experience gained in four different visits to the country, in the course of which he left but a small portion of it unexplored. Notwithstanding this, he cannot speak of the Hand-book for Switzerland with less diffidence than he did of the volumes relating to Germany which have preceded it; and he must equally trust in the indulgence of his readers to excuse numerous inaccuracies which no doubt pervade it. He has, however, no hesitation in speaking of the merits of the second section of this volume, relating to Savoy and Piedmont, which has been prepared by a friend and fellow-traveller, most intimately acquainted with those countries, which he has explored in almost every direction, and on many different occasions. The routes contained in it possess great interest, from the want of other information respecting the country they traverse, from the extreme accuracy with which they are described, and from their being derived, not from books, but from personal knowledge. They will probably be the means of throwing open to English travellers a region little visited hitherto, but possessing, from its romantic beauties, the highest claim to attention. 1838. *** The present edition has been very carefully revised, and corrected as far as possible, down to the present time ; some new routes have been added, and others have been re-written. SWITZERLAND. CONTENTS. § 5. MODES OF TRAVELLING IN SWITZERLAND. $ 7, VOITURIERS, OR LOHNKUTSCHER है 9. GUIDES, PORTERS. CHAISES-A-PORTEURS § 12. DIRECTIONS FOR TRAVELLING, AND REQUISITES FOR § 13. OBJECTS MOST DESERVING OF NOTICE IN SWITZER The names of many places are necessarily repeated in several Routes ; but, to facilitate reference, they are printed in Italics only in those Routes under which they are fully PAGE . 65 3 Basle to Soleure, the Weissen- 5 Basle to Aarau, by the Staf- 7 Schaffhausen to Constance 19 14 Zurich to Coire, by the lakes 16 Zurich to Lucerne, over the of the Russberg and the Sierre, crossing the Grimmi 116 40 Pass of the Sanetsch-Saanen 42 Berne to Lausanne, by Frey- 43 Berne to Lausanne, by Morat 50 Yverdun to Geneva, by Orbe, 56 Geneva to Martigny, by Lau-. and the Baths of Pfeffers 183 81 The Prettigau ; Mayenfeld to 82 Pass of the Julier, from Coire vers to Nauders, and the Pass of Finstermünz 216 85 Pass of the Bernina. Sa- madan, in the Engadine, to Tirano, in the Valteline, by Pontresina and Puschiavo . 219 . |