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Travel, hiking and activities in Switzerland and beyond.
Basel is not just one of Switzerland's best Christmas markets, it also offers various other festive activities like the Krippenweg, 40+ nativity scenes in shop windows and 15+ decorated courtyards.

#familysimm #basel #switzerland #schweiss #christmas #weihnachten #market

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Basel at Christmas 2025
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February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Insel Mainau in Germany, on Lake Constance is a beautiful island garden that is open to the public. At Christmas, it is transformed into a magical festive illuminated experience.

#germany #travel #christmas #insel #mainau #weihnacten #deutchland #familysimm

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Insel Mainau - Christmas Garden
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February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Montreux Christmas Market is one of Switzerland's largest and is located along the Swiss Riviera.

#switzerland #travel #christmas #montreux #weihnacten #schweiss #familysimm

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Montreux Riviera Noël 2025
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February 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Einsiedeln is located in Central Switzerland near Lake Sihl. This Food Trail offers you an experience with, but also away from the monastery. The trail should take about 4 hours and there are 5 food and drink stops.

#familysimm #switzerland #einsiedeln #schwyz #foodtrail

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Food Trail Einsiedeln
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November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Lauterbrunnen and Mürren are beautiful any time of the year but especially during the summer. Perfect for a relaxing walk in the sun.

#switzerland #lauterbrunnen #murren #jungfrau #interlaken #familysimm

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Summer walk, Lauterbrunnen and Mürren
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November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Stoos Ridge Hike. The most beautiful hike in Switzerland? Or an over done tourist destination.

We hiked the Stoos Ridge so you can see for yourself.

#stoos #stoosridgehike #switzerland #schweiz

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Family Simm - Stoos ridge hike
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August 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Planetenweg in Schwanden, near Sigriswil, was developed by the SIRIUS Observatory which is located in the village. The whole trail takes about 3 hours and is a scale replica of the solar system. This version is a shorter 6km round to and from the observatory.

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Family Simm - Planetenweg SIRIUS Schwanden round walk
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June 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Explore Winterthur, Switzerland with us as we tour the city on a FoodTrail, a scavenger hunt that includes 5 food and drink stops. Solve the puzzles to get to your next location.

#familysimm #travel #switzerland #schweiz #winterthur #foodtrail

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Family Simm - Exploring Winterthur with a FoodTrail
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June 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Ballenberg is the only open-air museum in Switzerland and provides insights into the country’s everyday rural and commercial life. Visit over 100 rural houses and farm buildings that have been brought to Ballenberg for posterity.

Why not join us on a walk around the museum.

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Family Simm - Ballenberg, Swiss Open Air Museum
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June 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
On Easter Monday (we know it's late) Schloss Hünegg in Hilterfingen on Lake Thun hold an Easter Egg hunt for all the family.

It's free to take part but you must register beforehand via the website.

#familysimm #travel #switzerland #schweiz #easter #ostern #thunersee

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Family Simm - Schloss Hünegg, Easter Egg hunt and trip on Thunersee
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May 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
In the Berner Oberland, Saanenmöser to Saanen is a short walk with stunning views which was rounded off with an Easter Market ion Saanen.

#familysimm #switzerland #schweiz #travel #easter #ostern

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Family Simm - Saanenmöser to Saanen with Easter Market
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May 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Lots of the villages in Switzerland really celebrate Easter. One good example of this is Sugiez, Mont Vully in Canton Fribourg who decorate fountains with Easter themes and have 4 different walking trails to view them.

#familysimm #switzerland #schweiz #easter #ostern #travel

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Family Simm - Easter Fountain Trail, Sugiez, Mont Vully
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May 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Simmentaler Hausweg is a hiking trail that showcases the fine carpentry and magnificent façade paintings of historic Simmental houses and shows the peculiarities of this building culture.

#familysimm #switzerland #schweiz #travel #lenk #simmental

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Family Simm - Simmental Hausweg, Oberwil to Erlenbach
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May 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A rather wet Easter Sunday in Iseltwald for the annual Easter egg hunt. You have to find 9 eggs which each have a letter on them on a 2.5km walk. Once you have the letters, you need to unscramble the word.

#familysimm #travel #switzerland #schweiz #iseltwald
April 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Early evening view over Thunersee from Beatenberg. You would think, but it had a lot of snowfall a few days earlier.

#familysimm #switzerland #travel #schweiz #thunersee
April 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
View to Gstaad on a lovely walk from Saanenmöser to Saanen.

#familysimm #travel #switzerland #schweiz
April 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Back in Autumn we decided to go for a walk around Hofstetten and Ballenberg near Brienz. It was a beautiful day and we were entertained by an aerobatic team.

Why not join us on this adventure.

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Family Simm - Beautiful Autumn walk, Hofstetten and Ballenberg
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April 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM