2 Best Sights in Berner Oberland, Switzerland

The first recorded mention of the Saanen Church, the oldest building in the region, was in 1228, and it is no doubt older than that. Just off Saanen's main street, the church is open daily for visits unless a service is being held. This Romanesque structure was renovated in the 20th century to reveal portions of medieval frescoes on the interior walls.

On the site of a former Augustinian monastery, founded in 1133, this church features a 14th-century steeple and vibrant stained-glass windows created by Swiss painter Paul Zehnder in the 1950s. A side door leads out into the small, but serene, cloister arcade.