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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL SWITZERLAND ALPINE VILLAGES MOUNTAINS • ART CHURCHES • LAKES MUSEUMS • RESTAURANTS SKIING • HOTELS • SPAS THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU v i a s a n l o r e n z o p i a z z a g . m o t t a v i a EYEWITNESS TRAVEL SWITZERLAND EYEWITNESS TRAVEL SWITZERLAND ADRIANA CZUPRYN MAŁGORZATA OMILANOWSKA ULRICH SCHWENDIMANN CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6 Produced by Hachette Livre Polska sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland EDITORS Teresa Czerniewicz-Umer, Joanna Egert-Romanowska DESIGNER Paweł Pasternak CARTOGRAPHERS Magdalena Polak, Olaf Rodowald PHOTOGRAPHERS Wojciech and Katarzyna Mędrzakowie, Oldrich Karasek ILLUSTRATORS Michał Burkiewicz, Paweł Marczak CONTRIBUTORS Małgorzata Omilanowska, Ulrich Schwendimann, Adriana Czupryn, Marek Pernal, Marianna Dudek FOR DORLING KINDERSLEY EDITOR Lucilla Watson CONSULTANTS Gerhard Brüschke, Matthew Teller TRANSLATOR Magda Hannay PRODUCTION CONTROLLER Louise Minihane Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore. Printed and bound by South China Printing Co. Ltd., China. The massive towers of the First American edition, 2005 Grossmünster, Zürich 10 11 12 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, INTRODUCING 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 SWITZERLAND Reprinted with revisions 2008, 2010 Copyright © 2005, 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London DISCOVERING A Penguin Company SWITZERLAND 10 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE RIGHTS UNDER COPYRIGHT RESERVED ABOVE, NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN PUTTING SWITZERLAND OR INTRODUCED INTO A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED, IN ANY FORM, OR BY ANY MEANS (ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR ON THE MAP 12 OTHERWISE), WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BOTH THE COPYRIGHT OWNER AND THE ABOVE PUBLISHER OF THIS BOOK. A PORTRAIT OF PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED. SWITZERLAND 16 A CATALOG RECORD IS AVAILABLE FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ISSN 1542-1554 SWITZERLAND ISBN 978 0 7566 6145 8 THROUGH THE Front cover main image: Soglio village in Val Bregaglia, Graubünden YEAR 30 The information in this DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel infomation. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain. Emblem of Zürich, Schweizer- isches Landesmuseum, Zürich The Matterhorn, Zermatt THE HISTORY OF SWITZERLAND 34 SWITZERLAND REGION BY REGION SWITZERLAND AT A GLANCE 46 BERN 48 MITTELLAND, BERNESE OBERLAND Lake Lucerne, at the geographical and historical heart of Switzerland AND VALAIS 66 TRAVELLERS’ TRAVEL INFORMATION GENEVA 92 NEEDS 302 WESTERN WHERE TO STAY 242 INDEX SWITZERLAND 108 310 WHERE TO EAT 260 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SPORT AND 324 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 284 PHRASE BOOK 326 SKIING IN SWITZERLAND 288 ROAD MAP Inside back cover SPA RESORTS IN SWITZERLAND 290 SURVIVAL GUIDE PRACTICAL INFORMATION 294 Panel from the 1513 altarpiece in the Église des Cordeliers, Fribourg NORTHERN SWITZERLAND 134 ZÜRICH 158 EASTERN SWITZERLAND AND GRAUBÜNDEN 176 CENTRAL SWITZERLAND AND TICINO Lausanne Cathedral 206 (pp114–15) 6 H O W T O U S E T H I S G U I D E HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE his guide helps you to get the most sights, with photographs, maps and from your visit to Switzerland. illustrations. Restaurant and hotel list- TIntroducing Switzerland maps the ings, and information about winter country and sets it in its historical and sports and many other outdoor activi- cultural context. Features cover topics ties can be found in Travellers’ Needs. from wildlife to geology. The eight sec- The Survival Guide contains practical tions comprising Switzerland Region by tips on everything from using the Swiss Region, three of which focus on Bern, rail network to choosing the best times Geneva and Zürich, describe the main of year to visit Switzerland. 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