Top City Breaks
2012 Special Events
Vienna Philharmonic Sea & Music Cruise - July 2012
London Olympics 2012
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Zurich is a stylish city with a beautifully preserved Old Town, a world-famous opera and elegant shops and restaurants. Nestling amidst hills and lakes, Switzerland's largest city offers countless possibilities for encountering nature as well as culture and lifestyle.
Zurich has more than 50 museums and its exquisite cultural events calendar offers a huge variety of productions all year round. The city is a shopper's paradise; from international fashion labels, jewellery and watches to bookshops and farmer's markets - there is something for everyone!
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Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse stretches from the main station down to the shores of Lake Zurich and is one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues. The 'mother of all shopping streets' guarantees a sophisticated opportunity to window shop.
You will find a myriad of small boutiques, antique shops, bars and cafés in the Old Town on the left and right bank of the River Limmat.
The oldest vegetarian restaurant in Europe (opened in 1898) and still one of Zurich's gastronomic highlights. Its main attraction is a large salad bar, containing more than 40 different types of freshly prepared vegetables. The restaurant is also known for its vegetarian Indian specialties.
One of Zurich's most famous restaurants with a long history serving some of the best food in town. The decor includes original paintings by Klee, Chagall, Matisse, Miró, Kandinsky, Braque, Bonnard, and Picasso.
The zoo is home to 320 different species from all over the world and is situated in beautiful parkland above Zurich's city centre. One of the zoo's highlights is the 11,000sqm hall containing several hundred plants and animal species from the Madagascan Rainforest.
Zurich is a pedestrian zone with lots of boutiques hidden away in a patchwork of alleys. At night the many bars, restaurants and street artists turn the Niederdorf into an exciting centre of entertainment for a colourful public.
Don't miss one of Switzerland's most renowned art galleries featuring all the main European art periods from the Middle Ages until today.