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| Switzerland Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Goats parading through the streets of Zermatt Goats parading through the streets of Zermatt *** Located in central Europe, Switzerland is bordered by Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, and France. A small country, Switzerland's very name conjures up images of chocolates, cheese, watches, bankers, and snow-capped mountains. Switzerland was inhabited by a Celtic tribe called Helvetia in the ancient times. It became a part of the Holy Roman Empire in AD 1032 but soon succumbed to the mighty Habsburgs of Germany. The death of the Habsburg ruler Rudolf I in AD 1291 led to the formation of the Swiss Confederation. Switzerland was declared a neutral state following the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 and was accorded permanent neutrality in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna. A new federal constitution came into force in 1848 and Bern became the capital city. The Swiss remained neutral in both the World Wars. The picturesque city of Zurich, located on the banks of the Limmat River, is the intellectual and cultural capital of Switzerland and the hub of tourist activity. The 13th-century St. Peter's Church and the Fraum?nster Church are two important sights. An evening walk along the banks of Lake Z?rich or the alleys of the old town will cover almost all the attractions of the city. On the banks of the River Rh?ne is Geneva, a city that houses over 200 international organisations. The ropeway journey to Mont Sal?ve offers a breathtaking view of the entire city. The Cathedral St Pierre, Place du Bourg-de-Four, Museum of Art and History, Petit Palais, Museum of Old Musical Instruments, and the Horology Museum are some attractions of Geneva. The four different parts (German speaking, French speaking, Italian speaking and Romansch speaking...) of the country all have a very distinct atmosphere which makes it an adventure to explore. Switzerland is nature's playground and offers numerous opportunities for outdoor activities. The Alps and the Jura slopes are great places for skiing. Hiking, mountaineering and ski mountaineering, paragliding and hang-gliding, water-skiing, sailing, windsurfing, rafting, and canoeing are some of the outdoor activities that you can undertake in Switzerland. Since Switzerland is in the middle of the Alps outdoor opportunities like hiking or skiing are better than anywhere else. Only one drawback: it's not the cheapest of places to stay. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: Fixed diacriticals _____Sights Edit This Sunset in Zurich Sunset in Zurich stuart Switzerland has some of the most beautiful landscapes. Take a boat From Nyon and travel across to the Lake to Yvoire in France for dinner. Or drive along the motorway to the Chateau de Chillion, famous castle by the lakeside! As you drive from Sion to Montreux look at the beautiful vista across the lake. Contributors June 17, 2005 change by giorgio [Add Sight] La Dole Edit This La Dole is where the Radar is situated for Air traffic Control, it's also a location from which to see the whole of the Arc Lemanique. It's a beautiful view on a clear day but it takes around an hour to walk up. Get some swiss chocolate and admire the view from there. type: Landmarks World66 rating: [rate it] openingHours: ------------------------------------- _________History Edit This Modern Switzerland was conquered by Julius Caesar during the Gallic wars and made part of the Roman Empire. It remained a Roman province until the 4th century AD. The population reached a high level of civilization Important cities such as Geneva Basel and Zurich were linked by military roads that also served as trade arteries between Rome and the northern tribes. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Switzerland was invaded by Germanic tribes from the north and west. Some tribes in central and northeastern of Switzerland and western of Switzerland settled there. In 800 the country became part of Charlemagne's empire. It later passed under the dominion of the German emperors. In 1291 representatives of the three forest cantons of Uri Schwyz and Unterwalden signed the Eternal Alliance. This united them in the struggle against foreign rule by the Hapsburgs who then held the German imperial throne. At the battle of Morgarten in 1315 the Swiss defeated the Hapsburg army and secured quasi-independence within the German Empire as the Swiss Confederation. Under the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 European countries recognized Switzerland's independence from the Holy Roman Empire and its neutrality. In 1798 armies of the French Revolution conquered Switzerland. The Treaty of Vienna and the Second Peace of Paris in 1815 re-established Swiss independence and the powers participating in the Congress of Vienna agreed to recognize Swiss permanent neutrality. Switzerland adopted a federal constitution in 1848 modeled in part on the U.S. Constitution. The Swiss amended their constitution extensively in 1874 establishing federal responsibility for defense trade and legal matters. Since then continued political economic and social improvement has characterized Swiss history. The Swiss did not participate in either world wars. ________Getting Around Edit This Postauto on the Flüelapass Postauto on the Flüelapass Roland Zumbühl The easiest way to get around in Switzerland is with the public transport system. The train network is very well developed. Contributors September 23, 2005 new by modir [Add Local transport mode] SBB Edit This The Swiss Federal Railway (SFR or in german SBB) is the biggest company regarding public transport. You can check the timetable on their website. Else you can ask a staff member on every larger trainstation. World66 rating: [rate it] url: www.sbb.ch Postauto Edit This Another important company for the public transport system is "Die Post" (the postal service). The have the service called PostAuto. Those are buses which drive always from a larger town to all the small villages around them. In the mountains where no railways can be build they operate as well. World66 rating: [rate it] url: www.postauto.ch ________Getting There Edit This The best way to get to Switzerland if you are coming from overseas is by airplane. There are three international airports (Zurich, Geneva and Basel-Mulhouse). If you are coming from within Europe you probably get to Switzerland either by train or by car. Because of its great railway infrastructure it is better to get there by train. Contributors September 23, 2005 new by modir [Add Global transport mode] Airport Zurich Edit This Airport Zurich ist the largest Airport in Switzerland. On their website you can see the landing and departure timetable. There is also a list of all airlines flying to Zurich. In case you want to search for the cheapest one. type: By Air World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +41 (0)43 816 22 11 url: www.flughafen-zuerich.ch address: Postfach, 8058 Zürich-Flughafen From Geneva Airport to Siom By Train Edit This Many low-cost carrier, like Easyjet, are flying to Geneva. If you want to fly to Switzerland from withing Europe you are probably going to land in Geneva. type: By Rail World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +41 22 717 71 11 url: www.gva.ch address: PO Box 100, 1215 Geneva 15 email: bengt.nilssen@sykehuset-innlandet.no EuroAirport Edit This The EuroAirport is right at the border of Switzerland, France and Germany. The airport lost of its significance since Swiss International Airlines made Zurich their only main airport. Nowadays there are more and more low-cost carrier flying to Basel. type: By Air World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +41 61 / 325 31 11 url: www.euroairport.com address: Postfach 142, CH-4030 Basel ________Economy Edit This Economy—overview: Switzerland is a fundamentally prosperous and stable modern economy with a per capita GDP roughly 10% above that of the big West European economies is experiencing continued economic difficulties. GDP growth was a minus 0.2% in 1996 and a weak plus 0.4% in 1997. Weak domestic consumer demand is partly at fault; stagnating real disposable income combines with a reluctance to reduce saving rates in the face of an uncertain employment outlook. Switzerland's leading sectors including financial services biotechnology pharmaceuticals and special-purpose machines therefore are more reliant on export markets. Exports should lead an upturn in Swiss economic performance in 1998-99 provided the franc does not appreciate substantially as a result of Swiss monetary policy or instability in the run up to EMU. GDP: purchasing power parity—$172.4 billion (1997 est.) GDP—real growth rate: 0.4% (1997 est.) GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$23 800 (1997 est.) GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: 2.8% industry: 3322 services: 66.1% (1995) Inflation rate—consumer price index: -0.1% (1997) Labor force: total: 3.8 million (850 000 foreign workers mostly Italian) by occupation: services 67% manufacturing and construction 29% agriculture and forestry 4% (1995) Unemployment rate: 5% (1997 est.) Budget: revenues: $25.8 billion expenditures: $30.8 billion including capital expenditures of $2.3 billion (1997) Industries: machinery chemicals watches textiles precision instruments Industrial production growth rate: 0% (1996) Electricity—capacity: 14.27 million kW (1995) Electricity—production: 55 billion kWh (1996) Electricity—consumption per capita: 6 850 kWh (1996 est.) Agriculture—products: grains fruits vegetables; meat eggs Exports: total value: $99.2 billion (f.o.b. 1997) commodities: machinery 29% chemicals 26% metals 8% agricultural products 4% (1996) partners: EU countries 61% US 9% Japan 4% (1996) Imports: total value: $86.6 billion (c.i.f. 1997) commodities: machinery 22% chemicals 20% metals 8% agricultural products 910% (1996) partners: EU 79% US 7% Japan 3% (1996) Debt—external: $NA Economic aid: donor: ODA $1.034 billion (1995) Currency: 1 Swiss franc franken or franco (SFR) = 100 centimes rappen or centesimi Exchange rates: Swiss francs franken or franchi (SFR) per US$1—1.4757 (January 1998) 1.4513 (1997) 1.2360 (1996) 1.1825 (1995) 1.3677 (1994) 1.4776 (1993) Fiscal year: calendar year ________Day Trips Edit This Lake Zurich Lake Zurich stuart For a fun and relatively inexpensive way to spend a day, take the morning train from Zurich through Bern to Interlaken. Spend a few hours wandering around the village, hike up to the church above the town, then get back on the train and head the other direction back to Zurich through Lucerne, Get off in Lucerne, wander around the lake a bit, have a beer along the river, then get back on the train to Zurich. You will see lovely little villages, the goegeous countryside and beautiful views of the Alps. Contributors June 30, 2005 new by stuartc1 [Add Day Trip] Mt. Stanserhorn Edit This If you are visiting Lucerne, Switzerland you must take a trip to the top of Mt. Stanserhorn. There is a comfortable and friendly cable car service that takes you to the top of this beautiful Swiss Alp. With an amazing view of Lake Lucerne from the top, this really is a "pinch yourself" kind of moment. World66 rating: [rate it] Bike the Lake in Zurich Edit This At the main train station you can borrow bicycles for free, basic models but great for cruising around the city. Take the road along the lake about 10 miles down to the ferry terminal, ride across the lake for just a couple of dollars (beautiful view of the mountains and city) and back to Zurich. The lake is too big to go all the way around in a day unless you are training for the Tour de France. World66 rating: [rate it] ______People Edit This Population: 7 260 357 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 17% (male 642 365; female 613 931) 15-64 years: 68% (male 2 506 653; female 2 415 647) 65 years and over: 15% (male 436 804; female 644 957) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 0.22% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 10.81 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 9.03 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0.42 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 female(s)/male(s) under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 4.92 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.88 years male: 75.71 years female: 82.22 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.46 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Swiss (singular and plural) adjective: Swiss Ethnic groups: total population—German 65% French 18% Italian 10% Romansch 1% other 6% note: Swiss nationals—German 74% French 20% Italian 4% Romansch 1% other 1% Religions: Roman Catholic 46.1% Protestant 40% other 5% no religion 8.9% (1990) Languages: German 63.7% French 19.2% Italian 7.6% Romansch 0.6% other 8.9% note: figures for Swiss nationals only: German 74% French 20% Italian 4% Romansch 1% other 1% Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA% :::::::::Adelboden Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Adelboden Adelboden www.dubstar.ch Adelboden lies in the west of the Bernese Oberland, at the end of the valley of the Engstligen river, which flows in Frutigen into the Kander river. ::::::::Amriswil Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see We currently have no information about Amriswil. ::::::::Andermatt Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Gemsstock from Andermatt Gemsstock from Andermatt K Lovell Andermatt is a nice small town, great for skiing resorts in the winter. :::::::Arbon Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Arbon Arbon Rosana Martins Schönenberger We currently have no information about Arbon. If you do know any general information about Arbon, please [Edit this article]. If you know any hotels in Arbon or restaurants in Arbon, please [Add] _______Bars and Cafes Edit This [Add Bar] CUPHUB-DesignKulturCafe Edit This The CUPHUB-DesignKulturCafe is an alternative bar, gallery, design shop and concert events place. Once the Saurer truck showroom, located behind the Schloss Arbon, the Cuphub offers it's clients a mix of music, fashion design, creative cocktails and fine wines in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Concerts, readings and dj nights take place almost every week and are free of entry. The gallery displays photography by studioworld, fashion design by oldbag and second hand vintage & retro furniture. Wireless internet is also available. The Cuphub is owned by a Swiss and an more.. World66 rating: [rate it] accessibility: behind the Schloss in the old city of Arbon tel: +41 71 440 3893 address: Schlossgasse 4, 9320 Arbon ::::::Basel Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Münsterplatz Münsterplatz www.dubstar.ch Basel, the third largest city of Switzerland, is known as a pharmaceutical multinational centre. However, it would be a bit narrow-minded to leave it at that. Basel is an interesting arty city, split up by the river Rhine and its medieval past is endowed with some of the greatest minds of European history, including Erasmus, Ulrich Zwingli and later Friedrich Nietzsche and Hermann Hesse. Its long-standing patronage of the arts has resulted in a ponoply of first-rate museums and galleries, which are well worth visiting, as is its historic centre. The right bank (better known as Kleinbasel) is the more modern centre. On the left bank (Grossbasel), one can trace the history of Basel in the old town that is ruled by the M?nster cathedral where the bones of the reformist Erasmus are buried. Basel's sights can be easily explored on foot. The highest concentration of sights is around the old marketplace and the cathedral. The hilly surroundings of the city offer some excellent views and walks. Don't miss your chance to stand on the three countries corner (Switzerland, France and Germany). A good day-trip is a visit to Kaiseraugst, just some few kilometres from Basel. Here, you can visit the remnants of the oldest roman city on the Rhine. Remarkable Features: Jean Tinguely Museum, accessible by public transport, near the Roche offices. Great fun for all ages - see and manipulate (sssssssssss) some of the artist's kinetic sculptures. Tinguely fountain in the city proper. It'll make one wonder why all fountains don't make such fun use of water pressure. Fasnacht Festival, once a year - a tradition of costumes, music and fun. :::::::::Bern Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i'land internetcafe i'land internetcafe Olivier Chuard Switzerland has a beautiful capital city. Bern is a small city with many sights, most of them dating back to the 15-th century. Bern is also known for its Bear Pits where you can see real bears - theres a myth saying the city’s name derives from the German word for bear. Sights include the 12th-century Clock Tower, the botanical gardens, the Kunstmuseum (Paul Klee), the Albert Einstein House and the arcades in the center where you can shop till you drop under the vaulted arcades. UNESCO Worldheritage With its time-honoured sandstone buildings, historic towers and unique fountains Bern is one of the finest examples of mediaeval civic architecture in Europe. The city’s appearance has remained virtually unchanged for centuries, earning Bern a place on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Thanks to this honour the city with its popular Bear Pits (the bear is Bern’s heraldic symbol) is on a par with Rome, the Egyptian pyramids and the Taj Mahal. Bern is also the seat of the Swiss government. Covered promenade Thanks to 6 kilometers of arcades, Bern boasts one of the longest covered shopping promenades in Europe. Under the arcades and on squares and side streets are dozens of restaurants and cafés where you can rest and refresh yourself. And on Tuesday and Saturday mornings this is where you’ll find colorful markets for fresh vegetables, flowers and meat. Green space galore The River Aare is Bern’s green artery: ideal for summer dips. The river snakes round the Old Town and offers plenty of room for recreation. Just a few minutes’ walk from the rail station you can stroll along the river bank under leafy trees, surrounded by Nature. Lively diversity Bern is not only a World Heritage Site but also embraces modern movements of architecture and design. The Museum of Fine Art houses the world’s largest collection of Paul Klee works. Einstein developed his special theory of relativity here in Bern, and Tobler created his world-famous Toblerone chocolate. Concert hall and municipal theatre are only a few steps apart. Besides this, a lively arts scene, modern dance performances and jazz concerts add up to a rich, world-class cultural life. At the heart of Europe Bern is easy and fast to reach. The city is near to major European centres as well as the Alps. So it’s an ideal point of departure for unforgettable excursions to Zermatt, Lucerne, the Jungfraujoch, Lake Geneva and lots more. :::::::Biel-Bienne Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see We currently have no information about Biel-Bienne. :::::::::Breil/Brigels Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see The three villages Breil/Brigels (1300 m above sea level), Waltensburg (1000 m above sea level) and Andiast (1200 m above sea level) are situated on a sunny mountain terrace high above the young Rhine River. :::::::::Bremgarten Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see We currently have no information about Bremgarten. ::::::::Brienz Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Brienz, which lies on the lake with the same name, is closely linked to the art of woodcarving. The hundred years old trade of woodcarving belongs to Brienz like Tom does to Jerry. The village is spread out along the lake and the main attraction is the Brienz Rothorn Railway which leads up to the «Matterhorn of the Bernese Oberland». The railway station can also be accessed by paddle steamer. Ohter attractions near Brienz are the Open Air Museum Ballenberg or the Giessbach waterfalls. The area offers as well a wide variety of hikking trails. The excellent two sites give you more information about Brienz and area: www.brienzersee.ch and www.alpenregion.ch :::::::::Champery Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Mitchells on a quite night Mitchells on a quite night Nabeel Aziz Champery is a lovely ski resort located between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc, only 90 minutes (130 km) from Geneva Airport by either bus, rail or car. Champery is not only one of the ski resort of the Portes du Soleil (650 km slopes, 206 lifts), there is a nice village. __________Practical Information Edit This Here are some useful addresses/numbers. [Add Practical address] Tourist Office Edit This All the touristic information you need about Champery. type: Tourist information World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +41(0)24 479 20 20 url: www.champery.ch __________Nightlife and Entertainment Edit This photo The nightlife in Champery is very funny during the winter ... [Add Entertainment place] Le Farinet Edit This Nice place with a club and a night-restaurant type: general World66 rating: [rate it] zipcode: 1874 email: *** address: Rue du Village url: *** tel: *** ClosingTime: 04/05h Le Levant Edit This Simple but very friendly bar with pool and soccer games... type: general World66 rating: [rate it] zipcode: 1874 email: *** address: Rue du Village url: *** tel: *** ClosingTime: 04/05h La Crevasse Edit This Small but very funny place... go on the website to look how we make parties in la Crevasse type: Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] zipcode: 1874 email: *** address: Rue du Village url: www.la-crevasse.com tel: *** ClosingTime: 04/05H :::::::::::Chur Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo We currently have no information about Chur. If you do know any general information about Chur, please [Edit this article]. :::::::::::Davos Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x Hotel Schatzalp Davos Switzerland Pius App Davos is a busy resort in a beautiful alpine playground. The town extends for several kilometers along the broad Landwasser River Valley, between two giant mountain ranges. The area is part of the southeastern canton of Graubünden, "the holiday corner of Switzerland" and home to some of the best developed winter sports centers in the world: Arosa, Klosters, Flims, St. Moritz and Pontrèsina. Apart from these tourist centers, the canton is relatively unspoiled, boasting beautiful alpine lakes and exquisite mountain settings. Davos was once hugely popular with Brits, but has fallen out of favor and is now dominated by the Swiss themselves and Germans. Few resorts in the world have more extensive slopes, or offer more for all standards. But the area has one small drawback: it is split into several unlinked sectors. Those prepared to accept this minor drawback normally do so as the price of staying in a captivating Alpine village. During the mid-19th century, the area became known for its health benefits. The clean, dry air and high altitudes provided the perfect environment to recover from tuberculosis and other lung ailments so prevalent at this time. The setting of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann's "Magic Mountain" is a hospital in Davos. By now, many of the old sanitariums have been converted to present-day hotels. The medical importance has continued, as several highly specialized practices still provide therapies and research for allergies, respiratory illnesses, and dermatological problems. It is also a world renowned medical conference center, and many top-tier international meetings are held at the convention center. In 1877 a natural ice rink was built, which became the first step towards the development of a world-class winter sports destination. Flanked on both sides by stunning mountain views, this setting provided a natural attraction. The high Landwasser Valley is wind protected by forested mountain slopes. It was, and remains, a perfect environment to enjoy nature at its finest throughout the year. Skiing and boarding in Davos is excellent. Seven distinct ski areas have been developed in the immediate area, so snow sports enthusiasts can spend a week and ski a different resort every day. From west to east along the northern face are the resorts of Schatzalp/Strela, Parsenn, Gotschna, and Madrisa. On the opposite side of the valley, you can ski or board at Pischa, Jakobshorn, or the Rinerhorn. The Parsenn is the largest and most familiar of the group. A wide selection of terrain offers satisfying skiing for all ability levels. The area is renowned for its off-piste skiing and long cruisers. Although the mountain setting is spectacular, much of Davos’ architecture is undistinguished. The area has the hustle and bustle of a busy town, with only two major roads to handle the flow of traffic. The ski areas are widely spread along the mountain faces and are easily accessible from town, but only some are connected by lifts. Many lift and cable car systems have been renovated in the course of the last decade. This together with the completely new 'Parsenn' tram means that the long queues during peak times have become a thing of the past. Furthermore, the transit system between ski areas is excellent. Après-ski options are abundant. The dining is exceptional, the nightlife can hop, and cultural activities regularly poke through the snow. Note especially the Kirchner Museum, the world's largest collection of works by the German Expressionist painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. ::::::::::Einsiedeln Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Einsiedeln in Wintertime Einsiedeln in Wintertime Hilda Osinga Einsiedeln is in one of the oldest cantons (Schwyz). The city is located in the heart of the country, just one hour by train from Zurich in the direction of the mountains. The main sight in town is the monastery - the monastery and the city date back to the 9th century. It is located at the highest point of the town and offers a good view. The walls and ceiling of the monastery church are decorated very elegantly. From Einsiedeln there are buses to Hoch Ybrig where you can ski, while in Einsiedeln itself you'll find a nice nordic ski path. :::::::::Flims Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Flims Flims Rene Hasekamp Films is a beautifully located village in Canton Graubunden. It has a long history as a top rated summer resort, as well as a top rated winter resort. Not only is it good for skiing in winter and hiking in summer, but thanks to its forested area, it is also very suitable for forest walking. Flims has a lake, the Cauma See for bathing and sunbathing. Near Flims you find the - also famous - resort Laax, that is more or less overshadowing Flims nowadays as a winter resort, but Laax misses the forested area Flims has. ::::::::: Fribourg Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Fribourg, as seen from the Auge borrough Fribourg, as seen from the Auge borrough (Tourist Office) Small Swiss city built along similiar defensive lines as Bern. An excellent jumping off point to nearby Geneva and Bern. Home, among others, of the famous kinetic sculpturer, Jean Tinguely. A distinctly different architectural feeling in the old town of Fribourg built lower, nearest the river. Note the fantastical sculpture built in the natural rock face in the old town. A completely mad double roundabout on one of the main avenues out of the city proper, and towards newer estates. :::::::::::Geneva Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Geneva port from the water jet halley Geneva port from the water jet halley Sebastien Lachat Say 'Geneva' to a person and what will come up first? An inhabitant of the city itself will probably say that it is 'a continent on its own'. Say it to a foreigner and he or she will probably refer to the building of the United Nations located in Geneva. After the foundation of the WHAT IF SOMEONE PLAYS MISCHIEF? that flows out of the lac Leman (lake Geneva). The old city is located on the southern shore (rive gauche or left bank), the train station north of the river, and the airport north-west of the city,straddling the French border, but only a short bus ride away. Most sights are within easy walking distance and the public transport system (with busses and trams) is very reliable. This 'smallest of the large capitals', as it is called, offers nearly everthing, ranging from extensive banking and shopping areas to rich artistic and cultural input. Geneva is packed with museums and, to a lesser extent, historical sights. When you have had it for the day, go to one of the many parks, largely created by the financial imput of many wealthy citizens. Most of the time during the summer, you can watch a free concert in one of the theatres or simply prepare yourself for the nightlife in Geneva. :::::::::Gerzensee Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Gerzensee Dorf Gerzensee Dorf Maug Gerzensee is an idyllic small village at the foot of the Belpberg, between the Aaretal and the Gürbetal in the Kanton of Bern. :::::::::Grindelwald Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Grindelwald Grindelwald wojsyl Grindelwald is one of the most famous Swiss ski and winter sport resorts. Enveloped in a real scenic and unique alpine landscape, the world famous alpine peaks and mountains Wetterhorn, Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau form the background scenery of the Grindelwald valley. The "glacier village" of Grindelwald, with its total surface area of 171 sqkm is the second largest community in the canton of Berne. The territory of Grindelwald rises from a height of 720 m above sea level to that of 4,107 m above sea level. The village itself lies at a height of 1,050 m above sea level and is home to 3,800 inhabitants and up to 7,000 guests. Grindelwald is a good example of being one of the first tourist centres in Switzerland. As early as the 17th century, tourists have visited Grindelwald, many of whom were of international origin. Grindelwald has become a popular destination for people from all over the world to pursue numerous sports, or a variety of recreational activities, as well as just for relaxation. Swiss guests alone provide for one fifth of the total bed nights and the majority of apartment rentals (130,000 overnight stays per year). Germans and Japanese, both with a quantity of about 100,000 overnight stays per year, are the most seen foreign guests in Grindelwald, followed by the Brits (about 50,000). :::::::::Gstaad Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Feeling at home in the mountains Whether you enjoy a pleasant village atmosphere or a great variety of activities: in the region of Gstaad, which is referred to by the locals as the Saanenland, you really come up and slow down. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://www.gstaad.ch/en/informationen.htm :::::::::Hoch Ybrig Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Hoch Ybrig is a ski area close to Zurich. By public transport you can get here in 1,5 hours. First by train to Einsiedeln and then by bus. You can get a combined ticket for train, bus and the skiing area at the station. :::::::Interlaken Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo Interlaken is the secret capital Switzerland's beautiful Bernese Oberland. The town is located between the lakes of Thun and Brienz, at the foot of the towering trio of the Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau. Located in the German-speaking heart of Switzerland, Interlaken offers winter sport's fans access to some of the most spectacular skiing in the Alps, with their base in a service-packed small city in a spectacular lakeside setting. Traditionally a 'Summer' resort, Interlaken had long been attractive to winter sports enthusiasts because of its prime location and the fact that it's excellent hotels and other facilities offer very low rates during the winter. Its status became 'official' however with the launch of the The Jungfrau Top Ski Region, containing more than 160 Km (100 miles) of trails in ski centers above Grindelwald , all linked to Interlaken by a mountain railway included in a ski pass. The average length of runs in the area is a remarkable six - 12 KM (four - nine miles). With the pass, it's possible to ski a different ski area every day for a week. The name 'Interlaken' actually means "between the lakes" - Lake Thun and Lake Brienz to be precise and water is omnipresent throughout the area with idyllic clear mountain streams and waterfalls running off the hills and into the lakes. The resort offers dozens of water-based activities, throughout the year. If you ever got bored of sliding on the cold white variety you can always enjoy anything from a cruise on a lake steamer to just feeding the ducks or even frog watching! Visitors first started arriving at Interlaken long before downhill skiing was conceived. One of them, Lord Byron, famously remarked "it's a dream" on first seeing the town. The first hotels opened their doors in 1806, complementing the existing monastery hospice (now the four star hotel Interlaken) with the boom years beginning in the 1860's. Much of the beautiful architecture and grand design date from this 50-year era up to the First World War, but the impressive exteriors hide equally impressive fully modernized interiors, enabling Interlaken to offer the best of old and new. In the early days, when the likes of Goethe and Mendelssohn popped by, Interlaken was promoted for its healthy climate, as well as the spectacular views. Most content and information about Interlaken is provided through a partnership with SkiEurope ::::::::::Klosters Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see The village of Klosters is located 20 minutes from Davos Dorf. It is a more intimate setting than the latter and more typical of an alpine village. There are several hotels here, including the five-star Hotel Pardenn and Piz Buin Hotel and the four-star Chesa Grischuna. All three have excellent dining and great atmosphere. The tourist board has a list of private rooms, and there are apartments available for longer stays. ::::::::::Laax Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x Laax not me Laax is a great skiing resort with 220 km of excellent slopes. With over 50 restaurants and some 40 bars it is also a great place to have fun. In summer the region is good for hiking and biking. 237 km of marked paths and even more official mountain bike routes, including a 7 km downhill route. Laax is located just a few kilometers from Flims, another interesting summer and winter resort. :::::::::Lausanne Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo_1 Lausanne, better known as the Olympic City of the world, is a small city that has a lot to offer. There are several good museums (besides the famous Olympic Museum) and some interesting sights, such as the Gothic Cathedral. Built on three hills, Lausanne offers some astonishing views of the surroundings. It’ll only take a short walk to take a boat tour on the lake or a short ride to explore the great snowy outdoors. ::::::::Biel-Bienne Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see We currently have no information about Biel-Bienne. :::::::::Breil/Brigels Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see The three villages Breil/Brigels (1300 m above sea level), Waltensburg (1000 m above sea level) and Andiast (1200 m above sea level) are situated on a sunny mountain terrace high above the young Rhine River. :::::::::Bremgarten Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see We currently have no information about Bremgarten. ::::::::Brienz Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Brienz, which lies on the lake with the same name, is closely linked to the art of woodcarving. The hundred years old trade of woodcarving belongs to Brienz like Tom does to Jerry. The village is spread out along the lake and the main attraction is the Brienz Rothorn Railway which leads up to the «Matterhorn of the Bernese Oberland». The railway station can also be accessed by paddle steamer. Ohter attractions near Brienz are the Open Air Museum Ballenberg or the Giessbach waterfalls. The area offers as well a wide variety of hikking trails. The excellent two sites give you more information about Brienz and area: www.brienzersee.ch and www.alpenregion.ch :::::::::Champery Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Mitchells on a quite night Mitchells on a quite night Nabeel Aziz Champery is a lovely ski resort located between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc, only 90 minutes (130 km) from Geneva Airport by either bus, rail or car. Champery is not only one of the ski resort of the Portes du Soleil (650 km slopes, 206 lifts), there is a nice village. __________Practical Information Edit This Here are some useful addresses/numbers. [Add Practical address] Tourist Office Edit This All the touristic information you need about Champery. type: Tourist information World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +41(0)24 479 20 20 url: www.champery.ch __________Nightlife and Entertainment Edit This photo The nightlife in Champery is very funny during the winter ... [Add Entertainment place] Le Farinet Edit This Nice place with a club and a night-restaurant type: general World66 rating: [rate it] zipcode: 1874 email: *** address: Rue du Village url: *** tel: *** ClosingTime: 04/05h Le Levant Edit This Simple but very friendly bar with pool and soccer games... type: general World66 rating: [rate it] zipcode: 1874 email: *** address: Rue du Village url: *** tel: *** ClosingTime: 04/05h La Crevasse Edit This Small but very funny place... go on the website to look how we make parties in la Crevasse type: Pubs World66 rating: [rate it] zipcode: 1874 email: *** address: Rue du Village url: www.la-crevasse.com tel: *** ClosingTime: 04/05H :::::::::::Chur Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo We currently have no information about Chur. If you do know any general information about Chur, please [Edit this article]. :::::::::::Davos Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x Hotel Schatzalp Davos Switzerland Pius App Davos is a busy resort in a beautiful alpine playground. The town extends for several kilometers along the broad Landwasser River Valley, between two giant mountain ranges. The area is part of the southeastern canton of Graubünden, "the holiday corner of Switzerland" and home to some of the best developed winter sports centers in the world: Arosa, Klosters, Flims, St. Moritz and Pontrèsina. Apart from these tourist centers, the canton is relatively unspoiled, boasting beautiful alpine lakes and exquisite mountain settings. Davos was once hugely popular with Brits, but has fallen out of favor and is now dominated by the Swiss themselves and Germans. Few resorts in the world have more extensive slopes, or offer more for all standards. But the area has one small drawback: it is split into several unlinked sectors. Those prepared to accept this minor drawback normally do so as the price of staying in a captivating Alpine village. During the mid-19th century, the area became known for its health benefits. The clean, dry air and high altitudes provided the perfect environment to recover from tuberculosis and other lung ailments so prevalent at this time. The setting of Nobel laureate Thomas Mann's "Magic Mountain" is a hospital in Davos. By now, many of the old sanitariums have been converted to present-day hotels. The medical importance has continued, as several highly specialized practices still provide therapies and research for allergies, respiratory illnesses, and dermatological problems. It is also a world renowned medical conference center, and many top-tier international meetings are held at the convention center. In 1877 a natural ice rink was built, which became the first step towards the development of a world-class winter sports destination. Flanked on both sides by stunning mountain views, this setting provided a natural attraction. The high Landwasser Valley is wind protected by forested mountain slopes. It was, and remains, a perfect environment to enjoy nature at its finest throughout the year. Skiing and boarding in Davos is excellent. Seven distinct ski areas have been developed in the immediate area, so snow sports enthusiasts can spend a week and ski a different resort every day. From west to east along the northern face are the resorts of Schatzalp/Strela, Parsenn, Gotschna, and Madrisa. On the opposite side of the valley, you can ski or board at Pischa, Jakobshorn, or the Rinerhorn. The Parsenn is the largest and most familiar of the group. A wide selection of terrain offers satisfying skiing for all ability levels. The area is renowned for its off-piste skiing and long cruisers. Although the mountain setting is spectacular, much of Davos’ architecture is undistinguished. The area has the hustle and bustle of a busy town, with only two major roads to handle the flow of traffic. The ski areas are widely spread along the mountain faces and are easily accessible from town, but only some are connected by lifts. Many lift and cable car systems have been renovated in the course of the last decade. This together with the completely new 'Parsenn' tram means that the long queues during peak times have become a thing of the past. Furthermore, the transit system between ski areas is excellent. Après-ski options are abundant. The dining is exceptional, the nightlife can hop, and cultural activities regularly poke through the snow. Note especially the Kirchner Museum, the world's largest collection of works by the German Expressionist painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. ::::::::::Einsiedeln Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Einsiedeln in Wintertime Einsiedeln in Wintertime Hilda Osinga Einsiedeln is in one of the oldest cantons (Schwyz). The city is located in the heart of the country, just one hour by train from Zurich in the direction of the mountains. The main sight in town is the monastery - the monastery and the city date back to the 9th century. It is located at the highest point of the town and offers a good view. The walls and ceiling of the monastery church are decorated very elegantly. From Einsiedeln there are buses to Hoch Ybrig where you can ski, while in Einsiedeln itself you'll find a nice nordic ski path. :::::::::Flims Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Flims Flims Rene Hasekamp Films is a beautifully located village in Canton Graubunden. It has a long history as a top rated summer resort, as well as a top rated winter resort. Not only is it good for skiing in winter and hiking in summer, but thanks to its forested area, it is also very suitable for forest walking. Flims has a lake, the Cauma See for bathing and sunbathing. Near Flims you find the - also famous - resort Laax, that is more or less overshadowing Flims nowadays as a winter resort, but Laax misses the forested area Flims has. ::::::::: Fribourg Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Fribourg, as seen from the Auge borrough Fribourg, as seen from the Auge borrough (Tourist Office) Small Swiss city built along similiar defensive lines as Bern. An excellent jumping off point to nearby Geneva and Bern. Home, among others, of the famous kinetic sculpturer, Jean Tinguely. A distinctly different architectural feeling in the old town of Fribourg built lower, nearest the river. Note the fantastical sculpture built in the natural rock face in the old town. A completely mad double roundabout on one of the main avenues out of the city proper, and towards newer estates. :::::::::::Geneva Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Geneva port from the water jet halley Geneva port from the water jet halley Sebastien Lachat Say 'Geneva' to a person and what will come up first? An inhabitant of the city itself will probably say that it is 'a continent on its own'. Say it to a foreigner and he or she will probably refer to the building of the United Nations located in Geneva. After the foundation of the WHAT IF SOMEONE PLAYS MISCHIEF? that flows out of the lac Leman (lake Geneva). The old city is located on the southern shore (rive gauche or left bank), the train station north of the river, and the airport north-west of the city,straddling the French border, but only a short bus ride away. Most sights are within easy walking distance and the public transport system (with busses and trams) is very reliable. This 'smallest of the large capitals', as it is called, offers nearly everthing, ranging from extensive banking and shopping areas to rich artistic and cultural input. Geneva is packed with museums and, to a lesser extent, historical sights. When you have had it for the day, go to one of the many parks, largely created by the financial imput of many wealthy citizens. Most of the time during the summer, you can watch a free concert in one of the theatres or simply prepare yourself for the nightlife in Geneva. :::::::::Gerzensee Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Gerzensee Dorf Gerzensee Dorf Maug Gerzensee is an idyllic small village at the foot of the Belpberg, between the Aaretal and the Gürbetal in the Kanton of Bern. :::::::::Grindelwald Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Grindelwald Grindelwald wojsyl Grindelwald is one of the most famous Swiss ski and winter sport resorts. Enveloped in a real scenic and unique alpine landscape, the world famous alpine peaks and mountains Wetterhorn, Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau form the background scenery of the Grindelwald valley. The "glacier village" of Grindelwald, with its total surface area of 171 sqkm is the second largest community in the canton of Berne. The territory of Grindelwald rises from a height of 720 m above sea level to that of 4,107 m above sea level. The village itself lies at a height of 1,050 m above sea level and is home to 3,800 inhabitants and up to 7,000 guests. Grindelwald is a good example of being one of the first tourist centres in Switzerland. As early as the 17th century, tourists have visited Grindelwald, many of whom were of international origin. Grindelwald has become a popular destination for people from all over the world to pursue numerous sports, or a variety of recreational activities, as well as just for relaxation. Swiss guests alone provide for one fifth of the total bed nights and the majority of apartment rentals (130,000 overnight stays per year). Germans and Japanese, both with a quantity of about 100,000 overnight stays per year, are the most seen foreign guests in Grindelwald, followed by the Brits (about 50,000). :::::::::Gstaad Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Feeling at home in the mountains Whether you enjoy a pleasant village atmosphere or a great variety of activities: in the region of Gstaad, which is referred to by the locals as the Saanenland, you really come up and slow down. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://www.gstaad.ch/en/informationen.htm :::::::::Hoch Ybrig Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Hoch Ybrig is a ski area close to Zurich. By public transport you can get here in 1,5 hours. First by train to Einsiedeln and then by bus. You can get a combined ticket for train, bus and the skiing area at the station. :::::::Interlaken Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo Interlaken is the secret capital Switzerland's beautiful Bernese Oberland. The town is located between the lakes of Thun and Brienz, at the foot of the towering trio of the Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau. Located in the German-speaking heart of Switzerland, Interlaken offers winter sport's fans access to some of the most spectacular skiing in the Alps, with their base in a service-packed small city in a spectacular lakeside setting. Traditionally a 'Summer' resort, Interlaken had long been attractive to winter sports enthusiasts because of its prime location and the fact that it's excellent hotels and other facilities offer very low rates during the winter. Its status became 'official' however with the launch of the The Jungfrau Top Ski Region, containing more than 160 Km (100 miles) of trails in ski centers above Grindelwald , all linked to Interlaken by a mountain railway included in a ski pass. The average length of runs in the area is a remarkable six - 12 KM (four - nine miles). With the pass, it's possible to ski a different ski area every day for a week. The name 'Interlaken' actually means "between the lakes" - Lake Thun and Lake Brienz to be precise and water is omnipresent throughout the area with idyllic clear mountain streams and waterfalls running off the hills and into the lakes. The resort offers dozens of water-based activities, throughout the year. If you ever got bored of sliding on the cold white variety you can always enjoy anything from a cruise on a lake steamer to just feeding the ducks or even frog watching! Visitors first started arriving at Interlaken long before downhill skiing was conceived. One of them, Lord Byron, famously remarked "it's a dream" on first seeing the town. The first hotels opened their doors in 1806, complementing the existing monastery hospice (now the four star hotel Interlaken) with the boom years beginning in the 1860's. Much of the beautiful architecture and grand design date from this 50-year era up to the First World War, but the impressive exteriors hide equally impressive fully modernized interiors, enabling Interlaken to offer the best of old and new. In the early days, when the likes of Goethe and Mendelssohn popped by, Interlaken was promoted for its healthy climate, as well as the spectacular views. Most content and information about Interlaken is provided through a partnership with SkiEurope ::::::::::Klosters Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see The village of Klosters is located 20 minutes from Davos Dorf. It is a more intimate setting than the latter and more typical of an alpine village. There are several hotels here, including the five-star Hotel Pardenn and Piz Buin Hotel and the four-star Chesa Grischuna. All three have excellent dining and great atmosphere. The tourist board has a list of private rooms, and there are apartments available for longer stays. ::::::::::Laax Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x Laax not me Laax is a great skiing resort with 220 km of excellent slopes. With over 50 restaurants and some 40 bars it is also a great place to have fun. In summer the region is good for hiking and biking. 237 km of marked paths and even more official mountain bike routes, including a 7 km downhill route. Laax is located just a few kilometers from Flims, another interesting summer and winter resort. :::::::::Lausanne Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo_1 Lausanne, better known as the Olympic City of the world, is a small city that has a lot to offer. There are several good museums (besides the famous Olympic Museum) and some interesting sights, such as the Gothic Cathedral. Built on three hills, Lausanne offers some astonishing views of the surroundings. It’ll only take a short walk to take a boat tour on the lake or a short ride to explore the great snowy outdoors. ::::::::::::::::Lauterbrunnen Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see awesome views awesome views Lauterbrunnen is a small town 10km from Interlaken, to which it is connected by road and rail. It is spectacularly sited at the entrance to the Lauterbrunnen valley - 400m white cliffs topped with pines and dotted with waterfalls. Lauterbrunnen is well served by public transport, being on one leg of the rail line up to the Jungfraujoch (at 3454m, the highest train station in Europe), and the Lauterbrunnen region has numerous cog-railways, gondolas, cable-cars and funicular railways making getting around very easy indeed. Above Lauterbrunnen, above the valley on either side are the car-free villages of Wengen and Murren (visitors can park in the large car-park at the south end of Lauterbrunnen and carry on up via train or on foot). The scenery is magnificent, with a glorious mountain view around every corner, and the comprehensive transport network means that one can ride up the tough bits, and walk along the edge of the valley wall. Though going up or coming down the 400 to 800 metres from the top of the valley can be tough on the knees, it is the only way to see some of the views. Of course there are so many spectacular sights in this region that it's impossible to miss out completely. The town has two banks, each with an ATM outside. ::::::::Les Crosets Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see We currently have no information about Les Crosets. ::::::::Leysin Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see leysin path leysin path lisa Holiday center in Vaud, well known for sky facilities. In the Summer period very nice environment for walking in the mountains. Close to Aigle (castle and wine) and the Geneva lake (Lausanne, Evian...). :::::::Locarno Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see We currently have no information about Locarno. ______Lucerne Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Rathausbrauerei, Lucerne Rathausbrauerei, Lucerne www.dubstar.ch Lucerne (Luzern in Swiss-German) is a beautiful small city in the heartland of Switzerland, and where legend has it William Tell shot an apple off of his son's head. In addition to being a fine place to visit in and of itself Lucerne is a great base from which to explore famous Swiss sites such as Mnt. Rigi, the Grutli Meadow. The first city to join the Swiss Confederation, today Lucerne is a lovely small city with a thriving tourism industry, owing mainly to its status as a gateway to Central Swtizerland. The city became a center of Swiss history and legend, and is the setting for the most memorable part of the William Tell legend (the bit with the boy and the apple). Tourism in Lucerne has a distinguished history dating from the mid 19th century, with Mark Twain among them. In "A Tramp Abroad" he recalls the nascent souvenir business, and other budding examples of the tourism trade. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://wikitravel.org/en/Lucerne ::::::::Lugano Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see view from the site view from the site Max Lugano is a very beautiful city in the south of Switzerland, practically on the border with Italy. The people speak Italian, dress Italian and eat Italian, so in many ways it feels like you are already in Italy. The town is located on the borders of Lake Lugano and you have very beautiful views over the lake. Lugano has many festivals for film and music and it's a very lively city. :::::::Martigny Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see ::::::Montreux Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo Montreux is located at the shore of Lake Geneva, set against an Alpine mountain range background. The town itself has some interesting historical sights that remind of a time when Montreux was still small and didn’t have the reputation it has these days. Money flows in this city that hosts several grand international festivals, such as the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Film Festival. When you’ve had it with the shopping and the sunbathing at the ‘Swiss Riviera’, make sure you pay a visit to the famous medieval Château de Chillon or set off for the nearby Lausanne. ::::::::Morgins Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Morgins is a traditional Swiss Village that retains all of its original charm. The village itself is small, with a couple of hotels, chalets and apartments. There are several restaurants and bars but not great deal of night life - which makes it all that more attractive. Morgins has superb skiing links and is part of the Port Du Soleil region. Only 1 hour 20 mins drive from Geneva airport it is a great place to ski ideal for first timers and advanced a like! ::::::Murren Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Ice Rink in Murren Ice Rink in Murren Selene Alford We currently have no information about Murren. If you do know any general information about Murren, please [Edit this article]. If you know any hotels in Murren or restaurants in Murren, please [Add]. :::::::Männedorf Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Männedorf is a beautiful village located on lake Zurich. Männedorf is a part of the aglomeration of Zurich. Männedorf has 9560 inhabitants. ::::::::Neuchatel Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Neuchâtel au bord du lac Neuchâtel au bord du lac Mathieu Despont Neuchatel is a city in the French Switzerland. :::::::: Nyon Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Wonderful Park in Nyon Wonderful Park in Nyon Panus Prueksunand Nyon is a very nice city located on the borders of Lac Leman (kak Lake of Geneva). It is reached in twenty minutes from Geneva with regular trains. Steep streets with old houses lead up from the lake to the white Chateau. The Chateau can be visited but was closed for restauration when I was there (Jan 2004). From Nyon you can make boat trips to Evian and Geneva. The view accross the lake is spectacular on a clear day you see the Mont Blanc. At the time of the Romans the city was named Julia Equestrius. It has many features demonstrating that it was once an important Roman colony. As you walk down from Place Perdtemps you may spot an amphitheatre, discovered during some building works for appartments that would never be built. One of the major summer events is the Paléo Festival de Nyon. ::::::::::Porrentruy Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see :::::::Savognin Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see :::::::Schaffhausen Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo_1 Hilda Osinga Schaffhausen is a city in north-eastern Switzerland on the river Rhine, next to the German border. It's an old city that become a member of the Swiss Confederation in 1501. In 1944 Schaffhausen was accidentally bombed by United States airforce that mistook neutral Swiss town for Germany. Current population of Schaffhausen is about 33700. ::::::Schiers Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see :::::::Schwaendi Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see :::::::Simmental Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see :::::::Sion Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see :::::::St. Moritz Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see St. Moritz, lake view. St. Moritz, lake view. Bhumman Welcome to the mecca of skiing. St Moritz attracts visitors from all over the world who want to beat the snow by (cross-country) skiing, bobsledding or trekking. No matter whether this is your first time on skis or whether you were born with them, the area has slopes for both the beginner and the expert. There are good accommodation facilities and it won’t be difficult to find a place where you can enjoy the après-ski. St Moritz is also known for its mineral springs. ::::::::Tann Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see ::::Thun Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Schloss Thun Schloss Thun www.dubstar.ch Thun is situated at the northwestern corner of Lake Thun By train it is only 20-minute trip from Bern. Thun is both a transportation hub and a convenient base for city and mountain excursions. 40,000 people live in the city that has a beautiful castle as its major attraction. The castle - today a museum - was built in 1191. Although Thun is no longer the "little town" of Guiton's day, its urban center hasn't changed dramatically over the last half-century. The Rathausplatz still has a massive 16th Century city hall, and the businesses on the Hauptgasse continue to be arranged on two levels, with the sidewalks outside the upper-story shops serving as an arcade for the stores at ground level. ::::::::Thurgau Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Weinfelden and its wineyards Weinfelden and its wineyards Fotostudio Haltmeier, Arbo Thurgau is not a city but a canton, that is a political subdivision of Switzerland with its own elected assembly and executive government. Continue original text: (Thurgovia) invites you to come and enjoy days of leisure in the natural countryside of hills and lakes. Experience the international atmosphere of the Lake of Constance in between Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The gentle landscape is ideal for cycling and walking. There are so many things to do and discover: Sightseeing by boat, a trip in a hot-air balloon or inline skating along the shores of the Lake of Constance for example. Entertainment, cultural events and gourmet restaurants complete the enjoyment. Thurgovia offers a wide choice of activities to suit all tastes and wishes for pleasant days of leisure. Most visited cities and villages are Kreuzlingen (next to Konstanz, D), Weinfelden with its wineyards and Romanshorn at the shores of lake Constance. The canton of Thurgovia is some 50 km's awy from Zurich, Winterthur and about 25 km's from St. Gallen More information you'll find on http://www.thurgau-tourismus.ch/englisch :::::::::Ticino Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see x Ticino is a latin land: the Romans brought the vineyards and left important public structures (towns, bridges, alpine passes). The names of numerous villages such as Sonvico and Vico-Morcote testify it. Ticino in the middle ages was dominated by the bishops of Como and Milan and the Rusca, Visconti and Sforza families imposed their will. The castles of Bellinzona still testify of the strategic importance of the Ticinese valleys along the St.Gotthard route. Ticino has been a member of the Swiss Confederations since 1803 und in the 19.century gave refuge to many of the Italian freedom fighters of Risorgimento, among others Carlo Cattaneo and Giuseppe Mazzini. Ticino means mild climate, unique natural contrasts and varied landscapes. The Ticino River, which gives its name to the Canton, begins in the Gotthard Region amid steep gorges and deeply carved valleys. Ticino is divided into four regions: Bellinzona, Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano and Mendrisiotto. Ticinese architects are internationally recognized and many contemporary objects can be seen in the urban as well as in the more rural areas. Some explain the high quality of many contemporary buildings in Ticino through the epic work of the migrant workers who, already in 643 AD, traveled all over Europe designing and constructing great buildings and whole cities. After World War II, the building boom enabled a new generations of Ticino architects to make a name for themselves. Ticino has made itself a recognized name for itself in the architectural world, lead by names as Mario Botta and Aurelio Galfetti. In 1996 the Academy of Architecture opened its doors in Mendrisio, as part of Ticino's new university. :::::::::Val Ferret Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo Located in the Valais, near the Italian border, the val Ferret is a well known place for cross country skiing. Usual skiing is as well possible :::::Vallorbes Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Situated northwest of Lausanne, nearly at the French border, is the town of Vallorbes. Above the town is a very interesting site which stood ready to protect the Swiss homeland from invasion. The Fort de Pré-Giraud is a fortress inside a mountain, disguised as a Swiss chalet, complete with artillery and capable of housing over 100 men. :::::::Verbier Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Verbier Verbier Topias Nieminen Verbier is located in one of the best skiing areas in Switzerland: les Quattre Vallees. The Quattres Vallées is actually one of the world’s biggest skiing areas, with 400km (250 miles) of trails and a tremendous vertical of 2509m (8239 feet). It is sometimes possible to ski down to Le Châble down in the valley if snow conditions are good. The other linked resorts are Brusson, Nendaz, Le Châble, Mayens de l'Ours, Thyon 2000, La Tzoumaz (Mayens-de-Riddes) and Veysonnaz. :::::::Vevey Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see VICHUQUEN, CHILE VICHUQUEN, CHILE MAUGOL Vevey is a small city of 16,000 people sandwiched between Montreux and Lausanne on the shores of Lake Geneva. It is often neglected by visitors in favour of the larger cities close by, but they make a mistake, as Vevey is a chic little resort with much to offer. Its quiet charm has appealed to writers, artists and musicians over the years too; Vevey's most famous former citizen was Charlie Chaplin, who spent the latter part of his life here, marrying and raising a family in a tiny village just outside the town. Grahame Greene also lived here and Freddie Mercury was fond of the area as well, having his studio close by in Montreux. The city is also home to the sprawling Nestle Headquarters' complex, a little way out of the centre, which is why many people are familiar with the name "Vevey" without knowing why. The weekly market held in the central square by the lake is a draw for locals and tourists alike and sells good quality merchandise and appetising food. This market square leads into the old town, a small maze-like area with some unique boutiques and shops, including the obligatory chocolatiers! A walk along the promenade is also worth while, taking in the cute statue of Charlie Chaplin facing out to the water. Vevey is well connected for visiting the local area - the No. 1 trolley bus service shuttles up and down the lakeside from Vevey Funicular (which takes you high up Mont Pelerin for fine views and a good restaurant), down to Villeneuve, at the end of the lake. Lake cruising from Vevey Marché is also a must - well-serviced traditional paddle steamers forge up and down and round the lake with many combinations of calling points all day long. Train connections allow you to travel even further afield from Vevey- the Wine Train heads up into the vineyards on the hills above the town and a pleasant afternoon can be spent by taking the train up to Chexbres and walking back through the vineyards and the picturesque villages en route. The Les Pleiades service also departs from Vevey and takes a winding, gentle route high up the other side of the town to the beautiful meadows nestled in the high valleys. In spring the narcissi and gentians growing freely make this an idyllic setting for a leisurely walk. By using the train to travel just down the line to Montreux, you open up options of travelling on the famous Golden Panoramic Express to Spiez and Gstaad for a spectacularly scenic ride. A week in Vevey would allow you to avail yourself of the various delights this town offers to the traveller in a relaxing lake-side setting and is well connected to explore the rest of this beautiful corner of Switzerland. ::::::Wengen Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Wengen from Mannlichen Wengen from Mannlichen Martin Saxton We currently have no information about Wengen. 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The entire establishment is the length of the bar itself plus an attached room with small tables; one must descend a few steep steps from the bustling street to enter the warm, jovial atmosphere. The people are friendly, the owner kind and helpful, and the surroundings are perfectly relaxing as an end to a challenging day of skiing the Alps. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] :::::::::Zuchwil Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see :::::::: Zug Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Zug, the City, is the capital city of the canton Zug. The canton Zug is in the south of Zurich and in north east of Lucerne. Like Zurich the city is situated next to a lake (Lake of Zug). The city has about 23'000 citizens. Because of the low taxes many rich people live there. Also a lot of international companies have their headquarter there. :::::Zurich Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i_1 Mikaela Zurich (better: Zürich), located 409 meters above sea level at the northern end of the Lake of Zürich on the Swiss central plateau, is charming and multifaceted. Its well-preserved Old Town lies on both banks of the River Limmat, which flows out of the lake in a northerly direction. With a population of 370,000, Zürich is the largest city in Switzerland. The canton of the same name hosts 1.3 million inhabitants and is thus the country's most densely populated canton. Zürich was founded as a Roman customs post (Roman name: Turicum) on the site of what is now Lindenhof in the year 15 B.C. From the 10th century onwards, it enjoyed the status of a town, and in 1218 was granted the rights of a free city. Rudolf Brun introduced a guild constitution after the downfall of the government in 1336. In 1351, the city joined the Everlasting League of the Confederates. After that, it grew increasingly in importance, especially under the rule of Mayor Hans Waldmann (15th century). 1519 saw the beginning of the Reformation under the leadership of Ulrich Zwingli. During the 19th century, Alfred Escher transformed Zürich into a trade and business centre (machine and textile industry, banks, insurance companies, tourism), not in the least because of the founding of the Zürich Stock Exchange in 1877. This gave the city the fourth rank on the world's list and made it into what it still is: Switzerland's most important business centre and the world's gold trading centre. The Old Town consists of narrow streets which can be easily explored on foot. Along the riverside, you can find baroque guildhouses that tell their own version of the city's past. Winding streets that show a nostalgic Zürich or maybe even expose the city's fringe - just give way for the enthusiasm this inspirited and colourful (both with houses and people) city appeals. You will find a myriad of small boutiques, antique shops, bars and cafes in the Old Town on the left bank of the Limmat. The main shopping area is concentrated nearby the main train station ('Hauptbahnhof'). Stroll down the famous 'Bahnhofstrasse' - one of the most beautiful shopping streets in Europe - towards 'Paradeplatz' and the lake. Here you will find all sorts of elegant boutiques, department stores and specialist shops with a rich selection of high quality goods. When you feel like it, take a tour on the river so you can lay eyes on the nice skyline of Zürich. If you are on a budget, you do not have to avoid the city. Try doing just the windows shopping on Bahnhofstrasse, but move over to the other side of the river Limmat for your catering needs. The Niederdorf offers plenty of cheaper places to buy, eat and drink. Although considered Zürich's most touristy area, you still find some pretty genuine places here - just wander through the narrow lanes with their old houses, many of which date back to the 14th century. Besides being a business centre and a shopping paradise (for the wealthy, that is), Zürich is known for 'culture': Old Churches, such as the 'Grossmünster' and the 'Fraumünster' with stained glass windows by Marc Chagall; art galleries with the finest collections, amongst them Chagall, Miro and Picasso and museums for all sorts of tastes. Try to stay at least two days. This will give you the time to explore not only the city by daylight but also Zürich's exciting and varied nightlife, ranging from jazzy bars and popular discos to cabaret performances in smokey clubs. If you plan to stay over night, Zürich offers a wide variety of amusements. There is not only the famous Schauspielhaus (which kept German drama alive during the 2nd world war), but some small but fine theatres with less well known ensembles that offer exquisite drama. As for a small city of less than 400,000 inhabitants, Zürich also has excellent movie theatres (for a price, though). Unlike in Germany, movies here are not dubbed and mostly shown in their original language with German and French subtitles - and usually you'll see good copies. However, if you want to get in touch with the aboriginals here, you have to make your way into areas like Aussersihl (Zürich's still very lively working class district with plenty of good foreign restaurants and an astonishing diversity of people from all kinds of nations) or the newly developped center ('Zürich West') around Escher-Wyss Platz , which was the former inustrial area of the city. 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La Svizzera (ted. Schweiz, fr. Suisse, romancio Svizra) è uno stato dell'Europa centrale. Confina a nord con la Germania, a est con il Liechtenstein e l'Austria, a sud con l'Italia, a ovest con la Francia. Il nome ufficiale è Confederazione Svizzera, ted. Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, fr. Confédération Helvétique, romancio Confederaziun Svizra, lat. Confoederatio Helvetica, da cui la sigla CH. La capitale federale è Berna, che è anche capitale dell'omonimo cantone. La Svizzera è una repubblica federale. Le lingue ufficiali sono tedesco, francese e italiano. Inoltre il romancio ha lo status di quarta lingua nazionale.
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Storia
La regione dell'attuale Svizzera fu occupata nell'antichità dalle genti celtiche degli Elvezi a nord delle Alpi, dei Leponti, degli Insubri a sud e dei Rezi a sud-est. La Rezia fu intensamente romanizzata durante l'Impero (corrisponde grossomodo all'attuale cantone dei Grigioni). La storia della Svizzera ha inizio il 1° agosto del 1291, quando i rappresentanti delle comunità montane di Uri, Svitto e Untervaldo (detti Cantoni primitivi o Waldstätten) si riunirono sul prato del Rütli, sulle sponde del Lago dei Quattro Cantoni, e stipularono il giuramento di alleanza eterna che costituisce la nascita della Confederazione. Il Patto del Rütli (Patto Federale) costituiva una lega difensiva volta ad estromettere dalle valli gli Asburgo. A Morgarten (1315), Sempach (1386) e Näfels (1388) la fanteria confederata inflisse tre clamorose sconfitte agli Austriaci. Nel contempo nuovi cantoni aderivano alla confederazione: con l'adesione di Lucerna, Zurigo, Glarona, Zugo e Berna si costituisce la cosiddetta Confederazione degli Otto Cantoni. Nel corso del XV secolo gli Svizzeri assoggettano i territori di Appenzello, Argovia e Turgovia e ottengono l'alleanza di Ginevra, Vallese, San Gallo e Grigioni. Nel XVI secolo Carlo il Temerario di Borgogna è sconfitto a Grandson e Morat. Adesione di Friburgo e Soletta. Nel 1501 aderisce Basilea. Intanto Uri, con l'aiuto di Untervaldo, passa a sud delle Alpi e conquista la valle settentrionale del fiume Ticino. Nel corso del secolo dilaga anche in Svizzera la Riforma Protestante introdotta da Ulrico Zwingli. Le guerre di religione che infuriano in tutta l'Europa non risparmiano il paese (lo stesso Zwingli muore sul campo di battaglia). Berna conquista il Canton Vaud e vi diffonde il Protestantesimo. E' nella città di Glarona (capoluogo dell'omonimo cantone) che viene arsa viva l'ultima "strega" in Europa, Anna Goeldi - siamo nel 1782. Nel 1648 con la Pace di Westfalia viene riconosciuta l'indipendenza della Svizzera nei confronti dell'Impero. Nel 1798 la Svizzera è invasa dalle truppe rivoluzionarie francesi e trasformata in una repubblica unitaria: la Repubblica Elvetica. Non ci sono più cantoni ma solo delle semplici unità amministrative, sul modello dei Départements francesi. Nel 1803 Napoleone fa tornare la Svizzera uno stato confederale tramite l'Atto di Mediazione. Da questo momento non ci sono più territori soggetti ad altri cantoni (i baliaggi); ogni cantone è messo sullo stesso piano degli altri. Nascono così i cantoni Argovia, Grigioni, San Gallo, Turgovia, Ticino, e Vaud. Nel 1847 i cantoni conservatori-cattolici costituiscono una propria lega (Sonderbund). La Guerra del Sonderbund è rapidamente vinta dai cantoni liberali. Nel 1848 entra in vigore una nuova costituzione: la Svizzera, da confederazione di stati, diventa uno stato federale sul modello degli Stati Uniti. Nel 1977 Il Canton Giura si stacca da Berna e diventa il ventiseiesimo cantone. Nel 1971 in un referendum gli elettori maschi decidono che anche le donne hanno diritto al voto. Elisabeth Kopp del Partito Radical-Democratico è la prima donna eletta ministro. Nel 1986 in un plebiscito gli elettori rifiutano di entrare nelle Nazioni Unite. Nel 1992 rifiutano di partecipare all'area economica europea. In questa occasione il paese si divide tra la Romandia (Svizzera Francese) favorevole a un'integrazione nell'Europa Unita e la Svizzera Tedesca e Italiana che vogliono mantenere la separazione culturale ed economica dagli "Europei". Si dice che la Svizzera Tedesca tema la Germania e la Svizzera Italiana tema l'Italia. Un accordo è invece raggiunto con le maggiori organizzazioni capitalistiche mondiali, la Banca Mondiale e il Fondo Monetario Internazionale. In seguito ad accuse da parte di organizzazioni ebraiche americane, secondo le quali, beni depositati da cittadini ebrei in banche svizzere, prima e durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale non sarebbero stati restituiti ai legittimi proprietari, due delle maggiori banche del paese patteggiano nel 1998 il pagamento di $1,25 miliardi alle suddette organizzazioni per essere distribuiti alle famiglie delle vittime dell'Olocausto. Nel 1999 Ruth Dreifuss è la prima donna presidente. L'entrata ufficiale della Confederazione nelle Nazioni Unite è avvenuta il 10 settembre 2002.
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MorfologiaVal Poschiavo, Grigioni, il gruppo del Bernina nei pressi di Diavolezza La Svizzera occupa tre regioni morfologiche: il Giura, l'altopiano centrale (Mittelland) e le Alpi. Le Alpi svizzere hanno il loro fulcro nel Massiccio del San Gottardo da cui originano il Reno e il Rodano. Sempre dal San Gottardo nascono gli altri principali fiumi svizzeri, il Ticino, la Reuss e l'Aar. Dal Maloja nasce l'Inn.
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Geografia politicaLa Svizzera politicamente è una confederazione di 26 stati. Tradizionalmente era divisa in cantoni, termine tuttora ufficialmente e correntemente usato per indicare i vari stati, poiché la maggioranza di essi sono coestensivi con gli omonimi cantoni tradizionali (p.es. Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino, République et Canton de Neuchâtel); sei stati (Obvaldo e Nidvaldo, Basilea Città e Campagna, Appenzello Interno ed Esterno) sono però considerati in pratica mezzi cantoni, in quanto uniti a due a due formano tre cantoni tradizionali, che però in questo caso non hanno alcun titolo di ufficialità (risp. Untervaldo, Basilea e Appenzello).
(*) semicantone: i semicantoni Appenzello Esterno e Interno formano il Canton Appenzello, Basilea Città e Basilea Campagna formano il Canton Basilea, Nidvaldo e Obvaldo formano Untervaldo.
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Religioni
Il 41% degli svizzeri aderisce al Cattolicesimo, il 40% alla Chiesa riformata svizzera (protestante) il 2,5% alle chiese protestanti libere. Il 5% ad altre chiese cristiane. L'11% della popolazione svizzera non professa nessun credo religioso. Fra gli stranieri (circa il 20% della popolazione residente) il 44% è cattolico, il 5% protestante, il 17% cristiano ortodosso, il 18% islamico e il 2% non professa nessun credo.
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Le lingue parlate in Svizzera sono fondamentalmente 4, ossia - in ordine per popolarità - il tedesco, il francese, l'italiano e il romancio. Le prime tre sono lingue nazionali e ufficiali, il Romancio è solo lingua "nazionale". Vale a dire che ogni documento ufficiale pubblicato in Svizzera deve essere disponibile in tedesco, francese e italiano, se ne fornisce una versione in romancio solo su richiesta. A queste si deve aggiungere l'insubre, parlato in Canton Ticino e in alcune valli del Canton Grigioni. Nonstante le lingue ufficiali siano quattro, la maggior parte degli svizzeri ha una sola lingua madre e impara a scuola un'altra lingua nazionale e l'inglese. Ogni cittadino svizzero ha il diritto di potersi rivolgere alle istituzioni nazionali in una delle tre lingue ufficiali e di ricevere risposta in tale lingua. Questo plurilinguismo, però, non vale a livello dei cantoni e dei comuni, in cui ogni territorio decide indipendentemente anche su questo punto. Nel 2000 il tedesco era parlato dal 63,7% degli svizzeri (in 17 dei 26 cantoni si parla tedesco), il francese dal 20,4% e l'italiano dal 6,5%. La variante di tedesco parlata in Svizzera presenta delle differenze sostanziali con il cosiddetto Hochdeutsch (tedesco standard). Si parla, infatti, di tedesco svizzero o alemanno (Schweizerdeutsch, in tedesco o Schwyzerdütsch, in tedesco svizzero) in riferimento alla variante non standard parlata in Svizzera e in Liechtenstein. Il tedesco svizzero, però, è presente pressoché esclusivamente nella lingua parlata; nello scritto e in situazioni formali solitamente viene utilizzato lo Hochdeutsch. La situazione linguistica della Svizzera tedesca è molto controversa, perché non solo convivono queste due varianti della lingua tedesca - Hochdeutsch e Schweizerdeutsch -, ma anche perché all'interno dello svizzero tedesco si possono distinguere centinaia di dialetti diversi.
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TrasportiLa rete di trasporti in Svizzera è molto ben sviluppata: le ferrovie coprono in modo capillare tutto il territorio. Il tariffario è unificato tra treni, bus, battelli, funivie, ecc. Da una biglietteria automatica delle Ferrovie Federali Svizzere è possibile selezionare qualsiasi destinazione, anche di un'altra compagnia di trasporti. Un sistema d'orario cadenzato fu istituito già negli anni '70-'80. Dal 2005 un sistema di nodi in corrispondenza dei principali centri ha migliorato la connettività tra le regioni. Tutti i treni, siano essi regionali o di lunga percorrenza, entrano in stazione nei 10 minuti che precedono l'ora in punto per poi ripartire nei 10 minuti successivi. Sulle linee principali i treni transitano ogni mezz'ora.
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StampaOltre alle riviste edite in Svizzera, viene distribuita in Italia "la Gazzetta Svizzera", organo ufficiale dei cittadini svizzeri residenti in Italia ed iscritti ai Consolati. E' disponibile anche una versione on line
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Festa NazionaleLa Festa Nazionale svizzera ricorre ogni 1 agosto. La mattina di questo giorno le televisioni trasmettono l'allocuzione del Presidente della Confederazione che, nel pomeriggio, tiene pure il tradizionale discorso del praticello del Grütli (o Rütli). La popolazione è solita festeggiare in maniera piuttosto sobria davanti ad un falò ed esponendo le bandiere sul balcone, mentre tra le mete più frequenti in questa giornata vi è senza ombra di dubbio il Rigi. In questo giorno, alle 8 di sera, tutte le campane della Svizzera suonano a festa. Inoltre, la sera, un Comune svizzero scelto con rotazione delle regioni linguistiche ospita i festeggiamenti ufficiali, trasmessi a reti unificate. Pressoché ovunque hanno luogo spettacoli pirotecnici.
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FloraLa vegetazione è tipicamente alpina e segue le fasce di altitudine. Le foreste di latifoglie arrivano fino a circa 1500 metri
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FaunaFra i componenti della fauna svizzera, si possono citare: il camoscio, lo stambecco, il cervo, la marmotta, lo scoiattolo, la gazza, il picchio, il corvo, il martin pescatore, il lupo, la volpe, il cinghiale, il riccio, la lepre, la salamandra, il tritone, la trota, il cavedano e il luccio.
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Teatro (in italiano)La territorialità della lingua, nel contesto della confederazione elvetica, fa sì che l'italiano sia usato - come lingua di comunicazione e cultura - soltanto nella cosiddetta Svizzera Italiana: il Cantone Ticino e tre valli del cantone Grigioni (che pratica altre due lingue: romancio e tedesco). Anche il teatro italofono, dunque, è limitato a queste regioni (salvo rare eccezioni di gruppi amatoriali che lavorano in italiano a Ginevra, Friburgo o Zurigo). Nella regione italiana della Svizzera vi sono tracce teatrali almeno a partire dal Seicento (convento dei Gesuiti di Bellinzona, Convento dei Somaschi a Lugano), con realizzazioni anche di un certo rilievo (traduzioni inedite dal francese, in special modo di Molière e Corneille, ad opera dell'abate Gian Pietro Riva). Nell'Ottocento l'attività teatrale è specialmente incentrata sull'importazioni di spettacoli dall'Italia (e più raramente dal resto della Confederazione Elvetica): sorgono i teatri di Lugano, Bellinzona (un raffinato edificio architettonicamente affine alla Scala di Milano), Locarno e Chiasso. La produzione autoctona tarda però a manifestarsi, se non nelle forme del teatro amatoriale e dialettale (senza testi scritti fino alla fine dell'Ottocento) e nelle manifestazioni folkloriche (come le "Sacre Rappresentazioni" - dette "Processioni storiche" - di Mendrisio, nel basso Ticino, tradizione tuttora esistente. Nel 1932 nasce la prima compagnia teatrale professionistica, ad opera di un'attrice ticinese nata a Londra, Maria Bazzi (rapido fallimento dell'iniziativa). Nel 1932, inoltre, nasce la Radio Svizzera Italiana (detta anche Radio Monteceneri) che formerà una prima generazione di attori e registi: si ricorda in particolare il lavoro, presso questo ente di Guido Calgari, Romano Calò, Giuseppe Galeati. Subentrano in seguito, come registi, Vittorio Ottino e Carlo Castelli. Grazie alla radio, gli attori iniziano anche a calcare i palcoscenici in modo professionista e nascono le compagnie indipendenti: Teatro Prisma (diretto dall'italiano Franco Passatore, 1956-59), Teatro La Cittadella (1961-66) e Teatro La Maschera (1984-93), compagnie dirette da Alberto Canetta (1924-87), uno dei più importanti uomini di teatro del dopoguerra, nella Svizzera di Lingua Italiana. Nel 1981 nasce il "Teatro della Svizzera Italiana", che promuove vaste tournée sul territorio cantonale e la cui esperienza si esaurisce nel 1987. Nel 1987 nasce inoltre il TASI (Teatri Associati della Svizzera Italiana) che raggruppa le nuove compagnie indipendenti, nate nel corso degli anni 70-80. Un ruolo notevole, in questo contesto, è svolto dalla Scuola e dal Teatro Dimitri, istallato a Verscio, da cui escono molti degli artisti attivi a partire dagli anni '90. Nell'attuale scena, estremamente composita dal profilo sia organizzativo che stilistico (teatro di parola, teatro di marionette, teatro-danza, teatro-multimediale) si possono ricordare: il Teatro Pan, il Teatro Sunil (il cui regista Daniele Finzi Pasca lavora con il Cirque du Soleil in grandi realizzazioni internazionali), Luganoteatro, Markus Zohner, il Teatro delle Radici, il Teatrodanza Margit Huber, ecc.
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Politica internaLa base della Confederazione è nella Costituzione del 1848, la quale è stata modificata nel 1874 ed è rimasta inalterata fino alla votazione del 1999 [1], quando il popolo adottò una magna charta totalmente rinnovata.
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Politica estera
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La Svizzera e l'Unione EuropeaIn generale la Svizzera affronta la politica europea, così come quella estera, con prudenza e pragmatismo. Dopo il fallimento di alcuni referendum su un'eventuale adesione, la Svizzera ha scelto una via bilaterale (basata cioè su accordi bilaterali). Nel 2000 un importante pacchetto di accordi sulla libera circolazione delle persone ha avuto l'avallo popolare. Nel giugno del 2005 la Svizzera ha aderito agli accordi di Schengen, negoziandone l'attuazione pratica in modo di mantenere controlli saltuari alle frontiere, e reclamando un eventuale diritto di rescissione. Il 25 settembre 2005, un altro referendum ha esteso i precedenti accordi bilaterali ai 10 Paesi entrati nell'UE nel 2004.
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Il cioccolato svizzeroIl famoso cioccolato svizzero ha una storia molto lunga e complicata, che inizia con la grande migrazione dei Maya nell'America del sud. Lì stabilirono le prime piantagioni di cacao. In seguito le coltivazioni di cacao vennero mandate avanti finché, nel 1504, durante il suo quarto viaggio, Colombo non scoprì il chicco di cacao. Il navigatore inizialmente non se ne interessò. Il cacao rimase sconosciuto finché, nel 1528, Hernando Cortez non portò in Europa la pianta e gli utensili per la preparazione della bevanda degli indiani, che veniva chiamata Xocolatl, da cui deriva "cioccolata". Durante il XVII secolo11600 gli europei iniziarono ad interessarsi al "cioccolato" ed iniziarono a scrivere libri sull'argomento, ma solo dopo il 1615 si introdusse l'usanza di bere la cioccolata nelle corti. Nel 1569, però, papa Pio V assaggiò la bevanda e la trovò così sgradevole, che vietò di berla. Soltanto nel 1662 anche la chiesa iniziò ad accettarla. Nel 1697 il sindaco di Zurigo, Heinrich Escher, fece una vacanza in Spagna, dove assaggiò il cioccolato e ne rimase estremamente colpito. Però solo nel 1819 venne aperta la prima fabbrica di cioccolato in Svizzera da Francois-Louis Cailler. Nel 1875 lo svizzero Daniel Peter introduce nel mercato il primo cioccolato al latte. Ora la Svizzera è conosciuta in tutto il mondo per il suo buonissimo cioccolato.
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Il coltellino svizzeroÈ famoso in tutto il mondo il coltellino svizzero, che è un ferro tascabile nel quale sono racchiusi uno o più coltelli, cacciaviti vari, cucchiaio, forchetta, stuzzicadenti, forbici, ecc. È un arnese multiuso utile per tirarsi risolvere problemi di tutti i giorni.
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www.imondonauti.it Guida Guida SVIZZERA Testi e foto a cura di Roberta Campani l laghetto del Passo del Gottardo in primavera, prima che tutta la neve si sciolga Il laghetto del Passo del Gottardo in primavera, prima che tutta la neve si sciolga La Svizzera, il paese degli svizzeri, il paese delle montagne, Heidi, la pecorella Fiocco di Neve, i campioni di sci, l’economia certo, le organizzazioni internazionali basate a Ginevra. La Svizzera, nei documenti ufficiali e sulle monete ancora detta Confederatio Helvetica, è un piccolo paese al centro dell’Europa, aggrappato alla catena montagnosa delle Alpi. Immagini ? Cioccolato, orologi a cucù, banche, monti innevati e chalet decorati con fiori rossi … Il formaggio ! chi non ha letto Asterix e gli Elvezi? Letteratura e arte: F. Dürenmatt, A. Giacometti, il Dadaismo a Zurigo, Niki de Saint Phalle, i grandi musei, le gallerie faraoniche Alptransit/Gottardo, la tecnologia di punta, l’amore per la natura. Caratteristica importante di questo Paese è l’aspetto della mediazione, del vivere insieme, culturalmente è molto comunitario, i giovani sono incoraggiati presto a lasciare la casa per vivere esperienze conviviali e di gruppo con i compagni. IL PAESE Svizzera in cifre Capitale Berna Superficie 40.000 kmq Abitanti 7.364.100 (censimento del 2000) di cui il 19,6% sono stranieri residenti Densità di popolazione 174,5 ab./kmq (Solo l’11% ca. vive nella regione alpina) Religione Cattolici 41,8%, protestanti 35,3% %, musulmani 4,3% , cristiani ortodossi 1,8% e una piccola percentuale di altre appartenenze oltre a un importante 11% che dichiara di non avere appartenenza religiosa alcuna, gruppo in continuo aumento Geografia e territorio Mappa Svizzera Click per ingrandire Geograficamente la Svizzera si divide in tre regioni: il Jura, l’altopiano e le Alpi. Con un’altitudine media di 580 m/slm l’altopiano si estende dal lago Lemano a ovest fino al confine estremo a est. E’ qui la zona più intensamente agricola, il cuore economico del Paese. Caratterizzato da un suggestivo susseguirsi di colline e campi coltivati, ospita anche i principali assi di trasporto e le grandi città, Zurigo, Berna, Basilea. Arco montagnoso che s’estende da Ginevra a Basilea, il Jura è caratterizzato da ricche foreste e rocce in gran parte calcaree. Si trovano valli scoscese, calanchi e foreste pluviali suggestive (sempre meglio restare sui sentieri tracciati per evitare di trovarsi tra barre rocciose insuperabili tutt’a un tratto). Tra uno strato e l’altro di rocce è facile scorgere fossili e qualche volta anche tracce di dinosauri. Le Alpi hanno un’ampiezza di circa 200 km e una lunghezza che va dal nord del Tirreno (alpi Provenzali) fino alla Slovenia. La cima svizzera più alta è la cima Dufour (4634 m). Questa catena in territorio elvetico si suddivide in quattro ampie vallate: quella del Rodano, del Reno, del Ticino (affluente del Po) e della Rheuss. Al centro (Nord-Sud e Est-Ovest) c’è il massiccio del Gottardo che funge da spartiacque per tutto il continente europeo. Clima didascalia Bocchetta Cadlimo, sul sentiero per la Capanna Cadlimo (2570m) dalla Valle Canaria (Ticino) La Svizzera presenta un clima continentale estremamente variato a seconda della posizione rispetto a montagne e laghi. Sul lago Maggiore, o lago di Lugano, crescono tranquillamente palmizi di varia sorta, sul lago Lemano o lago di Ginevra ne crescono già meno. Le temperature minime sono state registrate nella valle della Brévine, nella Svizzera occidentale, con –47° C. mentre le massime sono state registrate in città, dato anche il fatto che queste sono sempre in zone più basse, a volte pianeggianti, e il traffico scalda. Ora La Svizzera ha la stessa ora Italia; l’ora legale comincia in marzo e termina più o meno in ottobre (è in vigore dal 1981 e la sua introduzione è una interessante pagina di storia della democrazia diretta: la popolazione si opponeva, la votazione popolare del 1978 è stata bloccata, ma il governo scelse l’allineamento con il resto dell’Europa). Lingua In Svizzera ci sono quattro lingue ufficiali: il tedesco (parlato dal 60% della popolazione), il francese (25-30%), l’italiano (10-15%) e il retoromancio (forse arriva al 5%). L’italiano è parlato soprattutto nel Canton Ticino, al confine con l’Italia ma anche da una gran parte della popolazione di origine italiana che abita nelle altre parti del Paese (quando si parla per esempio di radio della Svizzera Italiana si includono tutti gli ascoltatori, e non solo i residenti del Ticino). Le Alpi marcano un confine netto con il tedesco: dopo il passo del Gottardo e della Novena si parla tedesco, I giornali quotidiani sono pubblicati nelle 4 lingue; trovate dappertutto quelli di lingua italiana, e anche (sempre!) la Gazzetta dello Sport. Ci sono moltissimi immigrati italiani in Svizzera e pare proprio che non si perdano una partita. Quando andare didascalia Villa Bedretto - paesino della valle Bedretto che conduce da Airolo (Ticino) al passo della Novena/Nüfenen, luogo stupendo per lo sci di fondo Scegliere quando andare in Svizzera è importante relativamente a cosa si vuole vedere. Per i musei non c’è problema, tutto l’anno va bene, per l’alpinismo e le passeggiate primavera estate e autunno, per lo sci ovviamente da dicembre ad aprile a seconda delle stagioni. L’autunno è un periodo eccellente per gite anche lunghe, al riparo dalle calure, se non si desidera andare troppo in altitudine. La stagione alpinistica vera e propria va da fine maggio ad agosto, gli arrampicatori cominciano invece prima, già in aprile verso i fondovalle. In inverno è bene restare sopra una certa altitudine (1000-1200 m), si eviterà così la nebbia, o stratus, e si avranno molti più giorni di sole. Burocrazia e visti Per i cittadini italiani è sufficiente esibire al momento dell'ingresso nel Paese il passaporto o la carta d'identità in corso di validità (con eventuale autorizzazione dei genitori all'espatrio per i minori). Chi si vuole recare con la propria automobile, deve ricordarsi di portare, oltre alla patente, il libretto di circolazione e la carta verde internazionale, e di apporre al mezzo il contrassegno adesivo del paese di provenienza. Telefono Il prefisso telefonico internazionale della Svizzera è +41; per chiamare dall'Italia è quindi necessario comporre lo 0041 seguito dal prefisso senza lo zero previsto per la località interna desiderata. Il prefisso telefonico per chiamare in Italia è lo 0039. Si può chiamare in Italia a carico del destinatario anche utilizzando gli operatori locali, ma è in generale molto più caro che utilizzando una scheda locale acquistabile in vari chioschi e alle poste. I cellulari italiani funzionano regolarmente ma il costo delle telefonate è piuttosto alto. Molto più conveniente telefonare dalle cabine pubbliche (sia a moneta che con tessera prepagata). Da mettere in valigia Stalattiti di ghiaccio Stalattiti di ghiaccio Abbigliamento comodo adeguato alla stagione. Un coltellino! O lo comperate sul posto. La macchina fotografica, il pronto soccorso lo vendono in farmacia già bell’e impacchettato, ma solo se pensate di camminare. Una bella guida, un dizionarietto con frasi utili in francese e in tedesco. In Svizzera c’è veramente già tutto a parte il mare, e quasi tutto si paga, ma non i paesaggi! Elettricità Le prese di corrente sono di 220 V in tutta la Svizzera. Hanno tuttavia una forma diversa dalle comuni prese italiane (tre denti disposti a triangolo, il vertice è la terra) e pertanto può risultare necessario portare un adattatore in caso si vogliano utilizzare apparecchi elettrici portati dall'Italia. Moneta e carte di credito Moneta ufficiale è il Franco Svizzero, abbraviato Fr. o CHF. Attualmente siamo più o meno a 1 € = 1,54 Chf. Per chi avesse necessità di effettuare cambi, le banche sono generalmente aperte dal lunedì al venerdì dalle 8.30 alle 12.00 e dalle 13.30 alle 16.30 o 17.00; nei centri urbani se ne trovano aperte anche sul mezzogiorno, nelle stazioni ferroviarie di una certa grandezza si trova sempre un ufficio dove si può cambiare. E' quasi sempre possibile sia pagare che prelevare agevolmente tramite bancomat internazionale o carta di credito (EuroCard, MasterCard, Visa). Nei treni internazionali, TGV per Parigi, o Cisalpino per l’Italia è anche possibile acquistare bibite e pasti in Euro. Ulteriori opzioni di ricerca A piedi, perché no? Potremmo pensare agli itinerari dei fuggiaschi dall’Italia durante la Seconda Guerra mondiale, su su per gli irti sentieri alpini…, il treno e l’auto sono il miglior modo per spostarsi, ci sono ovviamente anche aeroporti. La AirBerlin (www.airberlin.com) propone voli a basso costo Roma - Zurigo. Uno dei vantaggi della Svizzera è che si tratta di un Paese con molti ecologisti, si può arrivare quasi dappertutto in treno e autobus con orari precisi e dettagliati. Per avere tutti gli orari e i percorsi e a volte anche i prezzi potete sfruttare il sito delle Ferrovie Federali Svizzera (solo parzialmente pubbliche; www.ffs.ch); attenzione: i treni sono abbastanza cari, però esistono varie possibilità di abbonamenti e carte giornaliere, chiedete tutto e di più agli sportelli. Prenota un hotel a Zurigo Spostarsi Il mezzo migliore per spostarsi in Svizzera è il treno, a meno che non si voglia per forza vedere valli sperdute e paesini arroccati su irti pendii…ma anche per andare lì, se sono regolarmente abitati, troverete corriere e minibus organizzati dalla comunità. Il noleggio di automobili è possibile sia localmente (ogni città ha i suoi garage che propongono offerte adattate), oppure internazionalmente con le grandi compagnie di noleggio. Per viaggiare in auto bisogna avere la vignetta, costa ca. 30 euro e vale un anno. Si può acquistare direttamente in dogana entrando, la si appiccica al cruscotto perché sia ben visibile e per un anno non si paga più nulla per le autostrade. La benzina segue il corso del petrolio, dei trasporti e delle tasse… ma ci sono differenze considerevoli, tra le grandi marche e rivenditori locali spesso un po’ meno cari, e anche il luogo dove è situata la pompa, fuori città è meno caro, ma la più cara di tutti è in autostrada. Per i motorizzati incalliti c’è l’utilissimo www.tcs.ch, il Touring Club, anche se non è sempre della stessa opinione degli ecologisti. Sanità In Svizzera non vi sono particolari rischi sanitari, e quindi non è richiesta alcuna vaccinazione. I cittadini italiani è bene che si rivolgano, prima della partenza, alla propria USL di appartenenza per farsi rilasciare il mod. E 111 con il quale potranno usufruire dell'assistenza sanitaria anche in Svizzera. Indirizzi utili burocrazia Ambasciata di Svizzera Via Barnaba Oriani 61, Roma, tel. 06 809 571 Consolato: Servizio Passaporti tel. 06 809 57 368, fax. 06 808 08 71 E-mail: Amsuisse@rom.rep.admin.ch ; www.eda.admin.ch Consolato generale di Svizzera Via Palestro 2, Milano, tel. 02 7779161,fax 02 76014296 vertretung@mil.rep.admin.ch Consolato italiana in Svizzera Tödistrasse 67, Zurigo , tel. 01 2866111 - fax 01 2011611 http://www.consolato-italia-zh.ch/ Indirizzi utili turismo e cultura Ente per il turismo in Svizzera http://it.myswitzerland.com Musei Svizzeri http://www.musee-suisse.ch/ (NB. esiste un passaporto dei musei, per 90 ChF all’anno permette di entrare in tutti i musei affiliati) Guide alpine /club alpino http://www.guidealpine.ch/ www.sac-cas.ch Cartine, mappe etc. www.swissgeo.ch oppure anche www.maporama.co.uk per gli itinerari in auto e all’interno delle città. Ferrovie Federali Svizzere www.ffs.ch ottimo per preparare gli itinerari Indirizzi utili sanità e sicurezza Ambulanza tel. 144 Polizia tel. 117 Soccorso aereo alpino tel. 1414 ( www.rega.ch , iscriversi e abbonarsi per un anno costa solo 30.- Chf !) |
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GNU Free Documentation License Esso utilizza materiale tratto da http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lago_dei_Quattro_Cantoni Cronologia/Autori: http://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lago_dei_Quattro_Cantoni&action=history Lago dei Quattro CantoniDa Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.Il Lago dei Quattro Cantoni (in tedesco:
Vierwaldstättersee) detto anche Lago di Lucerna, è un
lago della
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centrale, il quarto per dimensioni nella nazione. Il lago ha una forma contorta, con pieghe e rami che portano alla città di Lucerna e alle montagne. Ha un'area totale di 114 km², un elevazione di 434 m s.l.m., e una profondità massima di 214 m. Il suo volume è di 14.500 milioni di m³. Gran parte della linea costiera sale ripidamente sulle montagne fino a 1.500 metri sul livello del lago, producendo panorami pittoreschi. Le sue rive toccano i tre originali cantoni svizzeri Uri, Svitto, e Canton Untervaldo, cosi come il Canton Lucerna, da cui il nome. Molte delle più antiche comunità della Svizzera sorgono lungo la sua riva, come Küssnacht, Weggis, Vitznau, Gersau, Brunnen, Altdorf, Buochs, e Treib. In aggiunta, i prati del Rütli, luogo tradizionale della fondazione della Confederazione Elvetica, si trovano sulla riva sud-est del lago. Il fiume Reuss entra nel lago a Flüelen (Canton Uri, nella parte chiamata Urnersee) ed esce a Lucerna. Il lago riceve anche il Muota (a Brunnen), l'Engelberger Aa (a Buochs), e il Sarner Aa (a Stansstad). È possibile circumnavigare il lago via terra, anche se la strada è lenta, tortuosa e passa attraverso tunnel per parte del tracciato. Dozzine di vaporetti fanno la spola tra le varie città del lago. Costituisce una popolare destinazione turistica, sia per gli svizzeri che per gli stranieri, e lungo le sue rive sorgono numerosi hotel e varie stazioni balneari. [modifica] Città e luoghi sul lago
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