Top 10 Reasons to Visit Switzerland
Great European Adventure awaits. Today Counting down our picks for the top 10 reasons to visit Switzerland. We’re looking at why you should head to this Alpine Country for …
Category: Switzerland
Switzerland Map Tourist Attractions
WESTERN EUROPE CAMPING AND HIKING EQUIPMENT Boots: Be sure to wear hiking boots with good ankle support. They should fit snugly and comfortably over one or two pairs of …
Switzerland Metro Map
WESTERN EUROPE CAMPING AND HIKING EQUIPMENT WHAT TO BUY… Good camping equipment is both sturdy and light. It is generally more expensive in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK …
SWITZERLAND
As someone once said, Money alone does not bring happiness; one must also have it in Switzerland. Switzerland has been called the playground of Europe, a country with in …
Travel to Zurich Switzerland
HISTORY The first settlers on the site of Zurich were Neolithic pile-dwellers. In 15 BC the Romans built the fortified settlement of T uricum. In the Middle Ages the …
Sights and Attractions in Zurich Switzerland
SIGHTS Bahnhofstrasse (main shopping street, extending from the main station to the lake), Fraumiinster (a 3-aisled pillared basilica with a Gothic nave, 5 stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall, 1970); …
Travel to Berne Switzerland
HISTORY After its foundation in 1191 Berne was enlarged by stages. In 1353 it joined the Swiss Confederation. The medieval structure of the city has remained unchanged to the …
Sights and Attractions in Berne Switzerland
SIGHTS Barengraben (‘Bear-Pit’, in this deep circular den bears have been kept since 1480, the bear is Berne’s heraldic animal); Kafigturm (‘Cage tower’, 13th and 17th century); Minster (dedicated …
Map of Berne Switzerland
BERNE Legend has it that Duke Berchtold V of Zahringen, the founder of the city, named it after the first animal he killed in a great chase. He killed …
Map of Basel Switzerland
BASEL With a total population of 173,000 Basle is Switzerland’s second largest city. It is situated at an old Rhine crossing between the Jura and the Black Forest. Both …