With its cow-studded green valleys, snow-capped peaks and glittering ski resorts, Switzerland Many people are the type of place Think about it They know. But this country in the heart of Europe is worth another visit. Take, for example, its notoriously expensive largest city, ZurichWho doesn’t seem to get enough credit for it A progressive approachAn often overlooked art and Music Scenesand a skyline shaped by surprisingly diverse architectural voices, including Le Corbusier, Santiago Calatrava, and Shigeru Ban. Its alpine ski towns, including big names like Verbier, Davos and Zermatt, meanwhile, are expanding their offerings beyond the snow season: Engadin ValleyHome to St. Moritz, it has become a warm-weather hot spot, with hundreds of miles of hiking trails, electric mountain bike rentals, and all kinds of adventure sports, including paragliding, kitesurfing, and class-4 whitewater-rapids. Rafting through Giarsun Gorge. But, of course, the classics still sing. After facing the country’s rugged terrain, you’ve earned a new one Mandarin Oriental Palace, LucerneA stunningly renovated Belle Epoque grande-dame hotel originally opened in 1906.