Berlitz Switzerland Pocket Guide

by Bernstein, Ken

• ISBN13: 9789812462398
• ISBN10: 9812462392
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

The world's best-selling Pocket Travel Guide series. Packed with stunning photographs and detailed, easy-to-use maps, Berlitz Pocket Guides feature expanded, updated hotel and restaurant listings, destination-specific language tips and phrases, and unique cultural notes.And, with more than 40 million copies sold worldwide, they are the perfect choice for today's travelers.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
A Brief History	p. 13
Where to Go: A - in the text denotes a highly recommended sight	p. 23
Zurich and Vicinity	p. 23
Zurich	p. 23
Excursions	p. 29
Winterthur	p. 30
Northeast Switzerland	p. 32
Schaffhausen	p. 32
St-Gallen	p. 34
Appenzell	p. 35
Northwest Switzerland	p. 37
Basel	p. 37
Solothurn	p. 43
Baden	p. 45
Bern and Vicinity	p. 46
Bern	p. 46
Biel	p. 54
The Emmental	p. 55
Bernese Oberland	p. 56
Around Lake Thun	p. 56
Interlaken	p. 59
Towards the Peaks	p. 59
Brienz Lake	p. 62
Lucerne and Central Switzerland	p. 64
Lucerne	p. 64
Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstattersee)	p. 69
Three Mountains	p. 71
Teast of Lucerne	p. 73
Grisons	p. 75
Chur	p. 76
Vorderrhein	p. 78
Hinterrhein	p. 79
Engadine	p. 80
Ticino	p. 84
Bellinzona	p. 84
Locarno and Lake Maggiore	p. 86
Lugano	p. 89
Valais	p. 92
Lower Valais	p. 93
Sion and Environs	p. 95
Upper Valais	p. 99
Geneva	p. 102
A Stroll through the City	p. 103
The Old City	p. 105
International City	p. 106
Parks and Gardens	p. 107
Geneva's Museums	p. 108
Vaud and Lake Geneva	p. 110
La Cote	p. 110
Lausanne	p. 113
Vaud Riviera	p. 116
Four Resorts	p. 119
Fribourg, Neuchatel and the Jura	p. 120
Fribourg	p. 120
Around Fribourg	p. 121
Neuchatel	p. 124
Around Neuchatel Lake	p. 125
The Jura	p. 125
What to Do	p. 129
Eating Out	p. 140
Handy Travel Tips	p. 149
Hotels and Restaurants	p. 174
Index	p. 190
Fact Sheets
The William Tell Affair	p. 14
Historical Landmarks	p. 21
Fifes and Drums	p. 38
E = mc[superscript 2]	p. 49
Cogs and Cable Cars	p. 60
Glacier Express	p. 82
Modern Architecture	p. 87
St Bernards	p. 93
Chocolate and Cheese	p. 116
Sled Runs	p. 130
Calendar of Events	p. 139
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