Unesco

The area surrounding Mount Jungfrau, the Great Aletsch Glacier and Mount Bietschhorn was added to the list of World Heritage sites by UNESCO in 2001 under the name "UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch".

The region's attractiveness results firstly from the uniqueness of the high Alpine mountains and natural landscapes, which feature different vegetation levels – from rocky steppes to Mediterranean fauna and flora – and,

secondly, from the neighbouring, traditional cultural landscapes, created through hundreds of years of agricultural use. These unique, man-made works (including drystone walls and Suonen, or irrigation channels) have been and continue to be preserved and upgraded by a project that enjoys the support of public agencies.