Located at 1350m, this stuck-in-time Walser-speaking hamlet is great for slipping off the map for a while, with its ludicrously picturesque cluster of timber huts, 14th-century chapel and watermill. It's totally dwarfed by the scale of its lake, mountain and forest backdrop. You can stay at the dark-wood chalet, the perfect base for a couple of days’ majestic walking.
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St Martin im Calfeisental
Northeastern Switzerland
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