Experiences in Zurich

How better to spend a balmy summer’s evening than relaxing with a cool drink at one of Zurich’s atmospheric open-air bars?

Walk barefoot over pine cones and beech leaves, tune in to your own note with your head in a huge humming stone, or track down insects by following feeding traces in deadwood.

Zurich is a fashion hotspot and home to a multitude of well-known fashion labels. From Freitag bags and Tiger-Fink slippers to Viu glasses, Zurich is the birthplace of numerous fashion labels.

Steamboats operate scheduled services on eight of Switzerland's lakes today. Thanks to donations, the “Stadt Zürich” and “Stadt Rapperswil” have also been saved from the scrapyard. The two paddle steamers were renovated between 2003 and May 2006, and are now in use almost every day.

The Zurich region presents ideal surroundings and a host of ideas for all kinds of recreation and entertainment. Sophisticated city or pure and simple nature – the choice is yours.

The Kulturama is «The Interdisciplinary Educational Museum». It documents and explains 600 million years of animal and human evolution, human biology and aspects of mankind’s cultural history.

A train ride with an over 100 years old steam train! The "Zürcher Museumsbahn" offers this unique event which will make the stay in and around Zurich even more rememberable.

Experience the exclusive city tour by letting the unique “Classic Trolley” taking you on your discovery tour of Zurich.

This gem among the parks of Zurich was built in the middle of the beautiful park for a high-classicist style villa at the start of the 19th century. Today, this villa is home to the renowned Belvoirpark hotel management school and a restaurant.

Sechseläutenplatz, located between Bellevue and the Zurich Opera House, combines tradition and modernity and is a place of relaxation. Here, young and old alike walk, sit and play on the square, which covers an area of 16,000 square metres and is made of Vals quartzite. The many trees, places to sit and water elements lend it an urban cosiness.

In the green parks around the lower basin of the lake, there’s always something going on in the summer months. Inline skaters, water sports enthusiasts, jewellery sellers and street artists all gather here to create a colourful scene. Anyone looking for peace and quiet will be able to escape the hustle and bustle on the Zürichhorn at the end of the lakeside promenade, in the wonderful Chinese Garden.

Experience first hand how ERZ, Zurich Disposal and Recycling Services, turns burnable trash into CO2 neutral thermal heat and environmentally friendly electricity.

The Grossmünster is Zurich's landmark. You will visit the Romanesque church, climb the Karlsturm and discover the medieval stained glass windows – right in the heart of the old town, between Limmat and Niederdorf.

The Adliswil cable car takes you up to 800 metres to Felsenegg in 5 minutes. Hiking trails and a magnificent panorama over Lake Zurich, the city and the Alps await you here.

High above Zurich’s rooftops, women can enjoy deep relaxation with a wellness programme for like-minded sisters.