It houses some of the most important international organizations, the World Economic Forum, the International Olympic Committee, the Red Cross, The World Trade Organization (WTO), FIFA, and the second largest UN office. It is the dominion for three main linguistic and cultural regions, the Germans, French and the Italians.

This is the place where people first skied for fun! The snow capped peaks of the Alps are a perfect destination for those who love adventure sports. Also, mountain climbing, river rafting, and paragliding are some of the adventures that you can get your hands on!

There are some amazing cities, nestled in this small country that is a must to visit. You must have heard and seen these places in movies. Geneva, Zurich, Basel, and Lausanne are to name a few. You might find Johnny Depp hanging around in one of the nightclubs there! A favourite place for all your stars!

The extraordinary train ride awaits you. The Swiss train is very famous in the world, and personally, I feel that it is the best train ride ever. The Glacier Express train runs inbetween St. Moritz or Chur and the Zermatt. It is an unsurpassed rail ride through the Alps and some of Switzerland’s best scenic vistas. You can book your journey on the first class, though it’s going to pinch your pocket a bit, but it’s worth it! Meals are made available to you in the Dining Car and you can have a munch on your favourite snacks and drinks on the rail bar!! (Yes a rail bar sounds quite interesting!).

The Bernina Express runs between Chur and Tirano in Italy. It is a shorter ride as compared to the Glacier Express, but here you can enjoy yourself viewing the great Alps. This rail line is considered as an engineering marvel!

The Swiss Alps are the most beautiful mountains in the world. It is considered to be the “Top of Europe”. It is also considered to be the best heritage sites, according to UNESCO. Zermatt, Jungfrau, and Matterhorn are some of the places to be in. It is advised that you spend atleast a day in the Alps to experience this difference. This is one of the most famous amongst Switzerland places to visit.

If you are not a ‘person of the hills’, you need not worry, there are amazing places that will take your breath away on the plains. Zurich is a place to be in. It blends the old and the new in a manner which is seamless. The city has narrow winding streets and is a delightful and a compact place to tour. You must ride the city’s efficient streetcars to make your travel easy. They are inexpensive and are accessible all around in the city. The Old Town is an enjoyable place and you must devote some of your time to the Bahnhofstrasse shopping area, where you get amazing stuff. Also, you could explore some museums while your stay in Zurich.

Lucerne will surely make you feel that you’ve reached heaven, with its mountainous setting. It is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Switzerland. It has some of the best lakeside views and you must avail them while you are there. There are some great restaurants, and the Old Town is an interesting place to visit, explore, and shop. The Chapel Bridge, Water Tower, Wagner Museum, Picasso Museum, and the Rosengart Collection are some of the highlights of the city’s finest museums. This too is quite famous for Switzerland places to visit.

Interlaken is a place to be in. It is a wonderful city “between the lakes”. It offers some great scenery and villages to visit. It is an idyllic area to be in and shop.

Geneva is the home to many international organizations which bears the role of the cosmopolitan culture in the city. It has some great nightclubs and pubs and is a must for those who love to party all night!

Switzerland, is truly a great place to be in and it is worth the money! So treat yourself to the wonders of Switzerland. If you are going here, make sure you see all these Switzerland places to visit.

Zermatt, Verbier, and icon-throng St. Moritz are a few renowned ski resorts. Snow-crowned mountain peaks trying to touch the blue skies form marvelous surroundings for hiking during summers. The mountainous and lavish Switzerland is honored for its desirable quality of life and several products. Right from tasty cheese, mouth-watering chocolates, beautiful Swiss Army Knife, to opulent watches, these products have much demand in the other parts of the world.

Tourists’ Attractions

• Zurich:
  Known as the largest city of Switzerland, it offers the scenic old town of Altstadt, gothic Fraumunster famous for its stained-glass windows, the stunning twin-towered Grossmunster cathedral, the Swiss National Museum, and the Kunsthaus Zurich displaying the modern art collections. This is big place to visit in tours to Switzerland.

• Lausanne:
  Attractions here are the Cathedrale Notre-Dame and the Musee Olympic (Olympic Museum). You can also take a leisure walk on the walkway of the old Port d’Ouchy.
• Bern:
  Located on the Aare River, this city’s attractions are its unique 11th century arcaded lanes, 13th century clock tower, and ancient bear pits that recalls the city’s ursine symbol seen on the flags, effigies, stained-glass windows, and souvenirs.
• St. Gallen:
  This chic medieval city offers the baroque cathedral and Abbey Library situated in the historic Benedictine monastery, which is now a part of the UNESCO World Heritage
• Brig:
  This is the historic town that holds the most vital baroque castle in the country.
• Vaud:
  This is famous region holding some of the most primary historic buildings in the country.
• Romainmotier:
  This is a small town that offers the 11th century Benedictine monastery.
• Berner Oberland:
  This is one of the important tourist spot that gifts magnificent sceneries such as the popular peaks of Jungfrau, Monch, and Eiger; mountain lakes; alpine streams; wild flowers; the highest railway of the continent; and notable resorts of Adelboden, Grindelwald, and Interlaken.

• Basel:
  This is the historic trading and university town spanning the Rhine amidst the Jura region, Alsace in France, and Black Forest in Germany. It is a popular region for its art and research. Attractions include the Art Museum and the old red sandstone Munster. This too is one of the most important places to visit for tours to Switzerland.
• Ticino:
  Located at the southern end of the country with Italian-speaking inhabitants, this city offers three historic castles and some lake resorts in its south. Take the road through Bellinzona from the Alpine valleys and reach Locarno and Lugano for its castles and some lake resorts.
• Valais (The Valley):
  This region is adorned with tall glacial peaks – the Dufourspitze at an altitude of 4,634 m, Dom at 4,545 m, Weisshorn at 4,509 m, and the Matterhorn at 4,478 m. Do also visit the famous resorts here that are Saas Fee, Verbier, and Zermatt.
• Gruyeres:
  This is among the most photographable villages of Switzerland that offers castles and cheese factories – the settlement is the homeland of the popular item – cheese.
• Appenzell:
  This is the pastoral and traditional area holding many scenic settlements of richly tinted residences located on green and undulating land. The most attractive scene is that of being on the Santis peak here that offers terrific sights of six nations – Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.
• Hiking:
  This is the best time pass of the Swiss. The country offers 50,000 km long trails for this activity that are marked with the signposts indicating the hiking times and color-coding scheme for difficulty.
• Cycling:
  A good network of trails as long as 3,300 km are available for pedaling for easy and arduous cycling. You can get a bike on hire from several railway stations too.
• Mountain Sports:
  These include ice climbing, ski touring, snowboarding, deep-snow skiing, heli-skiing, and glacier walking. The ideal ski regions are Portes du Soleil, Davos, Klosters, Zermatt, Verbier, Saas Fee, and St. Moritz. You can also look out for snow-polo, the Olympic Bob run, and the Cresta run here.

• Picturesque Trains:
  Explore one of greatest rail trips by catching the glacier Express to have a view of the breathtaking Alpine scenery from St Moritz to Zermatt or vice versa.
• Cruise Trips:
  Do not miss to take a trip on a cruise or ferry on the Lake Zürich, Lake Geneva, Lake Constance that can even take you to towns in Germany and Austria, and the scenic Vierwaltstattersee at Luzern. From this latter point, paddle steamers connect you to different mountain railways and cableways.
• Carnivals:
  Become a part of the Basler Fasnacht that is a pre-Lenten carnival at Basel wherein masked parties and colorful street parades are held for three days. Do visit the  Fasnacht Fountain situated in the facade of the City Theatre.
• Cable Car Trips:
  Take such a trip from the Little Matterhorn at Zermatt and ski back to Zermatt through among the longest ski runs in the continent. Alternatively, reach the tiny town and ski resort of Engelberg that is proud to hold the first revolving cable car on Earth that takes you to the Mount Titlis – the highest point of mid Switzerland.
• Montreux International Jazz Festival:
  Do not miss the jazz fun by heeding to the jazz, blues, and rhythm ‘n’ blues artists at this occasion in July.
• Geneva:
  Attractions in this famous city include the old city centre on foot and the Cathedrale de St Pierre – a superb masterpiece of Romanesque architecture. Further, head towards the Lake Geneva where nearby the flower clock in the Jardin Anglais holding more than 6,500 blooms is a tribute to the watch industry of Geneva.