

Hallstatt and the Salzkammergut (Austria) - the village of Hallstatt is one of the most beautiful places I've seen in Europe.It has a similar appearance to Switzerland and German is commonly spoken. The Dolomites (Italy) and Alpi di Siusi - as others have suggested there are some incredibly scenic places there.I'm not sure there are countries "more beautiful" than Switzerland, but there are certainly some that are equally as beautiful in Europe (IMO). The other area that we very much enjoyed was surrounding the der dachstein, we stayed in ramsau, but there are other quaint villages nearby.ĭo a search in the tab at the top for previous posts.ītw, New Zealand is like a 'compressed' europe ( scenery wise) but without the crowds. We were in the dolimites in may and it was so quiet ( no tourists), as it is between seasons.( only some cable cars etc working) but the scenery was spectacular!!! easily rivals jungfrau area.


on all of our trips we have found switzerland 'punishingly' expensive compared to other areas. We had a car, so getting around was no problem.Īfter spending many weeks in these areas, over previous trips, we never cease to be impressed with alp areas, and they all offer similar experiences. Last year we toured switzerland ( lauterbrunnen area etc), also ramsau am dachstein, ramsau bei berchtesgaden, and alta badia italy ( dolomites) - we have previously been to the french alps eg: chamonix
