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| Zurich City and Travel Guide | ||
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Zurich is often dismissed as a business city, and overlooked by the majority of leisure travellers. However, it's a beautiful city in its own right, just small enough to walk around comfortably on foot, and large enough to offer attractions for everybody, plus a very cool nightlife scene. It's set on Lake Zurich, and has 2 rivers running through it, the Sihl and the Limmat, which means you're never far from water and boats. The green hills around offer lovely wooded walks, and you can see the snowy alpine peaks in the distance from Zurich itself. There's a beautiful old town, with endless winding alleys and tiny squares filled with cafes, restaurants, stylish shops and boutiques. Walking tours leave from the main station at 11am and 3pm and give you a 2 hour introduction to this fabulous city. Day trips to the mountains and other attractive towns like Lucerne, Interlaken and Berne are easy to arrange by train or by coach. The coach station is just opposite the Walhalla Hotel, and offers very affordable trips to several destinations in Switzerland.
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| Main attractions Grossmünster The twin towers of this attractive minster - the largest in Zurich and the city's symbol - face on to the River Limmat and are best seen from Rathausbrücke. Originally endowed by Charlemagne, parts of this minster date back to the eleventh and twelfth centuries, notably the crypt. There are remains of a Romanesque cloister, twelfth-century statuary and stained glass by Alberto Giacometti.Zwingliplatz Tel: (01) 252 5949. Transport: Tram 2 or 4 to Helmhaus. Opening hours: Daily Apr-Oct 0900-1800; Nov-Mar 1000-1600. Admission: SFr2 (tower). |
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| Fraumünster Although this beautiful minster dates from the ninth century, it is often the twentieth-century stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall that attract visitors. The Fraumünster's elegant spire is a notable landmark that dates from 1732. The rest of the church is predominantly Gothic, although the choir is Romanesque. The site was originally endowed by the German King Ludwig in 853, becoming the church of the Zurich noblewomen's convent. |
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| Münsterhof Tel: (01) 211 4100. Fax: (01) 221 2078. Transport: Tram 2 or 4 to Helmhaus; or tram 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 or 13 to Paradeplatz. Opening hours: Daily May-Sep 0900-1230 and 1400-1800; Mar-Apr 1000-1200 and 1400-1700; Oct 1000-1230, 1400-1700; Nov-Feb, Mon-Sat 1000-1200, 1400-1600. Admission: Free. |
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Kunsthaus Zürich This is the city's most important art gallery, with a collection of paintings and sculptures by Swiss and international masters covering most periods from medieval times, but predominately from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Two of Monet's Water Lilies paintings and the largest collection of Eduard Munch's works outside Norway can be found here. There are also good collections of photography, the Dadaists and Alberto Giacometti. Tours are available in English if reserved beforehand. |
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Heimplatz 1 Schweizerisches Landesmuseum Tel: (01) 218 6511/65. Fax: (01) 211 2949. Website: www.musee-suisse.ch Transport: Tram 4, 11, 13 or 14 to Hauptbahnhof. Opening hours: Tues-Sun 1030-1700. Admission: Free (except for some special exhibitions). Zunfthaus zur Meisen Tel: (01) 221 2807. Fax: (01) 211 2949. Website: www.musee-suisse.ch Transport: Tram 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 or 13 to Paradeplatz. Opening hours: Tues-Sun 1030-1700. Admission: Free. Museum Rietberg Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst
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