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in Zürich

Day 1 Switzerland’s most popular piece. Stop for
Morning Jump straight into the city’s lunch at Hiltl (p167), the world’s first vege­
(and Switzerland’s) past with a visit tarian restaurant, opened in 1898.
to the Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum Afternoon Take in another side of the
(p162), where local history is revealed city with a train trip, from Hauptbahnhof
through fascinating exhibits on home (p166) to Üetliberg, Zürich’s “mountain”. A
design and fashion. Mull it all over with path from the station leads through the
lunch at Spitz, the museum restaurant. woods to Hotel Uto Kulm’s (www.utokulm.
Afternoon Cross the Walchbrücke and ch) delightful café terrace. After a coffee,
explore the pedes trianized warren of climb the 179 steps of the communications
Niederdorf (p169). Detour down narrow tower for splendid views over the city.
Napfgasse and into Conditorei Schober Evening Return to the city centre for an
(p167) for irresistible pastries and drinking evening cruise on Zürichsee (p170) from
chocolate made by Lindt to Herr Schober’s the pier at Bürkliplatz. Afterward, walk
own specification. Meander on to the along the riverside into the Old Town
city’s largest church, the Grossmünster for cock tails mixed by masters at Old
(p169), where the Protestant reformer Crow (p168).
Ulrich Zwingli preached.
Evening Stroll down Bahnhofstrasse Day 3
(p166), which ends at Bürkliplatz, then nip
into the Arboretum and Belvoirpark with Morning Dip into the city’s best­known
its huge collection of irises and daylilies. area of urban regeneration, Zürich West.
After, enjoy fresh fish dishes at a This former Industriequartier has been
restaurant overlooking the water. transformed into a vibrant area of inde­
pendent bars, restaurants and shops
Day 2 selling everything from Tunisian textiles
to electric bikes. Nearby is the iconic
Morning Have breakfast at Confiserie Freitag shop (p161), housed inside a stack
Sprüngli (www.spruengli.ch). A meeting of 19 shipping containers.
place for Zürich’s well­to­do since 1859, Afternoon After a lunch of pan­Pacific
it is now renowned for its Bircher muesli cuisine at hip Steinfels microbrewery
with seasonal berries. Cross the Limmat (www.steinfels-zuerich.ch), wander through
to visit Zürich's Kunsthaus (p164), home Zürichhorn Park (p171), which stretches all
to one of the city’s most impor tant collec­ the way to Zürichsee. The park is dotted
tions of art. Its highlight is Rudolf Koller’s with sculptures by modern artists, including
Gotthard Post (1873), a vivid painting of a Heureka, a kinetic sculpture created by artist
postal coach scattering cows; it was voted Jean Tinguely for Expo 64 in Lausanne (p130).
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