilometres the road climbs a height of 300 metres in 24 hairpin bends, each with its own name.
This is the stage where it’s time to get out – Zermatt is not only known for the Matterhorn, but also for being a car-free village. Visitors must leave their car in Täsch and take the train to Zermatt and back to Täsch, where the journey continues on by car through Valais to Lake Geneva.
The stage with the watchmaking tradition – watchmaking and innovation used to play out mainly in Geneva. Watchmaking soon spread across the Jura mountain range to other regions, including Le Sentier and Neuchâtel.
The stage with the most water – from Lake Neuchâtel, the route takes you to Lake Murten, Lake Schiffenen, Lake Gruyère, Lake Thun, Lake Brienz and finally along the Aare River to the capital, Bern.
The stage with the most Swiss history – from Bern, the route leads into the Canton of Uri, the location of the well-known Rütli meadow, where the oath marking the alliance of the three original cantons was sworn in 1291.
There are around 40 museums in the cultural metropolis of Basel. From here, the access road coasts along the Doubs River to the towns of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle, both known for their watchmaking traditions. The route ends in Neuchâtel.
From Chiasso, the route meanders into the palm tree-lined streets of Lugano, a starting point for excursions to several local mountains. It continues to the historic old town of Locarno and then on to Bellinzona with its castles, which are a UNESCO World Heritage site.
From the cosmopolitan Swiss city of Geneva, where the Jet d’Eau, a 140-metre-high fountain in Lake Geneva, shoots into the sky, the route continues on to Nyon before ending up in Saint-George, which makes up part of the Vaud Jura Park.
Though short, this stretch of the tour really makes an impression. It’s worth stopping as often as possible to admire Ticino’s beauty in all its glory.
Engadine means the “garden of the Inn”. This garden can be experienced in all its glory on the drive that shadows the River Inn from Zernez to Silvaplana.
This route takes you upstream towards a broad horizon. Beyond Stein am Rhine, the river becomes Untersee, the most idyllic corner of the Lake Constance.
The Bernese Oberland mountain panorama simply doesn’t get more impressive – from Unterseen there are uninterrupted views of a row of magnificent peaks that rise above the glittering lake.
The great variety of Swiss gastronomy at a glance, so you can quickly and easily find the perfect restaurant: A traditional tavern, light cuisine in a modern restaurant with an urban garden, a gourmet temple for connoisseurs or a tourist restaurant with views over the lake or of mountains.
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With the Z Volt charging app, drivers of electric cars can charge their vehicle at over 2250 charging points from Green Motion (evpass) and GOFAST in Switzerland at a standard price.
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Take the Grand Tour of Switzerland and discover the country’s most beautiful roads in the best way you can: with a rented motorcycle from an official Harley-Davidson® Authorized Rentals Dealer.
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