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Day 1 Afternoon From St-Saphorin, it’s a three-
Morning Starting at Geneva’s Jet d’Eau minute train ride to Vevey (p144) and
(p120), stroll north into the Old Town for Chaplin’s World, where re-created film
coffee in the main square. Around the sets and curated displays of personal 2 3
corner is Cathédrale Saint-Pierre (p116), items reveal the man behind the “Little
where far-reaching views reward those Tramp”. A ferry will get you there from
who climb the north tower. Lutry in all of 30 minutes.
Afternoon After a spot of lunch at Café Evening Dine overlooking the water at 8 DAYS
Papon (www.cafepapon.ch), catch the tram Vevey’s KJU (p151), which turns into a club
to visit the International Museum of the as the night wears on.
Red Cross and Red Crescent (p122).
Evening Feast on contemporary Swiss Day 4 in Central Switzerland 5
cuisine at Chez Grégoire (www.chez-
gregoire.ch) and test the mixologist’s Morning It’s only five minutes by train
skills at Atelier Cocktail Club (p121). from Vevey to Montreux (p145), where you
can follow the lakefront to Château de Day 1 Day 3
Chillon (p140). Spend an hour or two
Day 2 exploring the medieval island and the Hop on a train at Basel (p176) and speed Catch the train to Lucerne (p202), and
13th-century chapel of St-George. past country side to Schwyz (p226), the get carried away in the Swiss Transport
Morning Take the train to Lausanne birthplace of modern Switzerland, Museum (p208). Take a picnic aboard a
(p130) and explore the market (Wed and Afternoon Catch a boat back to Montreux stopping in Zug for lunch. Once in Schwyz, boat from the adjacent pier across to
Sat, weekly). Climb the medieval mar ket in time for lunch, then head to the sum- check into Wysses Rössli (wysses-roessli- Alpnachstad for the world’s steepest rack
steps to visit the beautiful cathe dral mit of Rochers-de-Naye via a 55-minute schwyz.ch), a traditionally furnished railway to wander Mount Pilatus (p212).
(p136). Break for lunch at L’Eveché (www. cogwheel railway ride with stunning views 17th-century hotel overlooking the main Then descend from Alpnachstad by the
leveche.ch). over Lake Geneva (p138). square. Then find a café for a forti fying cable car to Fräkmüntegg, where there is
Afternoon Take the M2 metro down to Evening Enjoy dinner and drinks at the Kirsch (cherry schnapps); the area is a hair-raising toboggan run, and arrive in
Ouchy (p135) and the absorbing displays legendary Montreux Jazz Café. famous for it. Later, enjoy seasonal, Lucerne’s city centre in time for dinner.
of the Olympic Museum (p134). From here, modern dishes at family-run restaurant
it’s an easy stroll to seasonal bar La Jetée Day 5 Schwyzer-Stübli (www.schwyzer-stubli.ch). Day 4
de la Compagnie (p135) for an apéro. Start the day with a rendezvous with
Evening Book ahead for a table at live Morning Take the train to the cheese- Day 2 Modernist Masters at Lucerne’s Rosengart
jazz club Chorus (p132) and enjoy dinner making town of Gruyères (p146). Sample Spend a couple of hours at the Museum Collection. Cross the Seebrücke to the
and drinks before the show starts. its famous cheese and learn how it’s of the Swiss Charters, where the earliest Bourbaki Panorama to see the world’s
made at La Maison du Gruyère. Then
head up the hill into the medieval centre. documents of the Swiss Confederation largest round mural, a visual history of
Day 3 Afternoon Tuck into a Le Gruyère fondue are kept. Round the corner is the the 19th century. Fill up on a hearty lunch
Schweizeriches Nationalmuseum, which
at family-friendly Hofgarten, round the
Morning Travel out to the medieval for lunch, and round things off with fresh has interesting multimedia displays on corner. Then catch a train to Stans (p225),
village of Lutry where the local market meringues and cream, a local speciality. life in Schwyz from 1300 to 1600. Take the where you can board the funicular to
offers everything you need for a picnic Explore the surreal world of H R Giger Rolenflue-Mythenregion cable car up (and Kälti, and transfer onto the double-decker
in the terraced vineyards of Lavaux (p139). at the museum dedicated to his works. up) for pleasant mountain strolls. Return open-top cable car up to the Stanserhorn
If you’re feeling energetic, you can hike Evening Journey back to Geneva, and to town for a dinner of Älplermagronen summit. On your way back to Lucerne stop
the 11-km (7-mile) trail through the vines enjoy a light dinner at buzzy open-plan (macaroni and cheese) made with Sbrinz, at Cubasia (041 619 71 71) in Stans for a
to the pretty town of St-Saphorin. restaurant L’Adresse (www.ladress.ch). the quintes sential cheese of the region. spicy mix of Chinese and Cuban cuisine.
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