Top 10 SECRET Villages of Switzerland [Travel Guide]

Switzerland is full of wonderful villages but a majority of them remains widely unknown to the common tourist. While many may find their perfect village in the touristy hotspots, some might prefer rather calm and lonely villages. Sometimes you may find these villages just nearby the touristy centers but mostly it would require a lot of research. In this video, I present you the Top 10 secret villages of Switzerland, spots at where you may enjoy the serenity. Bürglen in the Canton of Uri is the hometown of William Tell, the national hero of Switzerland. The village of Bürglen is very small but worth a quick 30 minutes’ exploration. It’s best to be combined with the Schächental and the Klausenpasss. Morgins is a wonderful winter wonderland village in the lower part of the canton of Valais. It’s very quiet but beautiful with the many houses decorated with their Christmas lightings. It’s best to walk around during sunset and dusk. Morgins is furthermore part of the Portes du Soleil ski resort. Luchsingen is another secret village of Switzerland in the canton of Glarus. The environment at Luchsingen is very green and you may find many beautiful traditional houses. Luchsingen is perfect to combine with the Klausenpass and the Diesbach and Berglistüber waterfalls. Samnaun is in the very east of Switzerland. It's mainly known for the famous ski resort Silvretta Arena but many people do not know that Samnaun is one of the most beautiful villages during Winter in Switzerland. Roam around the many alleys and enjoy the houses with their colorful paintings. Schwarzenmatt in the green Simmental valley is a perfect hidden gem. It’s very quiet up there, just perfect to enjoy the green environment, the fresh air, seeing the many Swiss cows and wonderful traditional wooden houses. Münster in the canton of Valais is commonly passed by on the way to Zermatt. Definitely, it’s worth a quick stop as Münster is full of wonderful traditional houses. There are many alleys and corners to explore, thus another great secret Swiss village! Luthern in the canton of Luzern is also barely known among the tourists. The village charms with its beautiful church and green hill environment. The houses in Luthern furthermore remind one of the nearby Emmental. Definitely, Luthern is good to combine with Luzern and the Emmental. Carona lays in Italian-speaking Ticino and is another hidden gem village of Switzerland. The village is famous for its many artisans and just feels very calm overall. Do not forget to visit Carona’s botanical gardens. Evolène in the canton of Valais is the most beautiful village in the Val d’Hérens. It’s getting more known recently but still remains a secret tip. Do not forget to explore the rest of the valley, there are many wonderful gems to discover in there! The number 1 on this Top 10 secret villages of Switzerland list is Rivaz. Rivaz is a wonderful Swiss village embedded into the Lavaux, the Swiss vineyard terraces. Rivaz is much less visited than nearby Saint-Saphorin and Epesses. Among these three, Rivaz is the perfect sanctuary!

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Music by Epidemic Sound

Equipment: Sony α6500, GoPro Hero 8 Black, DJI Mavic Air, DJI Mavic 2 Pro
Special thanks to: Laura, Sam and Alvira, Ramon, Hanafi, Andreas and Shasta
Thank you to Simmental Tourism Board for sponsoring a part of this video.

0:00 Intro
3:30 Number 7 Samnaun
4:52 Interview with Arno
5:43 Number 6
7:07 Number 5
8:27 Number 4
9:31 Number 3 to 1

[DjemoGraphic]

Which of these SECRET Villages is your FAVORITE? Have you been to any of them? How is your experience over there?

[CityViewtours]

I appreciate you sharing 👍👍👍this great video.😊😊💕💕💕

[Yasin_Affandi]

Look forward to watching it later. Thanks for this wonderful video n premieres.

[bellaem]

Always good to see your blog ☺Thank you.

[queenofwaffles]

Dear everyone here.. I wish you all a fantastic Christmas Eve and a super beautiful Christmas morning with your beautiful families around you.. It's been super cool to see all the beautiful faces come out on youtube .. You all have a big part in the joy and enjoyment of our favorite creator and Reactor is still going on big time ... I want to say thank you to you who took your time here and had fun with us all.... You are gold to be.. .Kind Regards Queen of waffles hygge/waffles ..

[poentang]

Such a beautiful place to visit! Awesome villages my friend! Thanks for sharing 👍 Happy New Year 😊

[WannafeelFamily]

Thank you for sharing this video it’s amazing ❤

[arunasaggidi]

WOW! Djemo the villages are really awesome 👌

[Sharmila-yp]

Hello Djemo. Nice videos with great tips. Kindly guide how is climate ND what all would be possible to view if cloudy and rains in interlaken and around. Visiting in 10 days for 8 days.

[retirementbudgettravel]

My favorite was Luchsingen!! I adore Canton Glarus. The valley where Luchsingen is located is so gorgeous!! However, I do want to visit all of the villages you mentioned!! 🇨🇭👍🏼❤️
Happy New Year Djemo!! We appreciate you!!

[dianafalk]

Danke mal wieder für den wunderschönen Film. Muss gestehen, ich kannte kein Dorf. Wünsche dir einen guten Rutsch fürs neue Jahr - alles, alles Gute, und tausend Dank für all die wunderschönen Landschaftsaufnahmnen meiner alten Heimat, liebe Grüsse von Diana nach Stein am Rhein

[arunasaggidi]

RIVAZ is really beautiful, you might have taken lot of efforts to show us these beautiful villages Djemo, Thank you !

[elkakorutcheva]

Thank you so much for this amazing video with all the beautiful secret gems you showed, thus making us an excellent present for the New Year! Of course I loved all of them and hope to see some in the new year. I would like to wish you, Djemo, a very successful, peaceful and healthy New 2023 Year, full of lovely visits to new and beautiful and exciting places!

[etikwijaya]

Saya mau pergi menjelajahi semuanya... Terimakasih djemo for wonderful video 😍

[natalyagayvoronska]

Thanks for excellent list for a visit! Still trying to arrange the time to see them all. Rivaz is close to me, yes, during autumn vineyard time - it is beautiful! Sunset can be heartbreaking. Please keep your experience shared:)

[queycay]

All of them sir Djemo.. Its so nice and beautiful..
I always love your video..
Ganda talaga😍😍😍
Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon po sa inyo..
Ingat po palagi!
God bless po!

[slrdave]

Djemo, I want to wish you a Happy New Year and send another big "thank you" your way for all the uploads. The work you do and information you have sent out has been enormously fun and helpful.

I spent about 2 years trying to make the US to CH move, but was too old for one program too young for another. So finally I had to pick a different EU country to live. So in a few months I'll begin my travels through Europe and I'll always find a way to go THROUGH Switzerland and try to visit, as many as possible, of the places you've shown. A few times you went to luxury hotels, so I may skip those-but your travels have shown an almost endless variety of things to see in one country.

[davidlist]

I would like to live in one of those fine wooden houses.

[tomg]

Of the 10, Rivaz is the only one we've visited. I love all the villages of the Lavaux, but I think my favorite is Saint-Saphorin.

[galabrov]

Switzerland is the country of my dreams and one of the most picturesque. Thank you for the great pleasure. By the way, Djemo, how many languages do you speak?