Plus, with over 2,000 municipalities, Switzerland offers a seemingly endless number of day trips and pit stops.

Now you just have to decide where to go.

It also hosts theMontreux Jazz Festivalin July, bringing music enthusiasts from across the world to the small town.

Streets of a beautiful old Swiss town

Facade of buildings in La Neuveville, Switzerland.Credit:Margarita Almpanezou/Getty Images

Not planning to visit in July?

Its exceptional location overlooking the peaks over 10,000 feet will take your breath away, says Chetelat.

The Swiss architect has created a sensational and sensory experience built from locally quarried quartzite slabs.

Shore of Lake Geneva in Vevey with Old Town’s Historical Buildings, Switzerland

View of Vevey on Lake Geneva in Switzerland.Pintai Suchachaisri/Getty Images

Once youve wrapped up sightseeing, youll be in a good spot to continue to explore Switzerland.

Sion is an ideal starting point for traveling through the Valais and its numerous peaks, says Meier.

One of those peaks, the Matterhorn, may ring a bell.

Medieval architecture of the old town in Montreux, Switzerland

Architecture in Montreux, Switzerland.elvirkin/Getty Images

His reference to"Alien" stems from the fact that theHR Giger Museumis located in Gruyeres.

Its also full of interesting sites to keep travelers busy and entertained.

Looking at the Val Bondasca valley and its glacier from Soglio. It lies on a mountainside on the northern side of Val Bregaglia (Grisons, Switzerland). The Scoria peaks are Piz Cengalo and Piz Badile.

View of mountains from Soglio, Switzerland.ChrisRinckes/Getty Images

the quaint town of Wengen in the Bernese Oberland and Jungfrau area of Switzerland, as seen from the cogwheel train

Wengen, Switzerland.Joanne Wastchak/Getty Images

View of Vals, Graubünden

Houses in Vals, Switzerland.clu/Getty Images

A cobblestone walkway in the old town of Sion Switzerland.

Cobblestone pathway in Sion, Switzerland.rhyman007/Getty Images

Half-timbered houses and the town hall on Rathausplatz in the old town centre, Stein am Rhein

Old town center in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland.imageBROKER/Werner Dieterich/Getty Images

Close up on houses in Gruyere village in Fribourg canton by beautiful day, Switzerland

Facade of houses in Gruyere, Switzerland.Elenarts108/Getty Images

Street with fountain and Cathedral in Solothurn, Switzerland

Cathedral in Solothurn, Switzerland.Borisb17/Getty Images