Cultural programme Zurich |
Zurich sightseeing tour, including tours of historical buildings and locations.
Most of Zurich's tourist attractions are located very close to each other.
They include the baroque city hall and the city's most impressive churches,
the Grossmünster and the Fraumünster, as well as the oldest church in the city, the St. Peterskirche (St. Peter Church), with the largest clock face in Europe.
A guided bus-tour will take you through the charming historical city
centre where characteristic landmarks have been determining Zurich's
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Visit to the Zurich "Landesmuseum"
The tower, which is modelled on the City Gates Tower in Baden, is an established urban
landmark and is visible from far and wide. The historical museum building, dating from
1898, houses the largest cultural history collection in Switzerland.
Visitors gain a fascinating and surprising insight into Swiss cultural heritage
in the catacombs and hallways of the museum
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KULTURAMA ®
The KULTURAMA ® – The "Museum of People" documents the evolution from animal to human, human biology and aspects of human cultural history.
The museum combines the natural sciences with the history of culture, and affords its visitors an exiting journey back through time. |
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Lake Zurich Cruise
Anchors aweigh and full steam ahead across Lake Zurich! An historic paddle-steamer cruise can provide pure relaxation and nourishment
for all your senses!
Apart from having a unique opportunity to study the engine room of a traditional steamer, you will also be able
to admire various locations from an entirely new perspective, as the ship glides past the romantic villages. Furthermore, you will be
given the opportunity to explore the Rosenstadt (city of roses) Rapperswil.
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Uetliberg - Top of Zurich
High above the rooftops, the Uetliberg presides over the city of Zurich. The fabulous panorama from the summit stretches all the way from
the Lake to the Alps.
During the summer months, visitors can enjoy the "planet path", where they will encounter a one-to-one-billion
scale model of the solar system – in winter, the hiking paths are used for exhilarating sledge rides.
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Zurich Tram Museum
Original models from the years 1897 to 1960 are on display at the only tram museum in Switzerland. Engines, uniforms, ticket machines,
a large model tram system, and even a baby cobra can all be admired at the museum.
The "museum line" commutes between the Pestalozzi
Park (Bahnhofstrasse) and Wartau / Höngg, with wagons from the museum collection, under the motto "culture track". All aboard!
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Sauriermuseum Aathal (Dinosaur Museum)
Here, the dinosaurs are the stars! Many of the exhibits in the dinosaur museum (Sauriermuseum Aathal) were
discovered by members of Hans-Jakob Sieber’s research group during the institution’s own excavations in Wyoming, USA.
There are approximately 200 exhibits to admire. The collection includes red iridescent ammonites, flying reptiles,
fish dinosaurs and prehistoric birds, as well as the enormous brachiosaurus.
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Cultural programme Lucerne |
Gletschergarten
The Gletschergarten (Glacier Museum) is a natural monument of national importance,
discovered in 1872. With its "Million Year Show", the museum offers a journey
from a sub-tropical, palm-lined beach by the sea to the glacier-filled world of the last Ice Age.
Wonder at remnants of the Ice Age of 20,000 years ago, such as glacial potholes,
20 million year-old marine mussels and palm leaves.
Then there are the large murals
depicting the ancient history of Luzern, including Switzerland’s oldest mountain relief: "Luzern anno 1792".
The picnic terrace is also a pleasant place to linger for a while. |
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Musegg Towers
Located on the right bank of the River Reuss, the old city stands on an ascending
layer of sandstone. Up here, where the views are magnificent, individual watch towers
were constructed as long ago as the 13th century, offering a view down over the city
and far into the surrounding countryside.
As the city, founded in 1178, continued to
expand, the Musegg Wall was built, adding further towers. Nine stone structures now
stand on the Musegg: the Nölliturm, Männliturm, Luegisland, Heuturm, Zytturm,
Schirmerturm, Pulverturm, Allenwindenturm and the Dächliturm.
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Rosengart Collection
The youngest museum in the city of Luzern can thank its worldwide importance to the unique
works of Paul Klee and Pablo Picasso. While the Klee collection, with around 120 paintings,
watercolours and drawings, documents all the artist’s creative periods, the Picasso
painting collection concentrates on works created by the artist after 1938, complemented
by a series of drawings from earlier eras.
In addition, an entire floor is given over to
the representative works of over 20 artists including Cézanne, Monet, Renoir, Matisse, Braque, Léger and Miró. |
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Vierwaldstättersee Cruise
You can witness everything the primordial natural environment has to offer, including rolling meadows, idyllic bays, dramatic inland
fjords and the vertical faces of the Alpine peaks, during a 38-kilometre Vierwaldstättersee cruise.
Moreover, you will also pass
stately villas and beautiful palaces, like the fairytale palace Meggenholm. Experience a beautiful piece of central Switzerland!
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Bürgenstock
You can reach the Bürgenstock summit by way of the traditional funicular. At the top, you will be greeted by a glorious panorama,
which spans the Urner, Unterwald, and Lucerne Alps all the way to the Bernese Alps.
A walk along the spectacular cliff path is a
must for any visitor. The drop back down to the lake, which lies approximately 500m lower down, is more or less vertical. The path
leads to the highest outside lift in Europe and to the “Hammetschwand”, which is the highest point in Lucerne.
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Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (Swiss Transport Museum)
The fascinating story of transport, including the vehicles and their socio-political impact on our culture,
constitutes the central theme at the most versatile transport and communications museum in Europe.
More than 3,000 exhibits, in over 20,000 square meters of exhibition space, provide the testimony for a,
quite literally, moving history - via road, rail and waterways, as well as in the air and in space.
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City Tour with the City Train
The City Train offers entirely new city perspectives. The 40-minute tour, which will take you passed all the
city’s main attractions, is accompanied by an audio guide.
The subsequent city saunter provides an opportunity to discover important, humorous and interesting
facts about Lucerne's history, and includes visits to churches, bridges, bays, back alleys, towers and squares –
not forgetting Lucerne's most important landmark, the Kapellbrücke, and its water tower.
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Berne sightseeing tour
The capital of Switzerland has many charms. Its quaint old town is framed by the Aare Riverand
offers spectacular views of the Alps. With its 6 km of limestone buildings andmedieval arcades,
its Renaissance fountainswith colorful figures,and its beautiful cathedralsurrounded by picturesque
rooftops.
Bern, founded in 1191, is truly a gem of medievalarchitecture in Europe.
Also we visit the new Bear Park! This 6000 m2 park with its natural environment on the edge of the UNESCO old town now homes Bern's heraldic animal. |
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Clock Tower - Zytglogge
The Clock Tower (Zeitglockenturm) was Bern's first western city gate (1191 - 1256)
and formed the boundary of the first city extension. Today it is one of Bern's most important sights.
The ornate astronomical calendar clock was created in 1530.
Then we will spend time and relax: The river Aare shapes the city of Berne with its unmistakable charm in a unique way and is very inviting for
leisurely walks along its banks. |
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Rose Garden
The Rose Garden is a large park with a wonderful view of the old town and river Aare loop.
The park is home to 223 different types of roses, 200 types of irises and moor beds with 28 different types of rhododendrons.
A pavilion and reading garden provide an opportunity for relaxation.
The restaurant Rosengarten is a great place to while away the time and offers a view of the rows of houses in the old town.
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Zentrum Paul Klee (Paul Klee Centre)
The form of the Paula Klee Centre is as unusual as the illustrious artist himself. There are approximately 4,000 paintings,
watercolours and drawings on display at the centre, as well as archival and biographical material concerning the artist,
who spent half his life in the city of Bern.
The Paul Klee Centre is more than a traditional art museum – it is a cultural centre and meeting place.
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Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg (Outdoor Museum Ballenberg)
The only outdoor museum in Switzerland is not just dusty collection of rarities,
but a place bustling with life, showing Switzerland as it used to be.
With more than 100 original buildings –
all several centuries old – 250 domestic farm animals, original gardens and fields, demonstrations of traditional
crafts and various special events, the museum manages to turn past history into a contemporary experience. |
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Emmentaler Schaukäserei (Cheese Factory)
Emmental cheese is the most famous cheese in the world. It takes its name from the Emme valley in the canton of Berne, where the art of cheese making can be traced back to the 13th century. You can see how real Swiss cheese is made in the Affoltern working cheese-factory museum.
Afterwards, you can try your hand at making your own cheese over an open fire. Of course, there is always an experienced cheese-maker on hand to guide you through the process. |
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Münsterturm
Its filigree spire stretches far above the picturesque rooftop landscape of the historic city centre.
It is possible to climb to the top of the 100-metre tower, which is the highest in Switzerland. Inside
the tower, 344 steps spiral up to the two tower galleries.
The arduous climb is rewarded with a splendid
view of the city. On a clear day, you can see the peaks of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau mountains. |
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