Taking a photographic tour of Switzerland through a selection of just three striking cities is no easy task.

So in this certainly incomplete selection we have:

- Bern, the capital of the country with around 134 thousand inhabitants.
Its ancient city, with its medieval heritage preserved for centuries, is inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.
Among its curiosities is the Zytglogge, the astronomical clock that is more than 600 years old, and at every hour, cats, jesters and dancing bears entertain passers-by.
The Federal Palace of Switzerland, the seat of government, including the Federal Assembly and the Federal Council, impresses with its ostentatious Renaissance architecture.

- Montreux is a traditional tourist town on the northeast shore of Lake Geneva and is well known for its Jazz Festival.

The promenade is filled with greenery, including lots of Mediterranean flowers and trees, sculptures and grand Belle Époque buildings.
Among the sculptures is that of Freddie Mercury, who lived there after discovering he was ill and composed the song "A Winter's Tale" for the city.

Another illustrious statue is that of the composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), by authors Nicolai Kusnetsov and Natalia Moromskaya, a gift from Russia to Montreux.

- Geneva, a global city, alongside New York, as one of the most important centers of diplomacy and global cooperation due to being home to branches of several organizations such as the United Nations, the Red Cross and UNESCO.

The work "The Broken Chair", with 5.5 tons of wood and 12 m high in front of the UN, by Swiss artist Daniel Berset and original design by Paul Vermuelen, symbolizes the rejection of armed violence against the civilian population throughout the world. world and, in particular, honors the victims of cluster bombs and landmines.

The Jet d'Eau on Lake Geneva is the city's largest identification symbol, releasing 500 liters of water per second to a height of 140 m.

The first Jet d'Eau was installed in 1886, further downstream, and served as a safety valve for a hydraulic power network. In 1891 its aesthetic value was recognized, being transferred to its current location to celebrate the Federal Gymnastics Festival and the 600th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation.

The current version is from 1951, with a pumping station to pump water from the lake rather than the city's water supply system.