Travel to Switzerland

Go for a Minimalist Hotel in Historic Bern

Hotel Bern is friendly and cool: minimalist rooms in Art Nouveau building.

Very Parisian

You don't have to eat sauerkraut every day. Brasserie Lipp on Uraniastrasse looks so much like the original on Bd Saint-Germain, and seafood there is fresh and delicious.

Funky Right Bank in Zurich

A cooler alternative to Bahnholfstrasse's expensive shopping, Niederdorf has cutting-age boutiques and cafes behind the medieval facades.

Church of Our Lady (Fraumunster), Zurich

This prominent 13th-century Gothic cathedral is perhaps best known for one of its more recent additions, stained-glass windows designed by Marc Chagall in the 1970s. Attraction type: Religious site; Architectural building, it really doesn't matter of you are a religious person or not, the architecture it's impecable and it is worth your visit.

Langstrasse

Langstrasse is the red light district (and for some, a drug quarter) in Zürich. You need to be careful around this area, since it has more penal action than entire Bern, but it is also a very culturally area, unique, and is worth a visit. You will find many small shops and a strong international flavor, due to the 42% non Swiss residents.

Bahnhofstrasse

Bahnhofstrasse is one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues, located in Zürich. It goes for 1.4km from Zürich HB railway station to Bürkliplatz on Lake Zurich, and you will find along this avenue shops like Chanel, Armani, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Dior, well, you probably get the picture of the kind of shops to be found here ;) Don't forget your checkbook!

Lake Zürich

Lake Zürich extends southeast of Zürich, formed by the river Linth, and has an area of 34 square miles with a maximum depth of 469 feet, located at 1342 feet above sea level. Its waters are very clean, and during summer time the temperature reaches 20º Celsius and beyond, making it a very popular spot for water sports, swimming and enjoying the beaches and public baths.

Swiss National Museum

The Swiss National Museum located in Zürich is part of the Musée Suisse Group and one of the most important art museums of cultural history in Europe and the world. The building dates from 1898 and was built by Gustav Gull, using the French Renaissance city chateaus style, the result is an amazing architecture with dozens of towers, impressive pars and courts, in the Old City District. The exhibitions range from prehistory to the 20th century, and its Gothic art section is really astonishing.

Fraumünster

The Fraumünster abbey in Zürich, was founded by Louis the German in 853, for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zürich, Uri, and the Albis forest, also granted immunity to the convent, placing it under his direct authority. It is a magnificent example of Gothic style church, and its windows were painted by Marc Chagal.

Grossmünster

Grossmünster is an important Romanesque style church and one of the three major churches of Zürich, the present structure dates from 1100. It used to be a monastery church and founded by Charlemagne according to legend, and recent archaeological investigations confirm the presence of a Roman burial ground at the site.