Page 17 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Switzerland

WESTERN
PAGE 126 SWITZERLAND
Stretching from the Jura mountains
and Vaud Alps to the shores of Lakes
Geneva and Neuchâtel, this is one of
the most densely inhabited parts of
the country. City-breakers flock to
buzzing university city Lausanne
and the hip-shaking jazz bars of

iconic cheese of Gruyères, fondue-
friendly Fribourg and the Lavaux’s
wine-growing nirvana. In between
MITTELLAND, Best for DISCOVER Getting to Know Switzerland Montreux, while foodies relish the
all this let time slow down in the
Breathtaking panoramas from
historical watchmaking hubs of
PAGE 80 BERNESE OBERLAND top-of-Europe summits Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds.
AND VALAIS
Home to
One of the most beautiful areas in the country, this is Zermatt and the Matterhorn, Best for
Aletsch Glacier
Jazz, wine and watches
the place to tick off half your bucket list. Mountain lovers Experience Home to
should make a beeline to Interlaken to soak up the Hiking along the incomparable
sky-high vistas and climb the Jungfraujoch or the Eiger. Aletsch Glacier Lake Geneva, Château de Chillon
To the south, in the canton of Valais, looms the country’s Experience
most famous peak: the Matterhorn. For the ultimate Taking the scenic Golden Pass train line
journey, catch the train to see hanging valleys and from Montreux to Château d’Oex
leviathan-sized glaciers from the comfort of a carriage.

GENEVA ZÜRICH
PAGE 110 The capital of the French-speaking PAGE 154 Often ranked as one of the world’s most
part of the country is the jewel of the
liveable cities, there’s more to Zürich
Swiss Lake District. Pocket-sized and
largest city punches above its weight
impeccably clean, it offers timely than a love for money. Switzerland’s
distractions for clock-watchers and as a 21st-century design hub without
more casual travellers. The pedes- losing its medieval mojo. Just take a
trianized Old Town, a mini-maze of stroll through the zigzagging lanes
bijou squares and neo-classical of the Old Town Niederdorf to the
cathedrals, is a delight to get lost in. Limmat River, and you’ll wend a path
Beyond the city limits, you’ll find the past weathered churches, candy-box
famous CERN, the world’s largest clock towers, avant-garde galleries,
particle physics laboratory, the traditional chocolatiers and high-end
creased hills of Saint-Cergue, and boutiques. Most visitors use it as a
enough lakeside vineyards and castles jumping off point, but the city’s mix of
to keep you here longer than planned. culture and cuisine demands attention.
Best for Best for
Museums, culture and lakeside excursions A city buzz
Home to Home to
Musee d’Art et d’Histoire Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum
Experience Experience
Taking a tram to the lovely Italianate Swimming in a badi, an outdoor pool
district of Carouge, with its independent on the lake or river
shops and Saturday market

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