Take time to enjoy a bag of hot sweet chestnuts, or pause a while at one of the colourful Christmas market stands: But shopping in Zürich can also make your heart beat faster! Local labels by urban designers such as the cult label “Alprausch” sit alongside the many international brands.

For further information:

• www.zuerich.com
• www.alprausch.ch

A feast for your eyes:

The most beautiful Christmas markets

• Basel
• Bellinzona
• Bern
• Bremgarten AG
• Einsiedeln
• Freiburg
• Lausanne
• La Chaux-de-Fonds
• Montreux
• St. Gallen
• Winterthur
• Zürich

A fanfare of trumpets

With the new year barely welcomed in, the carnival season is almost upon us! The sounds of the “Guggen” carnival musicians greet you around every corner and lively crowds fill the picturesque city streets.

The most attractive carnival destinations

• Basel
• Bern
• La Chaux-de-Fonds
• Langenthal
• Laufen BL
• Lucerne
• Martigny
• Monthey
• Murten
• Payerne