Heidi

Swiss author Johanna Spyri (1827–1901) spent her childhood near the town of Chur in Graubünden, in a magical setting near Lake Constance, where the Rhine River flows freely and the Alps offer endless possibilities for breathtaking views. It is no wonder that this landscape inspired her to write her most famous work, which brought her worldwide success. The novel Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre was published in 1880 and in the Czech translation it is known to generations of children as Heidi, the Little Girl of the Mountains.