Colouring picture – Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

The “search and find” pictures help children to discover the UNESCO World Heritage properties in Switzerland in a simple way. 

What is a UNESCO World Heritage property?

Imagine that there are special places all over the world that are so important and beautiful that we want to protect them forever. These places are for example old castles, big mountains, ancient cities or beautiful natural areas. Some of them are so old that they were built or created many hundreds or thousands of years ago.

All these places are on a List of UNESCO (an organisation of the United Nations). This list shows that these places are important for the whole world, not just for one country. We can therefore be very proud of the UNESCO World Heritage properties in Switzerland and should take good care of them.

The World Heritage “Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch”

The region is known for its high mountains and glacial landscapes. But it also includes green meadows and dry steppes. Here you will find a variety of different habitats for plants and animals in a relatively small area. 

Many famous artists and writers have described this impressive landscape, attracting many mountaineers and tourists to experience this natural environment. The landscape is like a giant adventure book that offers many different chapters, from icy glaciers to warm areas.

UNESCO has designated this region as a World Heritage property because few places in the world combine so many different landscapes in one place that can tell us so much about nature and climate change and how we humans deal with it.
 

More information and ordering options for the “search and find” book: edu.ourheritage.ch