The enormous Aletsch Glacier, now a protected UNESCO site, is the extraordinary subject of a report by husband and wife team Sandra Schaenzer and Gerhard Schoening who found this location a dream in winter but just as fascinating in summer.

The Bernina Pass is named after the nearby Piz Bernina which rises to a height of 4049m. The road curves up from Pontresina and ends in the Italian village of Tirano.

Take the Julier Pass to Switzerland’s Engadine valley and your first views will be of the beautiful lakes of Silvaplana and Champfer surrounded by green meadows and towering mountains.

The Trummelbach falls are extraordinary, even in a valley which is known for its waterfalls. The reason is because these dramatically lit waterfalls are situated inside a mountain.

Val Verzasca is a unique location in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino. In this beautiful, unspoilt valley you can find a river of amazingly clear turquoise-coloured water whose flow has smoothed the surrounding boulders into fantastic shapes.