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Bahnhofstrasse Zürich
40 Reviews A shopper's paradise, the 1.5 kilometre long Bahnhofstrasse is one of the world's most exclusive - think Champs Elysees, Fifth Avenue or London's Bond Street. Running from the central train station...
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Le Jet d'Eau Geneva
48 Reviews Photos: 1. The Jet d'eau in Geneva harbor. 2. During the European football (soccer) championships in the summer of 2008 a huge ball was suspended above the fountain and kept up in the air by the force...
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Mount Pilatus Lucerne
51 Reviews Probably the best view of Lucerne and its surrounds can be seen on a clear day from atop Mt Pilatus. In summer there are many hiking and walking trails to explore which will amaze and delight the...
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Clock Tower Bern
38 Reviews Walking along the Old Town streets you can see and hear the clock. A masterpiece of craftmanship it dominates from the top end of a very beautiful street. The astronomical clock was first mentioned...
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Lake Zürich Zürich
55 Reviews The first thing you notice when arriving in Zurich city is the beautiful lake with lovely boardwalks and bridges. The view is spectacular. Take the time to walk slowely and savour the moment.
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Old Town Geneva
16 Reviews The old quarter of the city is very worth the visit. Beautiful buildings, narrow streets, impressive wooden made doors and windows, that´s what catched my eyes firstly. I didn´t learn too much about...
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Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge) Lucerne
88 Reviews Kappelbruecke was built in 1333. It is a long and winding wooden bridge which spans the Reuss River in the centre of Lucerne. It includes the landmark Wassertuerm (Water Tower) which makes it easily...
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Old town Bern
56 Reviews This house at Gerechtigkeitsgasse was the seat of the guild of weavers and it is easy to see, because there is a figure of a black and golden mythological animal, a griffon, on its front. Nowadays...
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Uetliberg Zürich
25 Reviews We walked all the way from Zürichsee to the top of Üetliberg. It took quite a long time and it was very steep but that was half of the fun. The view was incredible! Also the restaurant up at the...
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Lac Léman - Lake Geneva Geneva
21 Reviews Geneve lives around the lake, and its beauty is enhanced with gardens and parks all around. Travelling with kids, we had to skip the centre of town, but they appreciated the freedom by the water and...
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Old Town Lucerne
64 Reviews Next stop, and it's at the oldest Church in Lucerne, which is the small St Peter’s Chapel that was built in 1178, when a Priest was appointed to take care of the population. Inside, it was nothing...
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Bear pit Bern
34 Reviews Bern & the Bärengraben / bear-pit, that is history ! They live in a large park now: the Bärenpark ! Such a tourist-attraction is not really "my cup of tea" but in Bern the Bärengraben has a tradition...
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Churches - Grossmünster Zürich
65 Reviews Adjacent to Grossmünster is the chapterhouse, which contains the Romanesque cloister. Although the building seems to be of a more recent construction, the cloister itself is much older, completed in...
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Cathédrale Saint-Pierre Geneva
34 Reviews Located underneath the Cathedral of Geneva, the Saint-Pierre archaeological site was excavated over a couple of decades ending in 2006. The excavations revealed the foundations of buildings dating...
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Löwendenkmal (Lion Monument) Lucerne
45 Reviews One of the "must see" attractions in Lucerne is the Lion Monument, a memorial for the Swiss soldiers who died in battle serving France's King Louis XVI during the French Revolution. The sculpture...
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Markets and shopping Bern
15 Reviews Walking through the Old Town market we were attracted to the wonderful display of local cheese. Such a delight to see and would have loved to be able to buy some. Notice the garlic by the cheese,...
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Chocolate factory tours Zürich
6 Reviews Please note that tours at the LINDT chocolate factory are not available. The chocolate museum is temporarily closed as well. Instead you can visit the factory shop which is open from Monday to...
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Flower Clock Geneva
25 Reviews A symbol of the renowned Swiss clock and watch industry, l'Horloge Fleurie (Flower Clock) has been telling time in Geneva since 1955. Originally, it was a classic one circle floral clock, but since...
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Vierwaldstätter See (Lake Lucerne) Lucerne
50 Reviews A visit to Lake Lucerne would not be complete without a cruise on beautiful Lake Lucerne. Here you can see houses of the rich and famous, A statute of Christ blessing the lake and a couple of castles.
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Fountains Bern
36 Reviews As you enter the Munsterplatz on your was to the Munster take time to stop and admire the beautiful statute of Moses located in the centre of the platz. Built during 1545 it is in excellent condition...
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Lindenhof Zürich
32 Reviews This historic centre of Zürich is known as Altstadt, or "old town". It lies at the tip of the Lake and is split in two by the River Limmat. The right bank is referred to as Rathaus, after the City...
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Boat trip on the Lake Geneva
14 Reviews If you are staying in any hotel in Geneva, you should have received a card providing free public transport... ...that includes the Mouettes lines, four different 'boat lines' allowing to easily cross...
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Jesuitenkirche (Jesuit Church) Lucerne
30 Reviews This beautiful church stands on the River Reuss a few meters from Kappelbruecke. It is the work of Austrian and Italian architects and dates back to 1666. It was built for the Jesuit community when...
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House of Parliament Bern
28 Reviews The house of the Swiss Parliament faces Bundesplatz, a very large square with fountains squirting from the pavement. Beware you may be caught when they turn on. A majestic building facing the city...
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Shopping/Wandering the streets Zürich
25 Reviews The quarter between Bahnhofstraße and Limmat river looks small on the map. Nevertheless take your time to explore the narrow lanes round St Peter's church and Lindenhof, and have your camera ready....
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It was a memorable experience crossing St Gothard in August. We were coming from the coast in Italy, wearing our swimming suits, and suddenly we found ourselves in deep winter, with snow still around. The landscape is awesome, and I will never forget the image of a tiny and beautiful shop, with very old wooden shelves, in the mountain, where a couple with two boys (as us) wearing heavy anoraks were calmly playing cards.What a sensation!
Geneva was my first Swiss city, and also the base for exploring much of the country on the Swiss Pass during my first trip. That said, if you don't feel like travelling much, there's plenty in the city itself to keep you entertained: - Sightseeing: the St. Pierre Cathedral (complete with Calvin's chair), lakeshore and the famous fountain, the Flower Clock, the Orthodox Church, Arsenal and the Old City, the Reformation Wall, UN, scores of museums, the Brunswick monument, Ile Rousseau - Shopping: anything from flea market and antiques (the Protestant market is very colourful) to the luxury goods & jewellery stores - and everything in between - Interesting neighbourhoods: from Carouges full of small stores to the scientific centre of CERN - Special events: regardless of when you come, there's always something going on at Palexpo. The most popular is, of course, the Motor Show - taking...
I've been in Lucarno just once, when my student's budget didn't allow a long stay. I loved the place, and wished to come back. Now that the budget is not so tight, Fernanda keeps calling for... heat. I can´t put the mountains and lakes as a top priority.What will I imagine to visit Lucarno again?
Geneva, Zurich, Bern are the main cities of Switzerland. The older part of these cities is very interesting. The streets are decorated with Swiss flags. You can stroll around the street, enjoy lunch in a roadside restaurant and meet other tourists
Geneva, Zurich and Bern are the main cities of Switzerland. The older part of these cities is very interesting. The streets are decorated with Swiss flags. You can stroll around the street, enjoy lunch in a roadside restaurant and meet other tourists.
In the village of San Bernardino you have to decide whether you take the passroad or the tunnel. For me it was clear that I would prefer the passroad, because the weather was great and I was not in a hurry and I also wanted to explore the village a bit.There is an interesting chapel on top of a hill (my last pic) and a large, round protestant church in the village and next to it I saw that old postal-carriage in a garage. Interesting also to see so many houses covered by stones on the roof.
This is a fascinating place to visit. The museum, Schweizerisches Landesmuseum in German, has artifacts from Switzerland's ENTIRE history. The first section is the Stone Age and it's amazing how many items they have from that period. The Roman section was terrific. They even have a Roman-era sandal. There's also a gorgeous gold and garnet brooch from the 500s A.D. that was lovely. It's amazing that something 1500 years old could look so stylish by modern standards.Later periods are housed in an adjacent building. This building is amazing because there are entire rooms set up here. You can really get a true sense of what it was like to live back then when the entire room is the antique, not just one or two pieces. There are rooms here from abbeys, rathauses, castles, etc. The most interesting part of each room was definitely the large stoves, heaters basically made of porcelain or ceramic...
I dedicate this tip to "VT Chocolate Lovers Club". Without you, especially the founder, shyjane, i never think of this interesting trip. And of course, to all of you non-choloate lovers, welcome to this Sweet-Swiss-offer. This is a day-tour starting from Montreux, Gruyerès, Broc and vice -versa.Special mentioned:I'm thanking the Golden Pass Homepage for letting me use this pic.
The Castle de Chillon has a romanitc setting on Lake Geneva, jutting out on a rock promontory and with the mountains behind. Its a very popular place to visit. It was originally built in the 9th. century, built to protect one of the main roads to the Great St Bernard pass to Italy. The present castle was for the most part built by the counts of Savoy in the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries. During the sixteenth century, the castle was used as a state prison and was the setting of the English poet Byron's "The Prisoner of Chillon".Open daily: April–Sept 9am–7pm; March & Oct 9.30am–6pm; Jan, Feb, Nov & Dec 10am–5pm; last entry 1hr before closing. Entrance fee Fr.7.
It is a pearl of barock stil!It was built between 1762 -1773 after the planes of Gaetano Matteo Pisoni. 1828 it was rebuilt to a Kathedral. It was built from "Solothurner Marmor" ! You must see there the breast feligquire of saint Viktor (1644), Bruder Klaus (1734), Magdalena (1741) und Josef (1748). But also the silver Maria Statue Rosenkranz-Bruderschaft (1739) and the big golden die Monstranz are to be see.
Hotel Continental Zurich Zürich
4 Reviews and 557 Opinions We stayed at the Sofitel in January 2008. Although the external appearance of the hotel is...
Art Deco Hotel Montana Lucerne
3 Reviews and 411 Opinions We stayed at the Hotel Montana over the American Thanksgiving holiday and found it to be one of the...
Eastwest Hotel Geneva Geneva
2 Reviews and 231 Opinions tayed here with my husband, it is the finest hotel with very good services. I loved the bathroom and...
Reviews and photos of Switzerland attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Switzerland sightseeing.
Q: Hi, I'm planning a 10DAY vacation to Switzerland, with my wife & teenage son in the 1st week of JULY, starting from GENEVA &...
A: Hi, I would personally get the rail pass as it the trains are quick and effecient. We have stayed at Interlaken a few times and loved it.Stayed at the following hotel,...
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