Photos/Webcams:
Switzerland

ABOVE: Graubündner ski route, Switzerland.

Aerial and Satellite Images

The Swiss Castles
Aerial photographer André Locher presents more than 2,000 spectacular views of Switzerland's fortresses, châteaux, and manor houses. Descriptions are in French, but you can translate with AltaVista.

Federal Office of Topography
Order aerial photos or satellite images from the Federal Office of Topography in Wabern, Switzerland. The site also offers maps on CD-ROM and information on maps that you can buy in Swiss bookstores.

General Photography

Photo Galleries: Zermatt switzerlandforvisitors.com
My new photo galleries include winter snapshot albums of Zermatt village, ski slopes and mountain transportation, and the new Riffelalp Resort overlooking the Matterhorn.

Berner Oberland
Click the thumbnails for larger pictures; you can also view the photos as a slide show. Also see Jacob Palme's illustrated miniguide to the Oberland.

Freefoto.com: Switzerland
Images at Ion Britton's FreeFoto.com are free for private use, and you can license them for commercial publications or Web sites.

Gruezi.com
See alps, animals, people, and more--including great photos of trains and panoramas of Swiss scenery.

Montreux Panorama
You'll need Apple's QTVR plug-in to enjoy this 360° view of Lac Léman.

A Photography Portfolio of Switzerland
Erik Fookes of Fookes Software also has photo albums for Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Scotland.

Pictures of Switzerland
These photos are from Peter Visontay's Earth-photography.com.

Ralph Walker's Java Images
If you have a fast computer, a quick Internet connection, and a late-model Web browser, sit back and watch these large "surround photos" pan across your screen. Otherwise, you can enjoy the widescreen thumbnails.

Sven's Rail Picture Collection: Switzerland and Austria
Click the links to see photos of! locomotives and railcars.

Swissfot
500 to 1,000 photos are available for viewing and other private or educaional use. The galleries change every few months.

Webcams

Topin Switzerland
Topin has links to Webcams (with weather reports) in many Swiss cities, towns, and ski areas.

Webcams Suisses
More than 60 Swiss Webcams are listed here. Choose from an alphabetical master directory or regional listings.

Artwork

William Wires Watercolors
Scroll down to "Excursion, Zürich" and click the slides for larger images of watercolors by William Wires, an American artist in Berlin. (His page also has watercolors from several other European locations.)

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