People and places
The stories of Switzerland.
Homes, streets and memorial sites.
The people who left something of themselves here.
Auguste Piccard
A dynasty of adventurers who refused to stay on the ground and decided to find out for themselves where the world ends. The pioneering, record-breaking scientist who soared into the stratosphere in a balloon and paved the way for the conquest of space.
Bertrand Piccard
His grandfather conquered the skies, his father plunged into the depths, and he decided to circle the Earth without a drop of fuel. The psychiatrist and pilot who carried on the family tradition and completed the longest flight in aviation history.
Jacques Piccard
From the highest reaches of the atmosphere to the mysterious, darkest depths of the Mariana Trench. The adventurer who dove to the deepest point on Earth, proving that his family simply had no limits.
4 place links in this collection
- Basel, Switzerland (city of birth)
- Chexbres, Switzerland (place of his death)
- Lausanne, Switzerland (his birthplace)
- La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland (place of his death)