Swissminiatur Melide

Swissminiatur is Switzerland tiny. 130 models of houses, castles and monuments drawn to scale and detail are placed outdoors in a park of 14,000 meters, surrounded by plants and flowers.

 Opened in 1959 Melide, the park "Mini Switzerland" is the only one of its kind in Switzerland. Among the models reconstructed in detail, there are also known sites that Heidi Village in Maienfeld, castles Burgdorf and Chillon, the Federal Palace in Bern and Milan Cathedral, the only building that can be visited within . Between buildings, 18 miniature trains run on 3.5 km of rail as well as cog railways, cable cars and boats. Decorated with 15,000 kinds of flowers and more than 1,500 trees, Swissminiatur is also a feast for the eyes. A playground for children and a self-service restaurant complete the offer.

source: http://www.myswitzerland.com/fr/decouvrir_la_suisse/top_attractions.html