Drone Videos of Switzerland

Explore Switzerland by drone in this compilation, which was created using footage highlights from the "Drone Videos of Switzerland" collection.  You will be treated to bird's eye views of cities such as Zurich, Geneva, and Lucerne; landmarks like Chillon and Bellinzona Castles, the Swiss Alps, and more.

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These stunning drone views of Switzerland by multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner davidaguilar are some of the best we've seen.  The opening shots feature some magnificent aerial views of some of the country's lakes and waterfalls.  Other footage will take you over green valleys, towering mountain ridges, and other sights of the High Alps.  The video concludes with some amazing footage of the Aletsch Glacier.  The mighty ice sheet runs through a portion of the Bernese Alps and is the largest glacier in Europe.  

Two-time Drone Video Award Winner and 2020 New York City Drone Film Festival Multi-Finalist Timelab.Pro brings us this masterpiece from western Switzerland.  The video features stunning footage of spots throughout the region known variously as Romandy and French-Speaking Switzerland.  Opening with shots of the mighty Bernese Alps, the piece then takes you to the giant glacier-fed Émosson Dam, the great Chillon Castle on (the also glacial-fed) Lake Geneva; from there you'll head to the lake's namesake city; the de facto regional capital . 

Check out this drone video from the heart of German-speaking Switzerland, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and pilot Dronescapes by Atellani.  The video was filmed around a trio of spots near Lake Interlaken in the cantons of Bern and Oberwalden: Hasliberg, Meiringen and Engstlenalp.   The video from the former Drone Video of the Week Finalist features footage of mountain passes such as the Susten Pass, Furka Pass, Neufen Pass and Grimsel Pass, as well as mountains such as the Eiger and the Mittelhorn.   

BashirAbuShakra is one of the top content creators in the AirVuz community, with multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Wins to his name.  In this amazing piece, he takes us over the alpine landscapes of Switzerland, one of the world's most beautiful countries.  The video opens with a magnificent shot of Matterhorn, which lies near the Italian border and which is one of the world's most distinctive-looking peaks.  At about the :35 mark, you'll fly over a shimmering alpine lake, and at :51 there's a great shot of a glacier.  

Brand-new contributor Mattia95 earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with his first upload to AirVuz, this beautiful aerial reel from Switzerland.  Filmed with a DJI Air 2S drone, the video will take you over and through what many consider to be the world's most beautiful country.  You'll explore brilliantly colored alpine meadows, winding roads through mountain passes, stunning lakes, gigantic glaciers, quaint mountain villages and chalets, and more from this magnificent country in the heart of Europe.  

Prepare to be amazed by these stunning drone views from Switzerland, compliments of multiple Drone Video of the Week Winner oculusfilms.  The video opens with a shot of the Landwasser Viaduct in the canton of Grisons, followed by a mountaintop hut.  At around the :30 mark, there's a great shot of the capital city of Berne, which lies on the Aare River.   Other highlights include the observation deck atop Säntis mountain at the :45 mark, more shots of Berne, the city of Thun (1:00), and magnificent shots of the Swiss Alps.   

AirVūz contributor and drone pilot Kpax filmed this gorgeous video of Switzerland's Lago di Cama and the surrounding mountains during peak fall foliage.  The tiny lake, which only covers about 13 hectares, 32 acres) is located in Grisons, Switzerland's easternmost canton and its largest by land area.  With a surface elevation of 1.265k meters above sea level (around 4.15k ft.), the lake is part of the alpine valley known as Valle Mesolcina. This video earned a Drone Video of the Week nomination in October of 2020.
 

You can see why top content creator and pilot Muhamad AbuShakra calls Switzerland the most beautiful country in Europe after watching this drone video. He spent nine days in the country taking his drone through the snow covered Swiss Alps, over the turquoise blue lake, through the quaint villages and beyond. Featured locations include Iseltwald, Appenzell, Steinsee, Faroglio, Ascher, Ticino, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, the Trift Bridge, and more.  This video won the Drone Video of the Week award in July of 2019.

One of the amazing things about DJI's Mavic Pro 2 is the way it combines portability with an outstanding camera. Released in late 2018, the foldable drone weighs less than a kg. (about two lbs.), yet its Hasselbad camera holds its own against cameras on much heavier models.  This allows content creators to put their MP2 in a backpack and head for the hills.  That's what Drone My Life did to create this stunning sunset view of the mountains of Switzerland; this video was picked as a DVOW winner in October, 2019.

iDrone Aerials is one of the top content creators in the AirVuz community; he was a two-time Finalist for the annual Drone Video Awards, and has won the Drone Video of the Week contest multiple times.  In this jaw-dropping DVOW Finalist piece, he brings us a stunning tour of Switzerland.  Expertly-edited, the video mixes ground footage with the aerial shots, and features the following Swiss locations: Bern, Kandersteg, Interlachen, Zurich, Stechelberg, Schilthorn, Jungfraujoch, Kleine, Scheiddeg, Murren, Grindlewald, Jungfrau, and more.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Winner oculusfilms brings us this stunning drone video from the famed Swiss town of Zermatt.  Located in the canton of Valais, near the Italian border, Zermatt is surrounded by some of the highest peaks of the Alps, including Monte Rosa and the Matterhorn.  Zermatt is the most important town in the Mattertal (Matter Valley), which is just south of the Rhône Valley.  It is generally considered to be one of Europe's most famous spots for mountaineering and skiing.  

Check out these stunning drone views of Switzerland in wintertime, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot wjmdronie.  The video features stunning top-down footage of the Swiss Alps, the great mountain range which cover much of the southern part of this Central European country.  Winter in Switzerland starts in December and ends in March and depending on the region temperatures range from -10°C (14°F) to 4°C (39°F). This film earned a Drone Video of the Week nomination in January of 2021. 

What do you get when you put one of the world's top practitioners of the art of dronelapse in some of the world's most beautiful alpine scenery? What you get is this stunning piece from award-winning contributor Majestic, which captures some of the most visually appealing spots in Switzerland and northern Italy, including: Zermatt, Matter Horn, Seceda, St. Magdalena. Cortina D’Ampezzo, Lucern, Lauterbrunnen, Staubbach Falls, Grindelwald, Oeschinen Lake, Tre Cime, and Lago Antorno. This video won DVOW in October, 2019.

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner Dronescapes by Atellani brings us this spectacular compilation of drone footage from across Switzerland.  Take in these amazing aerial views of the following locations: Gotthard Pass, which traverses the Saint-Gotthard Massif; Neufen Pass, which runs between the  Pizzo Gallina and Nufenenstock ; Susten Pass, which connects the cantons of Bern and Uri ; Furka Pass, site of a famous James Bond movie scene; Grimsel Pass, across the Berenese Alps; the mountain of Engstlenalp; Rhone Glacier and more.  

Filmed over the course of two very full weeks, AirVūz content creator and drone pilot Capchure.ch made every moment count to create this stunning compilation of Switzerland.  Using his trusty Lumix GH5 and DJI Mavic Pro 2, Capchure.ch was able to beautifully highlight some of Switzerland's most iconic locations, including picturesque spots such as Grindelwald, Eiger, Bettmeralp, Lucerne and Mount Pilatus.  The final edit of his production is breathtaking, and the video earned a Drone Video of the Week nomination in July 2020. 

Top AirVuz contributor Paride Musci put together a year's worth of highlights from droning Switzerland, considered by many to be the world's most beautiful country.  Shot with a DJI Mavic Pro 2, the video features footage from some of the top sights in this mountainous land, with epic shots of the country's towering peaks, giant glaciers, shimmering alpine lakes, massive arch dams, and world-famous ski resorts.  Some of the featured locations include the Matterhorn mountain and the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge.

For a first upload to AirVuz, new contributor UAV8 brings us this stunning 4k drone video from northern Switzerland.  The video was shot over the canton of Zurich and its (similarly German-speaking) neighboring cantons.  Featured locations include the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen, Zurich Canton's southeastern neighbor; Lake Zürich; the mountain of Bachtel; the lake Egelsee, in the canton of Aargau, to Zurich's west; lake Lützelsee; and the municipalities of Bubikon, Hombrechtikon, Oetwil am See, and Rüti.

Drone pilot and AirVūz contributor NvS Channel created this remarkable aerial compilation of Switzerland, which was picked as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week in July of 2020.  Filmed with a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone, the video captures some of the most iconic sites in this mountainous Central European land.  Highlights include the Belvédère Hotel (of James Bond fame) and other shots around Furka Pass, the famous yellow Fairmont Le Montreux Palace on the eastern shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman), and more.  

In this Drone Video of the Week finalist by top contributor and pilot Robin Puskas, we are taken on a gorgeous journey through three famous Swiss towns. While in Zermatt, the well-known mountain resort town, you see the crooked and majestic Matterhorn Peak in the background. On the banks of Lake Geneva you'll fly into Montreux and see the beautiful, historic downtown. Then it's on to Lautterbrunnen, an area made famous by appearing in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, #7 in the series.

Top contributor Dronescapes by Atellani has done it again with his DJI Inspire 2 and ZenmuseX7 in this spectacular video of the snowy mountain passes of Switzerland. The Grimsel Pass, used by the Tour de Suisse; the Gotthard Pass, connecting northern and southern Switzerland since the Middle Ages; the Susten Pass, popular due to its phenomenal views of the Stein Glacier; and the Furka Pass, made famous by a chase scene in Goldfinger (1964), the third installment of the James Bond series, starring Sean Connery.

Prepare to be amazed by this stunning Drone Video of the Week nominee of the Italian side of the mighty Matterhorn mountain by top contributor Dronescapes by Atellani.  The Matterhorn is one of the world's most iconic mountains.  It straddles the Swiss/Italian border, although technically the peak is in Switzerland and the nearest city the Swiss town of Zermatt.  While it isn't the highest peak in the great range (that would be Mont Blanc), it's certainly the most well recognized, with its distinctive pyramid shape.  

Just wait until you see the dronie location amodst the Swiss Alps that kicks off this edit - it is epic! The rotating, top-down and flyaway shots that contributor B-Epic takes of his "camp site" are great examples of how to showoff a singular subject in a very flattering and exciting way. When you finish this quick video you'll be left wondering, "how in the world did he get up there?"  Shot at Switzerland's Oldenhorn Mountain, this video was picked as a Drone Video of the Month Nominee in February, 2019.

This less-than-forty-second, 4K edit of the mountains in Switzerland may be short, but it is also memorable. Brought to us by accomplished pilot B-Epic, it features an early evening/setting sun drone flight at the Haute Cime peak.  Haute Cime is the highest peak in the Dents du Midi mountain chain (masif) near Lake Geneva is known for its incredible views since there are no higher peaks within 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) of it. This video was a Drone Video of the Week nominee in May, 2019.

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist Richard Beresford Harris brings us this excellent drone video from a small but well-known mountain ridge in Switzerland's Bernese Highlands.  It's called Schynige Platte, and it consists of three distinct peaks:  Gumihorn, Tuba, and, Geiss, all of which have summit elevations of about 6.8k ft. above sea level or around 2.1k m.  The ridge also affords excellent views of some of the peaks of the (much taller) Bernese Alps, such as the Eiger and the Jungfrau.  

Hailing from Germany, haussmannvisuals is one of the top content creators in the AirVuz community.  In this piece, the multiple Drone Video of the Week Finalist and Drone Video Award Nominee gives us a breathtaking aerial view of the mountains of eastern Switzerland.  The area filmed is called the Alpstein, and it's a masif within the Appenzell Alps.  One of the northernmost parts of the entire Alps system, the Alpstein is located across the cantons of  Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen.

Talented drone pilot and contributor Rlardon hiked to the to the proverbial 'top of Europe' with his Mavic Pro to give us all the best vistas of the Bernese Alps, located in western Switzerland.  While showing some of the usual Alpine destinations such as the Bachalpsee and Wetterhorn, he also shares the site the locals prefer, like the Unterer and Oberer Grindelwaldgletchers. His dedication to conserving these beloved mountains serves as his worthy inspiration for these epic aerial videos.

Prepare to be blown away by this drone video of a famous mountain pass in the Swiss Alps, compliments of top contributor Dronescapes by Atellani and his DJI Inspire 2 drone.  Furka Pass, lying at 2.4k meters (almost 8k ft.) in south central Switzerland, connects several towns in the area.  It was the shooting location of a memorable scene in the 1964 James Bond movie Goldfinger, in which 007 (played by Sean Connery) tries to chase down the antagonist in his Aston Martin DB5.  It was the third installment in the series.

Top contributor Zimydakid made the very most of his 48 hours in the Fribourg Canton of western Switzerland.  The video was shot with a combination of drone and ground cameras, in his trademark adventure-travel style.  Featuring climbing, river rafting, paragliding, and other activities, you'll get a bird's eye view of all this region of the country, which is both French- and German- speaking, has to offer.  Fribourg is one of the 26  cantons of the Swiss Federation.  It's located just to the northeast of Lake Geneva.

Switzerland is actually blessed with two distinct mountain ranges: the more well-known Alps, which cover most of the southern part of the country, and the much less well-known Jura Mountains, which run through a portion of northwestern Switzerland and into France.  In this outstanding drone video by top contributor Capchure.ch, you'll get an aerial view of the Jura Mountains covered by a fresh layer of snow.  For reasons you'll understand when you see the video, the name "Jura" is derived from the Celtic word for "forest".  

The town of Lucern is in many ways the heart of Switzerland. Situated at the north end of its namesake lake, at the mouth of the Reuss River, Lucerne is the largest city in Central Switzerland, the historical region which formed the core of what became the Swiss Federation.  You can see beautiful Lucerne from above in this drone video by contributor and pilot lafar, which was picked as a DVOW Finalist in December, 2019. The video features footage of the city's riverfront, the famous Kapellbrücke covered bridge, and more.  

Top contributor iDrone Aerials brought his trusty DJI Mavic Pro drone back to Mt. Schilthorn for a summer look at this magnificent peak in the Bernese Alps.  The Bernese Alps lie in west-central Switzerland, and although Schilthorn is not the tallest of these peaks it's probably the best known.  Famous for its ski slopes, its mountaintop restaurant, and for a famous scene in the James Bond movie Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Schilthorn is equally spectacular in the summer months.  

Davos is a ski resort town in central Switzerland.  At one point, the mountain air of the area was deemed beneficial to people with lung conditions, and many luminaries went there to convalesce.  Davos has also carved its way into cultural consciousness through literature: a real-life Davos sanitorium served as the inspiration for author Thomas Mann when he was writing his opus The Magic Mountain.  Published in 1924, the novel is considered one of the great works of 20th-century fiction and of all German novels.

Contributor Abovetheclouds managed to capture Switzerland's most famous castle ruins and one of its most famous churches in a single video.  Valère Basilica (sometimes called Valère Castle) is a fortified church near the town of Sion in the southwestern part of the country.  It dates to the 11th century.  Tourbillon Castle sits on a hill opposite Valère.  Built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, it's been in ruined state since a fire destroyed it just prior to the Napoleonic Wars and was never rebuilt.  

Pascalimhof.com created this beautiful drone video of the iconic town of Grindelwald, in central Switzerland.  Situated in the Bernese Alps, Grindelwald was given some extra exposure by appearing in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005); the footage of the Swiss mountain was used to create the fictional planet Alderaan.  It wasn't the first time in the movies for Grindelwald; the town also appeared in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the series' #7 installment.

Contributor and drone pilot sir_mavic created this awesome hyperlapse of Basel, Switzerland's third largest city after Zurich and Geneva.  The city is situated in the northwestern part of the country, on the Rhine River.  It's very close to the French and German borders, and some of the outer suburbs of the city are actually located in France and Germany.  Basel is one of the great cultural centers of Switzerland, and it's known in part for its museums.  It's also one of the world's richest cities.

Check out this stunning drone video of Switzerland's Lake Lucerne, compliments of contributor Krisna Diantha.  The distinctively shaped lake lies in the center of the country, with the city of Lucerne near its northwesternmost point.  With a surface are of just under 115 square km (around 43 square mi.), it's the fourth largest lake in Switzerland. Lucerne is also a deep lake, with a maximum depth of over 200 meters (just over 700 ft.).  It's Switzerland's second most well known lake after Lake Geneva.

Contributor MartinD combined some incredible drone footage and excellent editing to create this brilliant timelapse video of two of Switzerland's great natural sights: Lake Constance and Rhine Falls.  The lake is part of the Rhine River, and is actually shared between Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.   Rhine Falls lies on the High Rhine, the section of the river between Lake Constance and Basle.  It's the largest waterfall in Europe, and its mid-falls viewing platform is a major tourist attraction.  

Here's an awesome aerial view of one of the most well known ski villages in western Switzerland.  Saas-Fee lies in the Saastal Valley in Valais, the southwesternmost of the Swiss Cantons.  Saas-Fee is the best known of the ski resorts in the area, which lies to the east of the Mattertal Valley (home of the famous Matterhorn).   The video, which was shot mostly with a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone, features on-the-ground footage of the town's Ice Pavilion which affords up-close looks at the area's famous glaciers.  

Rlardon created this magnificent drone video compilation from Europe's Pennine Alps.  This subrange of the broader Alps system is located in the Valais canton of  Switzerland and the Piedmont and Val d'Aosta regions of Italy.  Most of the video was filmed around the Swiss towns of Leukerbad, Nendaz and Saas-Fee.  The video features footage of the Gemmipass, the Daubensee, the Rhône valley and some waterfalls in the Saastal; you'll also get glimpses of the Matterhorn, Dent Blanche, and more.

Top contributor rlardon brings us this beautiful drone video from central Switzerland.  It was filmed at the municipality of Engelberg, a resort area in the Canton of Obwalden .  Watch the video to see some epic bird's eye views of the still-frozen alpine lakes Trübsee and Engstlensee, as well as the mountains around Titlis and Fürenalp.  Filmed using a DJI Mavic Pro drone, the video brings out the beauty of this area near the geographic center of the country as the winter transitions to spring.  

Neuchâtel is one of the 26 cantons which make up the Swiss Confederation.  The canton is situated in the northwestern part of the country.  Its principal geographic feature is Lake Neuchâtel.  The lake, which is prominently featured in the video, is nearly 40 km long (about 28 mi.) and has a maximum depth of about 150 meters (500 ft.).  It's the largest lake that sits entirely within Switzerland.  You can see this beautiful region from a bird's eye perspective in this drone video by AboveTheClouds.

Geneva, Switzerland is widely regarded as one of the world's most desirable cities.  Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, it is the country's second largest city and the largest in its French-speaking region.  With its distinctive architecture and its iconic fountain in the great alpine lake, it's not only an important financial center but also the home of numerous international organizations including many United Nations agencies.  In this video by Drone_biker, you'll get an aerial tour of this magnificent city.

Check out this stunning drone video from one of the most beautiful mountain masifs in Switzerland, compliments of contributor appulver.  Mt. Rigi is often called the Queen of the Mountains, so named for its prominence rather than altitude.  Located in central Switzerland, it's surrounded by three alpine lakes: Lucerne, Zug and Lauerz. It's part of a range known as the Schwyz Alps, which is essentially a foothill range of the greater Alps system. The highest peak of Mt. Rigi is about 1.8k meters (about 5.9k ft.) above sea level.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Drone_biker brings us this beautiful 4k drone video of Lausanne, one of the most important cities in French-speaking Switzerland.  It's the capital of Vaud, the westernmost Canton of this Central European country.  Switzerland's fourth-largest city after Zurich, Geneva, and Basle, Lausanne lies near the northernmost point of Lake Geneva ( Léman), the great lake which partially serves as the French-Swiss border.  Lausanne dates to Roman times, and is home to about four-dozen Swiss heritage sites.  

Check out this VERY impressive drone video from the Swiss Alps, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot aerial_photography.  The video was shot during the Winter of 2019-20.  It includes some spectacular footage of the landscapes for which this Central European country is famous: alpine valleys, spectacular rocky ridges, endless expanses of ski slopes, and even a somewhat lonely-looking mountain goat.  Watch the video and you'll definitely appreciate why so many consider this to be the world's most beautiful country.  

Brand-new contributor alpenschauen brings us this outstanding drone video from Switzerland's Great Saint Bernard Pass.  The pass runs between the two highest mountains in the Alps (Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa), just north of the Italian border.  With an altitude almost 2.5k meters (about 8.1k ft.), it's Switzerland's third-highest mountain pass.   Named after Saint Bernard of Monthon, who founded a hospice on the pass in 1049, the area became famous for its use of what are now known as St. Bernard dogs on alpine rescue missions. 

Contributor Paride Musci used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 to create this stunning aerial video of a couple of well known spots in central Switzerland.  The first is Engelberg, a major mountain resort town in the Oberwalden Canton near the center of the country.  The second spot is nearby Mt. Titlis, which sits across Oberwalden and the neighboring canton of Bern.  Standing with a peak elevation of about 3.2k meters (about 10.6k ft.) above sea level, it's part of the Uri Alps subchain of the Western Alps.   

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist Richard Beresford Harris brings us this fantastic drone video from Switzerland's Lauterbrunen Valley.  The valley is located just south of Interlaken and north and west of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Bern, which covers much of the central part of the country.  The valley is home to some of the most iconic scenery in Switzerland, including some of the country's tallest mountains, stunning alpine valleys, sheer cliffs, quaint villages, and giant glaciers.  

Mountain passes have always been critical to understanding the geography of Europe's Alps region.  In historical times, these mountain gaps were often used to site fortresses to protect cities in the valleys.  In modern times, passes have been critical to the siting of more peaceful forms of communications such as roads, railways, and telephone wires.  In this drone video by zekedrone, you'll get an aerial view of Switzerland's Julier Pass; it connects two valleys within the Canton of Grisons.  

Here's a marvelous aerial view of the Swiss capital city of Bern, compliments of contributor TravelPenguin.  Located in the west-central part of the country, Bern is the fifth-most populous city in the Federation as of 2019.  Located in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, the city dates to the 12th century AD and possibly earlier.  It's located on a landform known as the Bernese Plateau, north of the Bernese Alps mountain chain.  The city sits on the Aare River, which is crossed by a number of bridges.  

Check out this stunning 4k drone video of one of the most famous castles in Switzerland, compliments of contributor Kpax.  It's called Chillon Castle, and it's located on an island near the eastern end of Lake Geneva.  The structure dates to the 11th century, and was built on the site of an older Roman fortification.  During the bloody period known as the Wars of Religion in the 16th century, the castle served as a prison.  Chillon underwent substantial restoration beginning in the late 19th century.  

Experience with stunning beauty of the Swiss Alps in Winter with this fantastic drone video by former Drone Video of the Week Finalist Jarna Buttiens.  The video opens with a shot of the iconic Matterhorn, one of the world's most famous mountains.  It features some great shots of a trio of well-known mountain railways: the Bernina Express, the Gornergrat Railway, and the Glacier Express.  Other featured spots include the Alp Grüm railway station in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons) and the fabled town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais.  

Hasliberg is a Swiss municipality overlooking the Aare river. The area is known for being a family-friendly place with diverse leisure and sports facilities with a blend of the traditional and cultural specialties that make Switzerland stand out. Stand out pilot Dronescapes by Atellani flew the stunning Alps mountain range that surrounds the town at twilight adding brilliant colors and depth to this 4K drone video. Read Dronescapes by Atellani's description to find out more about the stunning area, which is part of the Canton of Bern.

The Verzasca Dam (also known as Contra Dam) is the fourth-tallest dam in Switzerland but probably the most well-known. The reason is that it was the "co-star" of one of the most famous stunt scenes in cinematic history: the bungee-jumping sequence which opened the 19th James Bond movie, GoldenEye (1995).  In this drone video by Kpax, you'll get a bird's eye view of the 1960's-era structure in Ticino, the Italian-speaking Canton in southeastern Switzerland.  It's on the Verzasca river, just upstream from Lake Maggiore.   

Here's a nice aerial view of a tiny but beautiful lake and mountain pass in French-speaking Switzerland, compliments of contributor maik kellerhals.  The lake is called the Daubensee, and it's located in the canton of Valais in the southwestern part of the country.  The lake sits near the Gemmi Pass, which connects the cantons of Valais and Bern through the Bernese Alps.  The pass was mentioned in Sir Arthur Canon Doyle's short story The Problem as well as in another short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant.

Checkout this drone video of Lugano, compliments of contributor Kpax.  It's one of the country's ten largest cities, and the largest in Italian-speaking Switzerland.  Lugano is located on the shores of the glacial Lake Lugano in the Canton of Ticino, in the southeastern part of the country.   The city is backed by the Lugano Prealps, a "foothill" range of the larger Alps system.  Over a thousand years old, Lugano is considered the country's third-most important financial center, after Zurich and Geneva.  

Check out this drone video of a famous bridge in Switzerland, compliments of Esteban Castle.  It's called Kapellbrücke, and it's a covered wooden footbridge over the Reusse River in Lucerne, the largest city in central Switzerland.  The bridge was built in the 14th century as part of the city's defensive system.  Kapellbrücke is the oldest covered wooden bridge in Europe.  The 205 meter (672ft.) span was nearly destroyed by a fire in 1993; subsequently restored, it's one of the top tourist attractions in the region.  

Check out this (literally) over-the-top drone video of a famous mountain in the Swiss Alps, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot emmanuel Zaza.  It's the Dents Du Midi, and it's in the Chablais Alps in the southwestern Canton of Valais. With a summit elevation of about 3.25k meters above sea level (around 10.7k ft.), the multi-peaked mountain is the tallest between Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva.  First ascended in 1842, the mountain's name translates roughly to "teeth of the south".  

Contributor and drone pilot AboveTheClouds created this beautiful aerial video of an important Swiss Castle.  The 12th century landmark Grandson Castle is situated in a town of the same name in Vaud, the westernmost of Switzerland's 26 cantons.  It sits on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, the largest lake located entirely within Swiss borders.   The castle was rebuilt in the 13th century by nobleman Otto de Grandson, who accompanied Prince (soon-to-be King) Edward of England on one of the Crusades.

Contributor and drone pilot probeat1 created this aerial video of a well-known castle that overlooks the Rhine Falls in Switzerland.  It's called Laufen Castle, and it's located in the canton of Zurich in the German-speaking part of northern Switzerland.  The structure dates to the 9th century AD.  It was acquired by the city of Zurich in the 16th century but reverted to private ownership after that.  The castle has a tunnel underneath it, through which runs a branch of the Rheinfall Railway.  

You will experience the beauty of Switzerland from an entirely new perspective in this highly cinematic first person view (FPV) video by pilot PikaFPV.  The opening shot will pull you right in; it's an amazing sequence skimming over a crystal blue alpine lake.  Then it's on to some epic ridge-diving down the rocky slopes above the lake, followed by a marvelous ride down a ravine; at around the 1:13 mark, where you'll take an amazing dive down a waterfall.  This video was a shoo-in for the FPV Pilots to Watch list in October, 2019.

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor skyperspectivech brings us this excellent drone video of Zurich, Switzerland's largest city.  The first part of the video is a shot moving downstream (north) on the Limmat River; the green-spired Fraumünster Church is on the left and beyond it St. Peter's Church.  Starting at about the :53 mark, you'll see the city facing up the river towards its source at Lake Zurich; the twin-spired Grossmünster Church is on the left, and the Zurich City House (Stadthaus) is on the right.  

If you are skeptical about how a hydroelectric dam can be called beautiful, you should check out this drone video by content creator and pilot Kpax.  He put together an amazing aerial tour of the Lago della Sella reservoir and gravity dam in the Ticino Canton of southern Switzerland.  Completed in 1947, the dam has a height of 36 meters (about 120 ft.).  The video also features footage of the nearby Passo Scimfuss mountain pass, which has an elevation of a bit over 2.2k meters (just under 7.4k ft.).  

Here's a beautiful drone video of an alpine lake in Switzerland, compliments of contributor and pilot Drone My Life.  It's called Oeschinensee Lake, and it's located in a region called the Bernese Oberland area near the middle of the country. The Bernese Oberland is a type of upland region which is situated between Lake Interlaken to the north and the Rhone River to the south.  The lake is now part of a UNESCO World Heritage site which also covers areas around nearby Jungfrau, Aletsch and Bietschhorn.

The canton of Graubünden eastern Switzerland (sometimes called Grissons) is known for its dramatic Alpine scenery and ski slopes.  AirVuz contributor and drone pilot 70daysaroundtheworld spent some time there in the Winter of 2018 and was able to put together this excellent video of the snowy wonderland. He headed to the famous Films Laax Falera, a skiing and biking resort in the area. The video also features an old church with a tall steeple, a small Alpine village, and plenty of mountain views. 

While the Rigi Mountains are not the tallest peaks in Switzerland, they are some of the best known and are sometimes called the Queen of the Mountains.  Part of the Schwyz Alps, the Rigi masif is nearly surrounded by three alpine lakes: Lucerne, Zug, and Lauerz.  For a first upload to AirVuz, new contributor Gabriele Battiston brings us this beautiful drone video of Rigi Kulm, the tallest of the six main peaks of the masif.  Located in the Canton of Schwyz, Rigi Kulm has a maximum elevation of 1.8k meters above sea level (around 5.9 ft.).  

Lake Maggiore is a long and narrow glacial lake which is shared between Italy and Switzerland.  On its northern (Swiss) end, the lake is home to two islands: San Pancrazio and Isola Piccola.  Known as the Brissago Islands, they lie close to the lake's western shore, in the Locarno District of the Canton of Ticino.  In this drone video by AirVuz cotributor and pilot kpax, you'll get a bird's eye view of the two islands as well as the municipality of Ronco sopra Ascona on the shoreline immediately to their west.  

Filled with stunning shots, this aerial tour of the Swiss Alps by drone pilot Hugo Aerodrone is outstanding.  Shot with the DJI Mavic Pro Zoom, at the :12 mark you'll get a great view of the Church of St. Leodegar in Lucerne, often considered the most "Swiss" of cities in the Federation.  The rest of the video focuses on the spectacular alpine scenery of this Central European country.  You will be taken over shimmering blue lakes, massive mountain valleys, towering ridges, crazily twisting mountain pass roads, and mountaintop castles.  

Top AirVuz contributor and pilot Ultraprod put together this epic video of his solo ascent of one of Switzerland's highest mountains.  Using a combination of drone and ground camera footage, he recorded himself taking the Gallet route to the top of Mt. Dolent.  Part of the Mt. Blanc Massif near the Italian and French borders, the mountain has a peak elevation of a bit over 3.8k meters above sea level (around 12.5k ft.).  The video closes with an epic selfie from the top of the mountain, which was first scaled in 1864.  

Prepare to be amazed by this incredible drone video of Zug, Switzerland, compliments of AirVuz contributor Elastic Studio.  The capital of the canton of the same name, Zug lies on the northern shore of its namesake lake, a bit to the northeast of the geographic center of the country.  Over a thousand years old, the town joined the Swiss Confederation in the middle of the 14th century.  Zug has a full-time population of about 30k residents, making it one of the larger towns in north-central Switzerland.  

While Switzerland is sometimes thought of as being entirely mountainous, the Alps range actually only covers its southern half.  In the central part of the country, the transition between the two "halves" of Switzerland occurs in a region of the Bern Canton known as the Bernese Oberland, in the foothills of the Bernese Alps.  One of the more notable peaks of the area is Mt. Stockhorn, near Lake Thune.  Seen here in this drone video by Paride Musci, Stockhorn has a peak elevation of about 2.2k meters above sea level (around 7.2k ft.).  

AirVuz content creator and pilot Kpax created this drone video of a well-known alpine reservoir lake and dam in southeastern Switzerland.  The lake is called Lago di Luzzone, and it's near the city of Ticino in the Italian-speaking (southern) part of the Federation.  It feeds the arch dam Luzzone, which was competed in 1963.  One of the dam's walls has been converted into a climbing wall, the highest in the world, which covers a vertical span of 165 meters (around 550 ft.) and has 650 bolts and hold points.  

Check out this beautiful drone video of Switzerland's famous Castles of Bellinzona, compliments of contributor and pilot Kpax.  Lying in their namesake town at the foot of the Alps, the three landmarks are actually fortresses: Castelgrande, Montebello, and Sasso Corbaro.  The location of these fortifications is testament to the area's strategic importance; its geographic location affords access both to the Po Valley in Italy as well as to key mountain passes.   The castles have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.  

The Gornergrat is a rocky ridge in the Pennine Alps that overlooks Gorner Glacier, lying just southeast of Zermatt, Switzerland. The observatory on the ridge is where pilot Paride Musci headed out with this DJI Mavic 2 Pro to take in the famous Matterhorn. The mountain straddles Switzerland and Italy with its 14,692 foot (4,478 meter) summit, making it one of the highest in Europe. You can see its unique near-symmetrical pyramidal peak, as well as the surrounding Alps from above in this video. 

Top contributor and pilot Paride Musci used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this fantastic wintertime drone video from a well-known mountain pass in Switzerland.  It's called Jaun Pass, and it connects two cantons through the Swiss Prealps (essentially, the "foothills" of the Alps) in the west-central part of the country.  With an altitude of 1.5k meters above sea level (around 5k ft.), the pass connects the French-speaking town of Charmey (in Fribourg) with the German-speaking town of Jaun in the Bern Canton.  

Check out these amazing drone views of a set of circular-shaped cliffs in western Switzerland, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and pilot Nomadik Footprints.  The Creux du Van cliffs are located in the canton of Neuchâtel, west of the canton's namesake capital and not far from the French border.  The cliffs were created by the unusual erosional patterns to be found here, in the transition zone between the Swiss Plateau (which covers the middle part of Switzerland, north of the Alps) and the Jura Mountains to its north.  

In this excellent drone video by rlardon, you'll explore the area around Grimsel Pass in central Switzerland.  The pass itself crosses the Bernese Alps southeast of Lake Interlaken, connecting the cantons of Bern and Valais.  Some of the spots featured in the video include the Sidelhorn mountain, the Unteraar glacier, Lake Grimsel (Grimselsee), the Urbach valley, the Trift glacier and nearby suspension bridge, the village of Innertkirchen, Lake Gelmer, the Susten Pass, and the Reichenbach Valley (Rosenlaui).  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist Paride Musci used his DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to bring us this jaw-dropping aerial video of a hike on a well-known mountain in the very heart of the fabled Swiss Alps: Rochers de Naye.  Located near the town of Montreux and Lake Geneva and straddling the cantons of Vaud and Fribourg in the southwestern part of the country, the mountain has a peak elevation of about 2.05k meters above sea level or around 6.7k ft.  

Top contributor and drone pilot probeat1 brings us this spectacular aerial view of a famous river gorge in Switzerland.  It's called Viamala, and it lies along a stretch of the Hinterrhein River (a Rhine tributary) in the Canton of Grisons.  Going back to Roman times, the narrowness of the gorge represented a serious obstacle to approaching two different key mountain passes in the region.  In the 18th and 19th centuries, a series of infrastructure investments have made the gorge useable for both foot and wheeled traffic.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot maik kellerhals brings us this excellent drone video of the largest glacier in the Alps Mountains: Switzerland's Aletsch Glacier.  Situated in the Bernese Alps in the Valais Canton, the 14 mi. long (23 km) glacier takes up an astounding volume of almost four cubic mi. (about 15 cubic km).  Formed by the convergence of four smaller glaciers around Konkordia, the Alsetsch eventually flows into the Rhone River, of which Lake Geneva is part.  Like almost all of the world's glaciers, it is now retreating.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist 70daysaroundtheworld brings us this stunning drone video of Switzerland's Jungfraujoch, a "saddle" which connects two of the highest peaks in the Bernese Alps.  Covered by the Aletsch Glacier, it lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais.  It is best distinguished by the Sphinx Observatory, which sits on a rocky promontory overlooking the saddle and is prominently featured in the video.  The observatory sits at an altitude of a bit over 11.7k ft above sea level (around 3.6k meters).

For a first upload to AirVuz, new contributor Swedish Odyssey brings us this terrific aerial view of one of Switzerland's premiere ski resort areas: Verbier.  The village is located in the canton of Valais in the French-speaking southwestern part of the country.  Situated in the heart of the western Pennine Alps, Verbier is generally considered one of the world's top spots for back-country skiing.  In the summer months, the village has received international recognition for its music festival.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Clato Pictures returns after a hiatus of a year to bring us this fantastic drone video from northern Switzerland.  The video was produced to promote tourism in Schaffhausen, the northernmost canton of the Swiss Federation. The canton lies primarily on the right (northern) bank of the Rhine River, just downstream from Lake Constance  The video features footage of the historic (and marvelously well-preserved) town of Stein am Rhein, Rhine Falls (the most powerful waterfall in Europe), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor and pilot Alexander Shmidt Photography used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this spectacular aerial video of one of Switzerland's Oeschinen Lake.  It's located near the town of Kandersteg in the region known as the Bernese Oberland, the more elevated part of the central Canton of Bern.  The small but stunningly beautiful lake sits at an elevation of about 1.6k meters above sea level or around 5.2k ft.  The lake and its surroundings are part of the  Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Returning after a two year hiatus from AirVuz, contributor and drone pilot Acornpro brings us this fantastic aerial video of a mountain valley in the Swiss Alps.  It's called Val da Campa, and it's located in Grisons, the easternmost (and largest) of the cantons of the Swiss Federation.  Internationally recognized for its beauty, Val da Camp is listed on Switzerland's Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Cultural Monuments of National Importance.  The video was shot with a DJI Mavic Pro drone.  

Check out these excellent sunset aerial views of Switzerland's Monte Boglia, compliments of former Drone Video of the Week Finalist Kpax.  The mountain rises to a peak elevation of just under 5k ft. (a little over 1.5k meters) above sea level.  Situated on the border between the (Italian-speaking) southern canton of Ticino and the Italian region of Lombardy.  It overlooks the large glacial Lake Lugano, which also straddles the Swiss-Italian border.   The video was filmed with a DJI Air 2S drone.  

Check out this fantastic drone video of a mountain in central Swizterland, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Simonology.  It's called Grosser Mythen, and it's part of the sub-chain of the main Alps range known as the Schwyz Alps.  It's located in the central canton of Schwyz.  Situated just east of the canton's namesake town, Grosser Mythen has a peak altitude of just over 6.2k ft. above sea level, or around 1.9k meters.  The video was shot on a day when the mountain's peak was covered in a thick fog.  

AirVuz contributor Husermimi returns after a hiatus of a year to bring us this magnificent drone video from a monthly trip to his native Switzerland.  The video features footage of the following locations in the southwestern canton of Valais: the municipality of Crans-Montana; Tseuzier Dam; Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the Alps; and Loetchental Valley, the largest on the northern side of the Rhone River.  The video also features footage of the Trift Bridge (TriftBrucke) in the neighboring canton of Bern, and more.

Top contributor iDrone Aerials put his DJI Mavic Pro drone to good use creating this amazing aerial video shot of paragliders near Interlaken, Switzerland.  In doing so he not only captured the bright yellow and red paraglider colors but the spectacular beauty of the surrounding countryside.  Interlaken is a world-class resort and recreational area in the Bern Canton (one of the 26 cantons or provinces which make up the Swiss Federation).  The canton sits near the very center of Switzerland.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Simonology brings us this fantastic drone video of the Surenen Pass in the Swiss Alps.  The pass crosses the Urner Alps in the central part of the country, running between the mountains of Blackenstock and Eggenmanndli; the mountains have peak elevations of 2.9k and 2.5k meters above sea level (about 9.6k ft and 8k ft.), respectively.   The pass itself has an elevation of about 2.3k meters above sea level or around 7.5k ft.  It's part of the canton of Obwalden, near the geographic center of Switzerland.  

Einsiedeln Abbey is one of the most famous monasteries in Switzerland.  Seen in this drone video by AirVuz contributor dronemagic, the abbey's main building was built in the first part of the 18th century.  Administered by the Order of St. Benedict, it's located in its namesake town in the canton of Schwyz, near the geographic center of the country.  The monastery originally dates to the 9th century.   Five monasteries in the USA were founded by monks from Einsiedeln Abbey, which is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits.  

Weighing only 8 oz. (250 g) and exempt from many drone regulations, the DJI Mini 3 Pro is perfect for the traveling drone pilot.  To demonstrate the impressive cinematic capabilities of the Mini 3 Pro, Former Drone Video of the Week Winner Nico Lehr brings us this excellent aerial video from Switzerland.  Filming over a series of spectacular alpine lakes and valleys, the video shows conclusively that extremely high quality video and light weight are by no means mutually exclusive qualities.  

See some of the most famous spots in Switzerland in this wonderful compilation by AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Johnathan Chen.  After a first stop at France's Mt. Blanc, you'll head to the Swiss resort town of Montreux on Lake Geneva.  Then it's on to the Bernese Alps to see the villages of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen and Mts. Eiger and Mönch.  Finally, you'll head south to the area around Zermatt for views of the Gornergrat Observatory, the Matterhorn Mountain, and the nearby Lake Riffelsee.

Top AirVuz contributor and pilot appulver used a DJI Mavic Pro drone to create this marvelous drone reel from Switzerland.  At the :10 mark, there's a wonderful shot of Lucerne, which lies at the western end of its namesake lake in the middle of the country.  Other highlights include footage from the stunning mountains and valleys of the eastern Canton of Grisons (Graubünden), the alpine town of Engelberg in the Obwalden Canton, the idyllic Mt. Rigi, the medieval town of Zug, and more.  

Check out some awesome aerial views of over a dozen spots in Switzerland in this excellent captioned drone reel preview by alpoenschauen.  Highlights include shots of the following locations, in order of first appearance: the St. Bernard Pass, near the Italian border; Grimsel Pass, through the Bernese Alps; Rhine Falls, Europe's most powerful waterfall; the Rhône Glacier; the source of the river of the same name; the town of Splügen, in the canton of Grissons; Gotthard Pass, which connects northern and southern Switzerland; and more. 

See stunning Switzerland in the heart of winter by drone, courtesy of award-winning AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Muhamad AbuShakra. The mountainous Central European country is home to numerous lakes, villages and the high peaks of the Alps Mountain Range, making it an ideal vacation spot for many tourists regardless of the season. You can see the Swiss Alps, some of those vast lakes, and the idyllic ski villages and chalets that dot the valleys of Switzerland throughout this piece. 

A seven day hike in the heart of the Swiss Alps allowed award-winning contributor BashirAbuShakra to create this spectacular 4k drone video of his trip.  There is something for everyone in this video - endless glaciers, stunning canyons, suspended bridges, shimmering alpine valleys, waterfalls, selfies atop massive rock formations.  The video includes aerial footage of the Matterhorn, Grindelwald, and Triffbrücke.  As a way to show off the beauty of the Alps it's hard to beat this production.

Aerial Traveler is the newest of AirVūz Originals programming.  Each episode has hosts Allie and Rusty featuring a jaw-dropping travel destination via the incredible drone videos uploaded to AirVuz.  A finely curated collection packages these videos into a virtual travel itinerary, inviting us all to experience the aerial views from the best seat you’ll never need to reserve - right where you are now. This month, Aerial Traveler heads to Switzerland, watch the episode now to see it all for yourself!