Switzerland can be divided into three distinct geographical regions. The Alps cover roughly 58% of the country, the Central Plateau around 31% and the Jura 11%. It has 49 four-thousanders – mountain peaks that are 4,000 metres or higher.

Switzerland is known as the land of mountains, chocolate and fine watches – but there's so much more to this beautiful country.

Switzerland is famous for its mountains, clocks and its food – especially cheese and chocolates. It's a fantastic place for winter sports. The British Royals love to snowboard in Klosters while skiing in Zermatt gives you fantastic views of the iconic Matterhorn mountain.

Ferdinand Hodler and Giovanni Segantini, two key exponents of early modern painting in Switzerland, are honoured here above all with their outstanding landscapes, which enabled them to go beyond allegorical symbolism and find fundamentally new formulations of painting.