EURO'08 Excursion Tips Zurich

By international comparison, Zurich has remained a small town. Yet the largest city in Switzerland offers all the advantages of a pulsating international metropolis and skilfully combines a cultural metropolis, a ‘scene’ city, shopping mile and economic centre.

The Hotel-Restaurant Uto Kulm on the Uetliberg invites you to stay and relax. It boasts a large panoramic sun terrace.

The "Öpfelchammer", endearingly called "Oeli", is the Number One meeting place for everybody. It was also Gottfried Keller’s restaurant of choice and it is Zürich’s oldest and most authentically preserved tavern.

Zürich Zoo - with 320 species of animals from all over the word - is situated in a beautiful, natural parkland, where impressive encounters await the visitors.

The Rietberg Museum is in a choice location. The park and the historic mansions are precious sites worthy of protection that will put you in the right mood for a visit to the museum.

The steamship company operating on Lake Zürich offers a wide range of cruises of various lengths.

On a riverboat tour along the Limmat River you will experience Zürich from a totally different side.

The largest covered aquatic parc in Europe is great fun, from activities to wellness in and near the water - a pleasure for the whole family.

The compact metropolis of eastern Switzerland between Lake Constance and Appenzellerland has a charming, traffic-free old town.

Mount Säntis (2502 m) is the symbol of the Lake Constance region. From its peak you have a sweeping view of six countries. Not only is the panoroma endless, but so are the opportunities offered on Mt. Säntis and Schwägalp.

Near Schaffhausen the Rhine River offers visitors the glorious spectacle of the largest waterfall in Europe. At a width of 150 m and a height of 23 m, an average of 700 m3 of water rushes over the cliffs each second.

The most beautiful journeys to the Rigi include a boat trip on Lake Lucerne, and a rack-railway ride or an aerial cable car ride.

Hell-Grottoes is the name of a group of very interesting limestone caves near Baar.

At 3,020 m, Mt Titlis is the highest summit accessible by cable car in Central Switzerland - and the trendiest too. Have fun in the Gletscherpark on the snow and ice of Mt Titlis.