Berlitz Pocket Guide Switzerland (Travel Guide eBook)

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Berlitz Pocket Guide Switzerland

The world-renowned pocket travel guide by Berlitz, now with a free bilingual dictionary.

Compact, concise and packed full of essential information about where to go and what to do, this is the ideal on-the-move travel guide for exploring Switzerland. From top tourist attractions like the Jet d'Eau in Geneva, the imperious Matterhorn and the Bernese Oberland, to cultural gems, like taking part in the colourful Basel Carnival, admiring the oldest painted ceiling in Europe at a 12th century church in Zillis, or hiking and listening out for corn horns in the mountains, plan your perfect trip with this practical, all-in-one travel guide.

Features of this travel guide to Switzerland:
- Inspirational itineraries: discover the best destinations, sights and excursions, highlighted with stunning photography
- Historical and cultural insights: delve into the country's rich history and culture, and learn all about its people, art and traditions
- Practical full-colour map: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy
- Key tips and essential information: from transport to tipping, we've got you covered
- Dictionary: quick-reference bilingual language guide to help you with vocabulary 
- Covers: Zurich; Winterthur; Schaffhausen; St-Gallen, Appenzell; Basel; Solothurn; Baden; Bern; Biel; The Emmental; Bernese Oberland; Thun; Interlaken; Lucerne; Chur; The Vorderrhein; The Hinterrhein; Engadine; Ticino; Bellinzona; Locarno; Lugano; Valais; Geneva; Vaud; Lausanne; Fribourg; Neuchatel; The Jura

Get the most out of your trip with: Berlitz Phrase Book & Dictionary German

About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

Sujets

• Suiza
• Travel
• Switzerland
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781785732652
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Switzerland, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Switzerland, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Switzerland are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Switzerland. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Berlitz Pocket Guides
The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.
Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.
Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.
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Table of Contents
Switzerland’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day In Zurich
Introduction
Grassroots government
City and country
A Brief History
The Middle Ages
Turn of the tide
Religious strife
Neutral but caring
Historical landmarks
Where To Go
Zurich and vicinity
Discovering Zurich
Zurich’s museums
Excursions
Winterthur
Northeast Switzerland
Schaffhausen
St-Gallen
Appenzell
Northwest Switzerland
Basel
Exploring the city
Basel’s museums
Excursion from Basel
Solothurn
Baden
Bern and vicinity
Bern
The Old Town
Bern’s museums
Biel
The Emmental
Bernese Oberland
Around Lake Thun
Interlaken
Towards the peaks
Brienz Lake
Lucerne and Central Switzerland
Lucerne
The Old Town
Lake Lucerne
Three Mountains
East of Lucerne
Grisons
Chur
The Vorderrhein
The Hinterrhein
Engadine
Ticino
Bellinzona
Locarno and Lake Maggiore
Lugano and its Lake
Valais
Lower Valais
Sion and environs
Upper Valais
Geneva
A stroll through the city
The Old City
International city
Parks and gardens
Geneva’s museums
Vaud and Lake Geneva
La Côte
Lausanne
The Vaud Riviera
Four resorts in Vaud
Fribourg, Neuchâtel and the Jura
Fribourg
Around Fribourg
Neuchâtel
Around Neuchâtel Lake
The Jura
What To Do
Sports
Shopping
Where to shop
What to buy
Entertainment
Children’s Switzerland
Calendar of events
Eating Out
Fondues and cheeses
Specialities of French Switzerland
Specialities of Italian Switzerland
Specialities of German Switzerland
Swiss wine
Other Drinks
Coffee
Reading the Menu
To help you order
…and read the menu in French
…and in German
…and in Italian
Restaurants
Basel
Bern
Chur
Davos
Geneva
Gruyères
Gstaad
Interlaken
Lausanne
Locarno
Lucerne
Lugano
Neuchâtel
St-Gallen
St Moritz
Schaffhausen
Zermatt
Zurich
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation (see also Camping and Youth hostels)
Airports (aéroport/Flughafen/aeroporto)
B
Bicycle rental
Budgeting for your trip
C
Camping
Car hire
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety (see also Emergencies)
D
Travellers with disabilities
Driving (see also Car hire)
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates (Ambassade, Consulat/ Botschaft, Konsulate/Ambasciata, Consolato)
Emergencies (urgences/Notfall /emergenza)
G
Getting there
Guides and tours
H
Health and medical care
L
LGBTQ travellers
Language
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening hours (see also Public holidays)
P
Police (police/Polizei/polizia)
Post offices (bureau de poste/ Post/ufficio postale)
Public holidays (jours fériés/gesetzliche Feiertage/feste)
Public transport
T
Telephones (téléphone/Telefon/telefono)
Time zone
Tipping (pourboire/Trinkgeld /mancia)
Toilets
Tourist information
V
Visas and entry requirements
W
Websites and WiFi
Y
Youth hostels (auberge de jeunesse/Jugendherberge/ostello della gioventù)
Recommended Hotels
Appenzell
Basel
Bern
Biel
Crans-Montana
Davos
Geneva
Gstaad
Interlaken
Lausanne
Leukerbad
Locarno
Lucerne
Lugano
Montreux
Mürren
Murten
Neuchâtel
Pontresina
St-Gallen
St Moritz
Schaffhausen
Solothurn
Wengen
Zermatt
Zurich
Dictionary
English–German
English–French


Switzerland’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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The Matterhorn
A challenge to mountaineers from around the world. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
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Engadine
Zernez is the main gateway to the Swiss National Park. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
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Basels Carnival
This popular three-day cultural event takes place during Lent. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
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Lucerne and its lake
Picturesque city at the heart of William Tell country. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
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Château de Chillon
Austerely beautiful, the old stronghold of Château de Chillon looks out over Lake Geneva. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
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The Jet d’Eau
The tallest monument in Geneva reaches the height of a 40-storey building. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
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Bern
The capital is listed by Unesco as one of the world’s cultural treasures. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
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The Bernese Oberland
This spectacular region of mountains, lakes and glaciers works a special magic on visitors. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
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Zillis
Where the oldest painted ceiling in Europe can be seen. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
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Ticino
Its valleys and lakes have an Italian feel. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Day In Zurich



9.00am

Breakfast
Start your day in Zurich by following in the footsteps of Lenin, Trotsky, James Joyce, Herman Hesse and Mati Hari and breakfasting in the Jugendstil Café Odeon at Limmatquai 2, which opened in 1911. Einstein gave lectures there.


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