Switzerland travel guide

Switzerland AT A GLANCE

Cheese, chocolate, castles and clocks. What doesn’t Switzerland have? Combining cutting edge design with ancient Alpine tradition, Switzerland is where seamless style and bucket lists were birthed. In the Alps it’s all about action-packed adventures, from Lake Geneva and its pea-green hiking trails to wild Graubünden and swanky Verbier, where all your snowy bolt hole fantasies will come true. But it is its cities that win where coolness is up for grabs. While savvy Zurich is known for being a cocktail of culture, commerce and contemporary creations, it’s Bern that’s lauded for its multitasking. As the country’s capital and poster child for its distinctive chocolate box towns, it is where quirky bars, bears and UNESCO meet in the most scenic of ways. If it’s quirky traditions and gastronomic celebrations you’re after too, you couldn’t have chosen a better place. Listen to yodelling choirs in Basel, rejoice for cows in Charmey and lose yourself in a chocolate coma at Geneva’s Festichoc. Need we say more?

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Practical Information

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Passport & Visa Requirements

Passport & Visa Requirements
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Travel Advice & Information

Travel Advice & Information
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Things To Do In Switzerland

Things To Do In Switzerland
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Switzerland in depth

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Culture

Culture

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Things to Know Before Travelling to

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