Sardona World Heritage Visitor Center Vättis

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The Sardona World Heritage Visitor Center in Vättis offers insights into the Sardona Tectonic Arena. The BergeBeben-BergeStürzen exhibition shows the dynamics of the Alps and the effects of earthquakes and rockfalls.

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Insight into the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tectonic Arena Sardona

The visitor center in the former Alpine School Vättis offers exciting insights into the Tectonic Arena Sardona and is the ideal starting point for an informative day trip to the Tamina Valley or for hiking and biking tours.
In addition to the permanent exhibition MountainsQuake-MountainsFall, visitors will find an exhibition on the prehistoric Drachenloch cave and learn much more about the impressive mountain landscape, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 2008.

Exhibition MountainsEarthquakes MountainsTumbling
Earthquakes and rockfalls occur regularly in the Sardona World Heritage region. They are important signs that mountain formation is far from complete. The Alps are in constant motion. They are uplifted and eroded by millimetres every year. The smallest earth movements can be experienced live in the exhibition in Vättis using a seismograph.

Of all the known landslides in Switzerland, the four largest occurred in the Sardona World Heritage region. The exhibition impressively shows the destruction and suffering caused by the rockfalls around the Tectonic Arena Sardona. On the other hand, such natural events are constantly reshaping our landscape, creating new habitats for plants and animals.