Ice-Skate on Natural Rinks

Many cities in Switzerland have skating rinks, but the best experience is to skate on a natural rink. Natural rinks can be found all around Switzerland, often hidden deep inside valleys or only accessible by chairlift.

Davos, a ski resort town in Switzerland, is home to the biggest natural ice rink in Europe. It has a surface area of 18,000 square meters and is used by both experts and beginners looking to have fun, including ice hockey players and world champion speed skaters. Many lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland freeze over in the winter and become giant ice rinks. At 1,004 meters in altitude, Lac (lake) de Joux is a breathtaking display of ice. Other well-known locations in the La Brevine region are Lac des Rousses and Lac des Tailleres. In the winter, Katzensee Lake outside of Zurich draws ice skaters for those who prefer to keep their trip urban.