Switzerland is the Alps at their finest, and a private chalet is the natural way to enjoy them: space for the whole group, a base of your own after a day on the slopes or the trails, and self-catering freedom in a country where eating out adds up quickly. These are mountain and lakeside chalets and apartments rather than Mediterranean beach villas — a ski holiday in winter, and a hiking, lake and cable-car holiday in summer — reached by a short flight to Geneva or Zurich and a scenic drive or train into the mountains.
Where you go shapes the trip. The Valais around Zermatt and Verbier and the Bernese Oberland around Grindelwald are the classic all-round choices; the Engadine and St Moritz sit at the exclusive end; Surselva and Central Switzerland offer quieter, easier weeks; and Italian-speaking Ticino trades peaks for the milder lakes of Lugano and Locarno. Every villa is supplied by Interhome, a long-established European villa operator, with details and availability direct from the source.
