The fruit trees near the village of Gempen (canton of Solothurn) are a feast for the eyes in spring. The mountains and wooded slopes put this blooming landscape in a fairytale perspective, only 20 kilometres from Basel. The beautiful blossom is present in other regions of Switserland as well, for example, in Seeland, the Berner … Read more » “The Blossom of the Jura Moutains”
Waldegg Castle is situated on a hill at the foot of the Jura, in the middle of the baroque town of Solothurn. Johann Viktor von Besenval (1638-1713) from Solothurn had the baroque house erected as his summer residence between 1682 and 1686. Today Waldegg Castle is owned by the Canton of Solothurn. Since 1991, the … Read more » “Waldegg Castle”
Gänsbrunnen is the highest municipality in the canton of Solothurn. The farms in the valley and the Sennhöfe on the heights of the Jura form this idyllic hamlet. Mining, limestone quarries and the iron industry have shaped the landscape for centuries. The Juraweg Thal is a marked network of hiking trails along and on the … Read more » “The Juraweg Thal near Gänsbrunnen”
