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Zurich is Switzerland's largest city and its economic and social center.

 Zurich is situated on the Limmat at the outflow of Lake Zurich and is the capital of the Zurich Canton.


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Camp sites / Caravanning

  Canvas Holidays   -   high quality family camping holidays

  KeyCamp Holidays  -   mobile home and camping holidays

Car Hire Zurich  

  Sixt   -    

  Holiday Autos   -    

Holiday Homes / Apartments / Self catering 

  Bungalow.net   -   Holiday homes Switzerland  

  Chalet.nu holiday homes in Switserland

Hotels Zurich 

  Booking   -   Hotel Guide Zurich



Tour operators 

  Treyn Rail Holidays
Escorted Switzerland Train Holidays / Great value Rail Holidays in Switzerland.

Kuoni   -   Family holidays, Spa holidays

 lastminute.com

  Thomas Cook

  G Adventures 

 Sherpa Expeditions
Walking holidays in Zwitserland.

  Swiss Travel System
STS products include train transfer tickets from airport to resort and train passes for the entire Swiss public transportation network from 4 - 30 days.



Travel Guides / Related books 

Travel Guides Switzerland  [ amazon.co.uk ]

  Zurich, pocket guides
Paperback: 144 pages; Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing; 3 edition (10 Mar 2011); ISBN-10: 1848483767.

  Zurich (Popout Map)
Map of Zurich, Switzerland's largest city and main commercial and cultural centre. Situated where the river Limmat meets spectacular Lake Zurich, the city boasts a wealth of cultural gems, including concert halls, museums and gardens, and historic sites, including churches dating back to the 9th century. This title features popout [registered] maps of Greater and Central Zurich, plus details of the historic old town and the public tram system. popout[registered] maps are designed to travel!
Hardcover: 1 pages; Publisher: Compass Maps (1 Nov 2008); ISBN-10: 1845877152

  Dorling Kindersley   -    

Transport / How do I travel to Zurich 

  Zurich Airport   -   Kloten (ZRH) 10.9 km
St. Gallen-Altenrhein (ACH) 76.8 km
Basel-Mulhouse (BSL) 80.2 km
Friedrichshafen (FDH) 80.9 km
Belp (BRN) 93.9 km

  

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  Airline Tickets Switzerland / Discount Flights 
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National Express Eurolines

Train stations: Zürich Bahnhof, Main Railway Station Zurich, Zürich Stadelhofen


Links

  Zürich   -   Zurich Tourism  

  Zurich   -   Zurich Region

Zurich attractions.

  Adliswil [ Popular area ]
  Bahnhofstrasse [ Shopping area ]
  Botanical Garden Zurich
A visit to the garden is worthwhile in every season, be it for the joy of flowers, of botanical interest or for recreation. Here the various senses are stimulated by the beauty of shapes and colors for the eyes, the wide range of aromas for the nose and the sense of touching the surface of various leaves and bark.
About a million plants are here, including the botanical collection of the University. Shown are also different ecosystems, from tropical rain forests to alpine, flower-rich grassland.
  Fraumünster
With five 20th Century by Marc Chagall (1970) stained-glass windows in the choir.
  Großmünster
The cathedral was originally founded by Charlemagne. Parts of it rich in the 11th and 13 Century back, especially the crypt, which is the largest of its kind in Switzerland.
  Guildhall zur Meisen
The Guildhall zur Meisen, opposite the cathedral represents woman, Swiss pottery and porcelain from the 18th Century.
  FCZ -  FC Zürich [ football ]
  Fraumünster
  Grasshopper-Club Zürich
  Greifensee
  Grossmünster
  Hallenstadion
  Kunsthaus Zurich   -   Art Gallery
Pictures and sculptures collection of Swiss and international artists that cover most periods since the Middle Ages, 19th and especially the and 20 th century.
  Letzigrund
  Letzigrund-Stadion
  Lindenhof [ park ]
  Messe Zurich [ Convention centre ]
  Migros Museum for Contemporary Art
The Migros Museum is dedicated to the collection and exhibition of contemporary art, especially that of the nineties.
  Niederdorf
  Old Town Zurich
  Paradeplatz
  Rathaus Zurich
  Rietberg Museum   -   Museum of Non-European Art
Housed in three buildings: Villa Wesendonck, Park-Villa Rieter, home to the keel.
  Schipfe
  St. Peter Zurich
  Stadion Letzigrund 
  Stadion Zurich
  Swiss Exchange [ Business areas ]
  Swiss National Museum
Met for over a hundred years, the role of memory in the nation. Key objects from the collection of lead through 5,000 years of Swiss cultural history, beginning with the most important material artifacts of the prehistory and early history through to contemporary pieces from the 20th Century.
  Üetliberg   -   Zurich's house mountain
With a height of 871 m the Uetliberg is the highest point in town and offers a view over Zurich, the lake, and (in good weather) to the Alps.
Üetliberg is reached by train Sihltal Zurich Uetliberg (SZU), which runs from Central Station.
  Urania Observatory
  Zooh! Zurich 
  Zurich Opera house

  News   -   Zürtipp Online
  News   -   Zürichsee Zeitung
  News   -   suedostschweiz.ch   -   Media Group
The South East Media Group Switzerland is represented in the following locations: Arosa, Bonaduz, Chur, Disentis, Ilanz, Lenzerheide, Maienfeld, Samedan, Thusis, Glarus, Uznach, Rapperswil, Schlieren and Zürich.
  Radio   -   Radio Zurisee

  University Zurich / FIT-Zürich  

  Lake Zurich   -   Rapperswil Zürichsee Tourismus
The Rapperswil Zurich region extends over the three cantons of Zurich, St. Gallen and Schwyz. The area includes the left and right bank of Lake Zurich, continues across the Linthebene way up to the Sonnenstube Amden above Lake Walen. On this website you will find information about the destinations around Lake Zurich.

Cuisine 

The Swiss cuisine is known for the potato dish hash browns, which like many other meals has its own variations in each region. Other dishes characterized as Swiss are regional rather than national specialities.

  Emmentaler
  Cheese from Switzerland   -   lands, products, recipes
  Sprinkle Swiss cheese

History

Zurich has continuously been inhabited since Roman times.

  History of Zurich
Early history Zurich, German Empire, Old Swiss Confederacy, Reformation, Republic of Zurich, Napoleonic era, Modern history Zurich.

  Gang dur Züri   -   A tour through the old and new Zurich

  Zentralkomitee der Zünfte Zürich

Music, Art & Culture, Events

  Zurich Opera House

  Culture Zurich

  Schauspielhaus Zürich   -   main theatre complex of Zurich

  Knabenschiessen target shooting competition for teenagers
  Kunst Zürich   -   international contemporary art fair with an annual guest city
  Sechseläuten (Sächsilüüte)
Including a parade of the guilds and the burning of "winter" in effigy.
  Street Parade Zurich
  Zurich Festival   -   Zuercher Festspiele
A unique combination of opera, concerts, dance, drama and fine art, thus demonstrating the rich variety offered by Zurich's cultural institutions. 
  Zürcher Theater Spektakel   -   international theatre festival
Contemporary performing arts.

Christmas markets Zurich : Altstadt, Zürcher Christkindlimarkt, Hauptbahnhof Zürich


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