What Are Switzerland's Famous Tourist Attractions and Activities?

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What Are Switzerland's Famous Tourist Attractions and Activities?

What Are Switzerland's Famous Tourist Attractions and Activities?

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What Are Switzerland's Famous Tourist Attractions and Activities?

What Are Switzerland's Famous Tourist Attractions and Activities?

A glam skiing and mountaineering resort tied to the fame of perhaps the most visually stunning Alp: the Matterhorn (4478m). the car-free town is best explored on foot, and there's a cog railway that will lift you up to Gornergrat for even more impressive vistas.

Chateau de Chillon

Perched on the shore of Lake Geneva, the most visited historical building in Switzerland was started in the eleventh century and has been modified ever since. Dungeons, courtyards and towers make it a fairy tale castle and 360-degree photo op. not surprisingly, the dreamy home found its way into the writings of Lord Byron

Zurich

Geneva may have the Rd Cross, but Zurich has had an explosion of trendy cafes, bars and shops. The Old Town offers a cultural afternoon of wandering. You don't need to open a numbered bank account to visit, but it certainly helps.

Lake Thun

Welcome to Schloss (castle) country. There's Schloss Thun, Schloss Oberhofen, and Schloss Hunegg (which mixes in Art Nouveau renovations). You can visit all three on a one-day boat trip on Lake Thun and still have time to try the nearby 100-metre bungee jump.

Explore the Frenches Montagnes

If you're going to head up to the mountains, you may as well avoid a super high-way of tourist gasping for oxygen. This range offers fewer visitors, cross-country skiing and gentle horses. Saignerleiger is a good place to start your exploring.

Munch on fine chocolate

The world famous Lindt chocolate factory is located outside Zurich and offers an all-you-can-eat tasting treat at the end of the tour. The factory is a mesh of metal pipes labeled "cocoa butter" and "chocolate", but you'll have to sit through a rather long infomercial about the company before you're allowed access to the coco-binge room.

Fly a glider in the Alps

Take advantage of the updraughts with a ride (or lesson) in glider. Soar over cliffs and ride thermals as high as they'll take you (and your pilot). Switzerland is one country that deserves a bird's eye view. To find a local listing of flight centres.

Go luging

The most famous luge course in the world is the Cresta Run, built in St Moritz for the 1884-85 season. It's now a private club, but you can try your head at it (you go head first elephant-style) on the ice track. Traveling 1200m at 90kmph isn't impressive for a bullet, but it's not bad for sledge. For five runs with some instruction, you pay a small fortune (EUR285)

Cycle around Switzerland

Nine national cycle routes (3300km in total) crisscross the country, most of them well away from traffic; route maps and information in English are available from tourist offices. Eurotrek can rent you a bike, book hotels along your route and transport your gear from hotel to hotel.

What Are Switzerland's Famous Tourist Attractions and Activities?