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Pocket Switzerland
A red hot-air balloon with an ivory band floats over a turquoise lake, a village and alpine mountains of folded paper.

Pocket Switzerland

Unfold the map, follow the wind
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Latest version: Alpha 0.5

November 9, 2026

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Hiking guides: the Via Alpina from Montreux to Vaduz, stage by stage, with Clotilde the hiker.

Everything new in 0.5

  • Destinations63 destinations on the map: cities, summits, lakes and glaciers.
  • TreasuresThe 20 heritage treasures, one for each town with a stamp: a chest appears near the town once its stamp is won. The riddles and the master treasures remain to be searched for in flight.
  • SpecialitiesThe 26 specialities of the cantons, one per canton: each waits in a basket, always in the same place on the map, to be picked up in flight.
  • TransportThe 9 means of transport on the map: land on one and you take its ticket.
  • Swiss dictionaryThe 20 expressions of the Swiss dictionary, one per town: a word of its language or dialect.
  • Nature guideThe 31 species the balloon can meet, from the lowlands to the glaciers. To meet one, look for a pennant on the map: it appears at random during the flight and stays for three minutes.
  • Hiking guidesOne long-distance hike across Switzerland, stage by stage, with each stage’s official figures and its profile. On the map, the guide sits in the backpack and draws its route across the country.
  • Game guideFlying the balloon, discovering the country, exploring the towns on foot, making progress and flying with companions, without giving away what the game keeps hidden.
  • The projectHow a map for finding my way between the valleys became a paper country you fly over in a hot-air balloon.
  • Behind the scenesWhat the map can do, how it is built, where its data comes from, and the tools used to fine-tune it.