Folk Music

In Switzerland there is a courious onstrument called alphorn, or sometimes called alpenhorn.It is like a trompet made of wood.The alphorn is seen mainly in montainious regions.The Yodeling (How is called this kind of tipic swiss music) isn't very popular on Switzerland, but is very caracteristical of the montain people of this country.The melody of folk music vary between regions.In the southern alps the melody is more songlike, but of more limited range.In pastoral areas are floating and wide- ranging.
The Alpine folk culture is characterized by very expressive dances. Small musical ensembles can be found in the more mountainous areas, particularly in the French speaking part of Switzerland.

Swiss Alps

The Swiss Alps are the central portion of the Alps mountain range.They cover 61% of Switzerland surface making it the second most alpin country, only behind Austria.The major destinations for skiing and other winter sports are located in: Valais, Bernese, Oberland and Graubünden.
The most visited places are:
Davos
Grindelwald
St. Moritz
Zermatt (all year round ski resort)
Other large winter resorts are:
Adelboden
Crans Montana
Engelberg
Flims
Gstaad
Klosters
Saas Fee (all year round ski resort)
Verbier
Wengen.

General Informations

Switzerland is a coutry located in western Europe with 7,5 million people and an area of 41,285 km².Is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called "Cantons".Berne is the capital of the country, but there are more 2 very important cities: Geneva and Zürich.Switzerland is one of the richess countries of the whole world.
It's borded by Germany, France, Italy, Autria and Liechtenstein, has a long history of neutrality - It hasn't been at war aince 1815 - and hosts many international organizations, including the Red Cross, The World Trade Organization and one of the U.N's two European offices.Switzerland is multilingual and has four national languages: German, Italian, French and Romansh.The establishment of Switzerland is traditionally dated to August 1, 1929 ; the first of August is the national holiday.