Switzerland is known as the home of the mountains but Switzerland also has more than 1,500 lakes and water bodies.
According to the Travel Daily website, almost all Swiss cities are located on the shores of lakes. Whether it's the altitude, the crystal-clear water or the beauty of the surrounding landscape, there's something extraordinary about the sparkling lakes of Switzerland.
Below are three of Switzerland's most beautiful lakes for those who might be interested in visiting them:
Lake Geneva: The largest in Central Europe; it is a crescent-shaped deep lake in Switzerland overlooked by the Swiss Alps.
One can book a cruise or a culinary trip to comfortably enjoy notable sights, such as the emblem of the city of Geneva, the "Jet d'eau", a 140-meter high water fountain that is illuminated at night. It's also a great place to go rowing, sailing, windsurfing, water skiing, wakeboarding and even scuba diving.
Lake Lugano: Located in Ticino, Lake Lugano is a glacial lake at the southernmost tip of Tessin, the holiday region at the southern end of the Alps! The Lake has many different branches and is surrounded by mountains, Monte Generoso being the highest at about 1700 meters.
Lake Thun: The deeply-blue Lake Thun lies on the northern periphery of the Alps, between the Bernese Oberland towns of Thun and Interlaken.
A cruise on Lake Thun is an experience that also relaxes whilst enjoying a fine meal, or simply the glorious sunshine on the deck, your gaze will travel pass along the attractive shore with its romantic villages, majestic historic castles right up to the peaks of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.