Switzerland islands

When you see St. Peter's Island rising out of Lake Biel, you are impressed. The island already bewitched the philosopher Rousseau. To this day, it exerts a spell on its visitors. Whether you approach the car-free island on foot, by bike or by boat, the two-square-kilometer island captivates with its wild nature. Besides nature lovers and gourmets, wedding parties are the main visitors. They are catered for at the Klosterhotel with island wine and products from the Inselbiohof. "Nowhere did I feel so truly happy as on St. Peter's Island in the middle of Lake Biel," wrote Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Empress Josephine and the kings of Prussia and Sweden followed his rapturous notes about the almost untouched island...