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Switzerland is a mountainous Central European country, home to numerous lakes, villages and the high peaks of the Alps. Its cities contain medieval quarters, with landmarks like capital Bern’s Zytglogge clock tower and Lucerne’s wooden chapel bridge. The country is also known for its ski resorts and hiking trails. Banking and finance are key industries, and Swiss watches and chocolate are world renowned.
Tourism began in Switzerland with British mountaineers climbing the main peaks of the Bernese Alps in the early 19th century (Jungfrau 1811, Finsteraarhorn 1812). The Alpine Club in London was founded in 1857. Reconvalescence in the Alpine climate, in particular from Tuberculosis, is another important branch of tourism in the 19th and early 20th centuries for example in Davos, Graubünden. Due to the prominence of the Bernese Alps in British mountaineering, the Bernese Oberland was long especially known as a tourist destination. Meiringen’s Reichenbach Falls achieved literary fame as it was the site of the fictional death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes (1893). The first organised tourist holidays to Switzerland were offered during the 19th century by the Thomas Cook and Lunn Travel companies. Tourism in Switzerland had been exclusively for the rich people until the 20th century. It started to become more popular and accessible to the general people form early 1900s
1. The Swiss Marry Late
2. Cern Is Located Within Its Borders
3. University Is Cheap-Ish
4. Switzerland Has 7000 Lakes
5. Owns Lots of Guns, but Has the Lowest Crime Rates
6. The Most Innovative Country in the World
8. 25% of the Population Is Foreign
9. One of the Countries With the Highest Quality of Life
10. The Least Obese European Country
11. One of the Most Expensive Places to Live In
12. Is Home to Two of the Most Livable Cities in the World
13. It’s a Nobel Prize Machine
14. They Drink a Lot
15. They Have Four National Languages
16. Switzerland Is Aging—Life Expectancy Is High
17. Less Than 15% of the Alps Are Actually Swiss
18. Low Unemployment Rates
19. Highest Salary and Job Security
20. Switzerland Has 208 Mountains and the Highest Peaks in Europe
21. Assisted Suicide Is Legal and It Attracts ‘Suicide Tourists’
22. 1/3 of All Deaths Are from Heart Disease
23. Swiss Meat Is among the Most Expensive in the World
24. Low Rates of People Living in Poverty
25. 4 Out of 5 of the Most Expensive Cities for Coffee Are Swiss
26. Switzerland Is Prepared for Nuclear War
28. They Make & Eat a Lot of Chocolate
30. Birthplace of the Red Cross
31. LSD Was First Made by a Swiss Chemist
32. You Can’t Name Your Child However You Want
33. Switzerland’s Gotthard Tunnel Is the Longest in the World
34. It’s Home to Einstein’s Most Famous Formula
35. Europe’s Highest Railway Station in Switzerland
36. Home of World’s Longest Staircase
37. One of the Smartest Countries in Math and Science
38. There Is a Hot-Air Balloon Festival
39. Home of Heidiland
40. The Tallest Gravity Dam Is Located in the Swiss Alps
The best time to visit Switzerland is between April and October, though winter sports enthusiasts may prefer December to March. The country has four distinct seasons, each with its own attractions. The spring months of March to May bring Alpine blooms, flowering trees and cows heading out to pasture.
1. The Matterhorn
2. Jungfraujoch: The Top of Europe
3. Interlaken
4. Lucerne
5. Lake Geneva
6. Chateau de Chillon, Montreux
7. St. Moritz
8. Bern
9. Lake Lugano and Ticino
10. Zurich
11. The Rhine Falls
12. Swiss National Park
13. The Albula/Bernina Railway Line
14. Oberhofen Castle
15. Swiss Grand Canyon
International Balloon Festival
Geneva Motor Show
Paléo Festival de Nyon
Basler Fasnacht
Montreux Jazz Festival
Fête de L’Escalade
Festichoc
Fête nationale Suisse
1. Zopf Bread
2. Bündner Nusstorte
3. Cheese Fondue
4. Rösti
5. Berner Platte
6. Wine
7. Swiss Chocolate
8. Älpermagronen
