Switzerland
Our Top Picks For Switzerland
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1 Basel
Modern art and contemporary buildings by likes of Frank Gehry and Herzog & de Meuron
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2 Lucerne
Iconic timber bridges, a stroll through the old town and cruises on the mountain-ringed lake
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3 Bern
Bear pits, a dip in the Aare, Paul Klee in the Kunstmuseum and Einstein's house
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4 Lac De Neuchâtel
The château of Neuchâtel, colourful historic fountains, the Gothic Église Collégiale and lake cruises
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5 Lausanne
The Art Brut gallery, hilly medieval centre, Olympic museum and lakefront Lavaux vineyard hikes
Fast Facts about Switzerland
- Average life expectancy
77.9 (men), 83.7 (women)
- GDP per capita
Sfr65,830 (2007)
- GDP
Sfr480 billion (2007)
- Highest point
Dufourspitze at 4634m
- Area
41,285 sq km
- Unemployment rate
2.4% (2007)
- Inflation
2%
- Population
7.59 million
- GDP growth
1.9%
- Non-Swiss nationals
20.7% of population
- You Fondue?
Most of the world left fondue back in the 70s, but in Switzerland it's always in style. The classic fondue is bread dunked in Emmental and Gruyère cheeses mixed with white wine, potato flour and a dash of nutmeg - consumed, of course, on shag-pile carpet.
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Our favourite Switzerland Blogs (beta)
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Skiing by Matterhorn, the Toblerone Mountain!
Blog: The 4 Season Travel Blog - 18 March 2009
So one of my favorite ski blogs just posted this Review of Zermatt Ski Resort, and after reading it I realize that I will have to go back to Zermatt.
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Introducing Switzerland
If you could travel through only one European country, which might you choose? Italy? France? Germany? How about a taste of three in one? That can only mean Switzerland!
Known as a summer and winter sports paradise (just look at those glistening white 4000m-plus Alpine peaks and glittering lakes), Switzerland is where people first skied for fun. Illustrious names evoke all the romance and glamorous drama of the mountain high life: Zermatt, St Moritz, Interlaken, Gstaad, the Jungfrau, Verbier and more. Cities like Geneva (the most cosmopolitan), Zürich (the most outrageous), Basel and Lausanne heave with heady artistic activity and sometimes incendiary nightlife.
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Tips & articles
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Skiing Europe’s Haute Route
8 July 2009
Take a guide, take an ice axe and take the exhilarating challenge of skiing the legendary Haute Route. This...
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Five memorials to music legends
26 June 2009
Pop ultralegend Michael Jackson has died. We, along with millions of fans worldwide, are in mourning. As...
Latest headlines for Switzerland
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Switzerland thwarts US tax deal
8 July 2009 12:01PM
Switzerland is trying to ensure UBS does not hand over account details to the US, citing national bank secrecy rules.
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US seeks tax cheat names from UBS
30 June 2009 9:28PM
The US accuses UBS of violating US laws and insists the Swiss bank reveal the names of suspected US tax cheats.
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Swiss bust child pornography ring
28 June 2009 9:29PM
Police in Switzerland say they have uncovered an internet child pornography network spanning 78 countries.
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