Swiss city experiences. Inspiration guide for professionals. MySwitzerland.com/cities From north to south. Schaffhausen Basel Baden Zurich St. Gallen Explore tradition and modernity, enriched Olten
Zug with culinary and cultural delights: the Neuchâtel Lucerne Bern Chur following experiences promise to deliver Thun Fribourg Interlaken variety, in both the north and south of Lausanne
Geneva Switzerland. Bellinzona Lugano
Zurich, Zurich Region Tales of Zurich’s old town. Discover the historic heart of Zurich on a guided tour. Learn more about the city’s past and present through a perfect combination of buildings, stories and anecdotes. A worthwhile journey of discovery.
Tour information Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Tourist Information All year 2 hours Max. German CHF 25 per Zurich Central Station 20 people English person 8001 Zurich +41 (0)44 215 40 00 [email protected]
Zurich, Zurich Region Discover Swiss cities Zurich food tour. This guided tour through the hip Zurich-West district is a chance for foodies to discover the culinary side of the city. from a new perspective. On foot, keen and curious gourmets will visit various restaurants and bars that are popular with the locals. City breaks are a brief escape from everyday life – and our Swiss cities are perfect for the occasion. Whether sightseeing, world-class culture or proximity to the mountains: Swiss towns offer a wide variety in a very Tour information compact space. It becomes an unforgettable experience for visitors Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Tourist Information All year 3 hours Max. German CHF 85 per if they are able to experience the town “through the eyes of a local”. Zurich Central Station 15 people English person Experience Swiss cities like a local and let yourself be inspired! 8001 Zurich +41 (0)44 215 40 00 [email protected]
Marzili Quartier, Bern © Switzerland Tourism, Andre Meier 3 Baden, Zurich Region Chur, Graubünden From Aquae Helveticae to Explore the Rhine gorge. Botta – city tour. Chur is the perfect starting point for a trip on the Rhaetian Even the old Romans knew about Railway. One destination is a visit to the impressive Rhine the qualities of the local thermal gorge nearby. Babbling brooks, striking sandstone towers springs and hence established and vast forests await in Switzerland’s “Grand Canyon”. Baden’s fame as a spa town. On this guided tour you immerse yourself in the impressive bathing Tour information history with a view to the appeal Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Rhaetian Railway (train service) All year Full day Max. German, English, CHF 40 per ing future of the spa resort and Bahnhofstrasse 25, 7001 Chur 30 people French, Italian, adult, CHF 20 its new thermal bath designed by +41 (0)81 288 63 26 Romansh, Spanish, per child [email protected] Dutch (6 –16 years) star architect Mario Botta.
Tour information Bellinzona, Ticino Company Period Duration Features Languages Price The market of Bellinzona and its castles. Stadt Baden, Info Baden All year 1.5 hours Max. German CHF 250 Bahnhofplatz 1, 5400 Baden 25 people English group price During a guided tour you will enjoy the splendid old town +41 (0)56 200 87 87 French of Bellinzona with its three rich castles and palaces as [email protected] Spanish well as the atmosphere of the traditional Saturday market with its colourful stands. Zug, Zurich Region The secret of the old Tour information town Zug. Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Bellinzonese Alto Ticino Turismo April to 1 hour Min. 5 to German CHF 12 per The historic town centre of Zug Palazzo Civico, 6500 Bellinzona October max. English person is an idyllic place with its oriels, +41 (0)91 825 21 31 10 people French [email protected] Italian colourful housefronts and small alleys. But the story behind this town is much more eventful Lugano, Ticino than its peaceful appearance of today suggests. Santa Maria degli Angioli 3D. History comes alive – a virtual reality tour around the ancient district of Santa Maria degli Angeli, from the Franciscan convent and the Grand Palace Hotel up to the LAC Cultural Center.
Tour information Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Tour information Zug Tourism All year 1.5 hours Max. 25 German, English, French, CHF 200 Bahnhofplatz, 6300 Zug people Italian, Spanish, Russian, group price Company Period Duration Features Languages Price +41 (0)41 723 68 00 Norwegian, Danish, LAC Shop All year 45 minutes Max. 25 people German CHF 10 per adult, [email protected] Swedish Piazza Bernardino Luini 6 English CHF 5 per child 6900 Lugano, +41 (0)91 980 02 82 French [email protected] Italian
4 Swiss city experiences. 5 Fribourg, Fribourg Region From west to the capital. Schaffhausen Basel Baden Guided tour of the fortifications of Fribourg. Zurich St. Gallen Olten The fascinating world of Olympism, delicious Fribourg Tourism and Region has created a tour of the Zug beer tasting and other exciting urban discover- Neuchâtel Lucerne Bern fortifications with an official guide. This tour includes a visit Chur ies: variety is guaranteed with these tour Thun to the ramparts, gates and towers in the city of Fribourg. Fribourg Interlaken suggestions for western Switzerland. Lausanne
Geneva Bellinzona
Lugano Tour information Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Fribourg Tourism and Region All year 2 hours Max. German CHF 200 Place Jean-Tinguely 1, 25 people English group price Lausanne, Lake Geneva Region CP1120, 1701 Fribourg French +41 (0)26 350 11 11 The Olympic Museum. [email protected] Experience the Olympics at close quarters, feel the Olympic spirit the way the athletes felt it and study the Bern, Bern Region history of the Games from antiquity to today – thanks to Bernese beer tour. the latest computer technology and audiovisual media, all The guided tour through Bernese beer culture! Find out of this can be done in the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. everything there is to know about beer with the help of an experienced beer sommelier: thanks to the tour and the Tour information expert’s knowledge, you’ll have interesting facts and anec- Company Period Duration Features Languages Price dotes up your sleeve the next time you make small talk! The Olympic Museum All year 1.5 hours Min. 10 German, English, CHF 180 group Quai d’Ouchy 1,1006 Lausanne to max. French, Italian, price, excl. Tour information +41 (0)21 621 66 27 25 people Spanish, Portuguese, entrance fee Company Period Duration Features Languages Price [email protected] Dutch, Russian, (CHF 10.50 per Bern Welcome All year 2–3 hours Max. 10 people German CHF 900 Japanese, Mandarin, adult, net price) Bahnhofplatz 10a, 3011 Bern English group price Cantonese +41 (0)79 408 90 49 French [email protected] Geneva, Lake Geneva Region The secrets of Carouge. Thun, Bern Region A visit to Geneva’s district of Carouge feels like a trip to Guided tour of Thun castle. a village in Italy. It was built by the Dukes of Savoy in A tour of the medieval castle and its history museum takes the 18th century and is now a bohemian quarter home to you on a journey to the distant past. The tour’s theme artists and craftspeople. A local guide will show visitors changes throughout the year. Find out more about Thun’s a personal side to Carouge. history right where it all began!
Tour information Tour information Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Geneva Tourism & Congress All year 2 hours Max. German CHF 280 Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Rue du Mont-Blanc 18 25 people English group price Thun-Thunersee Tourism All year 1 hour Max. 20 people German, English, CHF 140 group price 1201 Genève French Seestrasse 2, 3600 Thun French, Italian, excl. entrance fee +41 (0)22 909 70 70 Italian +41 (0)33 225 90 00 Spanish (CHF 10/8 per [email protected] Spanish [email protected] adult/child)
6 Swiss city experiences. 7 Schaffhausen, Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein From the border to the heart. Schaffhausen Basel Baden Guided city tour with the Krämerin (grocer). Zurich St. Gallen Olten Enjoy a journey of culinary diversity, dive into The scenic alternative to the classic city tour. Accompany Zug the oldest library, glide across the lake by Neuchâtel Lucerne Bern the medieval grocer “Brunhilde von Wunderstätten” Chur steamer and indulge in other exciting urban Thun on a journey through time through the alleys of Schaff- Fribourg Interlaken hausen. discoveries: variety is guaranteed with these Lausanne
Geneva tour suggestions for Eastern and Central Bellinzona Switzerland. Lugano Tour information Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Schaffhauserland Tourism All year 1 hour 15 min. Max. 25 people German CHF 220 Herrenacker 15 group price 8200 Schaffhausen Olten, Aargau Region +41 (0)52 632 40 20 Guided tour of the historical old town [email protected] Learn exciting stories about the old wooden bridge built in 1803, the medieval town tower or the magnificent St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein “Rathskeller”, a former guest stable from the 19th century. Walking tour through the UNESCO World Optional programme with Kilian Ziegler (Swiss Poetry Slam Heritage. champion 2018) bookable. This tour through the St.Gallen Abbey District, which has been a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site since 1983, Tour information includes the visit of the Baroque cathedral, the famous Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Abbey Library, the vaulted cellar and the exhibition hall. Region Olten Tourism All year 1.5 hours Max. 20 German CHF 180 group Frohburgstrasse 1, 4601 Olten (guided tour), people per English price (guided tour), Tour information +41 (0)62 213 16 16 30 minutes group French CHF 1,150 group Company Period Duration Features Languages Price [email protected] (optional (optional price (optional St.Gallen-Bodensee Tourism All year 1.5 hours Min. 4 to German CHF 30 per person programme) programme programme) Bankgasse 9, 9001 St.Gallen max. English CHF 230 group price only in German) +41 (0)71 227 37 37 25 people French excl. entrance fee [email protected] Italian (CHF 18 per person) Basel, Basel Region FoodTour Iconic. Lucerne, Lucerne-Lake Lucerne Region This self-guided food tour will take you away from the usual Lunch Cruise & Sunset Cruise. tourist attractions and give you the opportunity to get to Make any ordinary day extraordinary by planning lunch know “iconic Basel” – and enjoy it slowly. You will visit five break or after-work hours on Lake Lucerne. Let the establishments in total. They all do things their own way. tranquility of the lake and the majesty of the mountains And are sure to win you over. Their concepts are different do their bit while having a delicious meal. and this is precisely why locals love them.
Tour information Tour information Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Basel Tourism All year 3 hours Max. 8 people, German CHF 29 Company Period Duration Features Languages Price Aeschenvorstadt 36 self-guided English per person Lake Lucerne Navigation Lunch Cruise: winter 1.5–3 hours No German From CHF 28 to 4010 Basel Company (SGV) motor vessel, limitations English CHF 40 per person +41 (0)61 268 68 68 Werftestrasse 5, 6002 Luzern summer steamboat (only round trip, [email protected] +41 (0)41 367 66 16 Sunset Cruise: excl. lunch/dinner) [email protected] summer only
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