
About Zurich
Zurich is Switzerland’s largest city. This city at the northern end of Lake Zurich has 390,000 residents and can proudly boast of the world’s highest living standards. In the middle ages, Zurich was the home of Ulrich Zwingli, a theologian and key figure of the Protestant Reformation, and therefore bears the epithet “Zwingli’s city”. Due to its location spanning both banks of the Limmat river, it is often also called the “Limmat city”. The heart of the Inner City is lively Central Square. Zurich‘s landmark is the Great Minster. With its twin steeples, this Romanesque church stands out above the city’s rooftops. Anyone interested in learning more about Swiss history should definitely also visit the Swiss National Museum. Zurich’s City Hall represents an architectural particularity, as the structure was built on a fundament anchored in the Limmat River.
A stay in Zurich must also include a shopping excursion along Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street). Its elegant boutiques leave no wish unsatisfied. Among the city’s attractions is also the Women's Minster, the so called Fraumünster Church, where one can view priceless stained-glass windows created by Marc Chagall. Rest and relaxation can be enjoyed in Zurich by taking a leisurely stroll along the promenades and parks on the shores of Lake Zurich. By railway, vacationers can reach the Uetliberg, Zurich’s local mountain, which offers a beautiful panoramic view of the surroundings. The world’s largest rainforest hall can be marveled in the Zoo on the Zurichberg, a wooded hill overlooking the lake to the east of the city.
A stay in Zurich must also include a shopping excursion along Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street). Its elegant boutiques leave no wish unsatisfied. Among the city’s attractions is also the Women's Minster, the so called Fraumünster Church, where one can view priceless stained-glass windows created by Marc Chagall. Rest and relaxation can be enjoyed in Zurich by taking a leisurely stroll along the promenades and parks on the shores of Lake Zurich. By railway, vacationers can reach the Uetliberg, Zurich’s local mountain, which offers a beautiful panoramic view of the surroundings. The world’s largest rainforest hall can be marveled in the Zoo on the Zurichberg, a wooded hill overlooking the lake to the east of the city.