Travel to Switzerland

Situated in Western Europe, Switzerland is a federal republic and a multilingual country with four national languages (Italian, German, Romansh and French) and 26 states (also called cantons). One of the wealthiest countries across the world, this nation has been host to organizations like WTO and Red Cross and more.

Following are some of the places to visit when holidaying in Switzerland:

Fraum?er Church

Established in 853 in Zurich, this tourist attraction is rich with architectural features and has huge elaborate organ, Romanesque choir and a striking as well as picturesque built. The major draw of the church that has been pulling tourist and visitors in massive form is the glass windows beautiful stained. The marvelous windows were designed and planned in 1970 by Marc Chagall.

Rhine Falls

One of the dynamic and largest waterfalls of Europe, Rhine Falls is situated in Zurich and due to its natural beauty. The fall has a hill top over it, which holds various shops, restaurant and a medieval castle. When on a holiday in Switzerland, visiting this tourist attraction offers a breathtaking view and spectacular enigma to power of natural beauty. If you re on a holiday in Switzerland during the august, you can also witness superb fireworks presentation hosted by the Rhine falls for celebration of independence of the Swiss land.

Ch?au de Chillon

Ch?au de Chillon is a wonderful medieval castle built in 13th century and is a famous tourist attraction of this Swiss land. The castle has a lakeside location to it and was aimed to manage the area between the lake and mountains for the protection of north-south route. Every year a large number of tourist and visitors come to this castle for its magnificent structure, history and picturesque beauty. Some of the attractions that pull tourist on holiday in Switzerland to this castle are the dungeons, secret passages, courtyard, towers, luxurious chambers, grand knight's halls, furniture, paintings, huge rooms and frescoed chapel.

Lake Geneva (Lac L?n)

Lake Geneva is spread across both France and Switzerland is biggest lake of central Europe. The lake region of Swiss land is rich with attractions like ski resorts, cathedrals, castle, wine-growing villages, boat cruises and amazing lake view resorts.

Bern

Bern is an ancient city of Europe and is also a part of UNESCO's world heritage site. This Swiss land has attractions like ornate fountains, astronomical clock, old building and cobbled medieval streets. Bern is also thronged with tourist and visitors as it is also capital to this Swiss land.

Best time to visit or holiday in Switzerland

When holidaying in Switzerland for outdoor activities like capturing major Swiss attractions and architectural tour, the best or the ideal time to visit is the summer months from June-September. While for those who wish to visit this Swiss land mainly for its ski activities, the best time is the November to march.

The first thing that comes into most people's mind when they hear Switzerland is chocolate, the Alps, cheese and skiing. These are just some of the famous stuff that you can find and do in this neutral country. The place is so peaceful and serene having a great diversity in landscape and climates. Switzerland can be found in Western Europe bordered by Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. This is one of the richest countries in the world and its cities Zurich and Geneva have been ranked as two of cities with the highest quality of life in the world.

Some of the main tourist attractions in Switzerland are Heidi's World in Maienfeld, which is the little village where the children's novel Heidi originated, the modern building Mogno built by famous architect Mario Botta who also did the Museum Jean Tinguely, the famous Museum of Art in Basel, the Langmatt Museum, which features the works of Monet, Renoir, van Gogh and Gauguin and the spectacular Castello Montebello

Nature and animal lovers would surely be amazed by Switzerland's fragile environment including the Engstligen Falls, the fun Chestnut Trail, the Suworow Monument carved into the rocks of the Schollenen Gorge, the Bern Bear Park and the Basel Zoo.

Winter sports are famous in Switzerland from skiing and snowboarding to mountaineering and bog sleighing. The perfect time to go cross-country skiing in Switzerland is from the end of December to end of April in the high plateau at the Engstligenalp. The water park in Le Bouveret is perfect for the whole family featuring a tropical landscape with grottos, caves, waterfalls and wave pools.

The Swiss are chocolate lovers and if you also have a sweet tooth, then don't miss two of the finest Swiss chocolatiers in Zurich, which are the Teuscher who is famous for their champagne truffles and the Sprungli. There are also several Swiss chocolates available in grocery stores including the Hershey and Toblerone bars. If you want authentic Swiss chocolate, then try Pamaco chocolates. Get half the price of Lindt by heading to their factory in Kilchberg.

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