Centre Travel

Around 60 of the 300 or so boulders dug up when the motorway was constructed can now be seen in this specially designed boulder garden. As well as gneiss and granite, the garden also contains examples of limestones and sandstones.  Boards explain how the rocks were created millions of years ago when the alpine folds began to form, and were then transported to Grenchen by the glaciers tens of thousands of years ago.

The castle of Alt-Falkenstein stands at the narrowest point of the Klus valley, between Oensingen and Balsthal. In days of old, the castle was the ideal base for keeping watch over the gateway to the Jura. Today, the history-laden walls enclose a museum of local history. Castle of Alt-Falkenstein Web:   www.museum-alt-falkenstein.ch

The seat of the former "innkeepers' Guild" looks back on an over 500-year history. Nestled at the heart of Solothurn's historic centre, the guild house is today a popular restaurant and hotel with specialities earning city-wide fame: paper-thin pizza-style "Flammenkuchen" and Skewered meats flambeed with cognac at your table. Zunfthaus zu Wirthen Hauptgasse 41 4500 Solothurn T:   +41(0) 32 626 28 48 Web:   www.wirthen.ch

Outside the restaurant on the lovely Friedhofsplatz, a sign proudly proclaims this inn dates back to 1038.  But time has not stood still, and guests enjoy a bistro cuisine of the highest calibre in the cosy "Stadbeiz" (town hostelry) today. Gourmets also love gather in the "Zunfstube" - with a cuisine boasting 17 Gault-Millau points. Restaurant Zum Alten Stephan Friedhofplatz 10, 4500 Solothurn T:   +41 (0)32 622 11 09 Web:   www.alterstephan.ch

"The place to see and be seen" is the motto of this exceptional restaurant. The terrace affords views of the Aare and is an ideal spot for watching the crowds from near and far.The restaurant's exquisite cuisine  blends local recipes with Asian aromas and a fine range of salts from all over the world. Salzhaus Restaurant Landhausquai, 4500 Solothurn T:   +41 (0)32 622 01 01 Web:   www.restaurant-salzhaus.ch

Locanda Baita dei Forti Localita' Tratto Spino, 1 Malcesine Tel;   045 7400319 Fax:  045 6570685

B&B A Casa Di Carla Via Alfieri, 26 Peschiera Del Garda Tel:   045 7551348 Email:   casacarla@hotmail.it Web:     http://acasadicarla.spaces.live.com

Camping Panorama * Via Gardesana 1, Malcesine Tel:   045 6584119 Fax:  045 6584119 Email:   campeggiopanorama@tiscali.it