Travelling in Zurich - The Largest City in Switzerland

Zurich city located on the shores of Lake Zurich include the city with the best quality of life in the world. No wonder, because Zurich is one of the cities with the highest cost of living in the world. Compared to Berlin, Paris, Hamburg, Amsterdam and Bruessel, the largest city in Switzerland has a population of about 365 thousand inhabitants is not too large, but has a unique mediterranean style. Max Frisch (1911-1991), the famous architect born in Zurich called it kleintropolis or small metropolis.

The city is very famous for big banks. As a tourist city in Switzerland, Zurich offers a lot of things. Historic buildings, museums, churches with unique architecture, exclusive shopping areas, parks, and water areas are tastefully furnished. No less than twenty-five million tourists daily visit Zurich every year.

Zurich locations in the northwest of Switzerland, using German as its official language. The city is located in the heart of Europe, and can be easily achieved by using transport cars, trains, and airplanes from nearby towns such as Germany, France and Italy.

Public transport in the city of Zurich was not difficult. Making it easier for tourists to visit tourist objects in this city. Available alternatives such as using Zurichcard, which is a public transport ticket that can serve as admission museum in the city. It makes it easy for tourists who visit there.

Along with the times, Zurich became the center of culture and business. As a cultural city, Zurich has more than 50 museums, 27 libraries, and more than 100 art galleries, as well as cultural institutions such as opera, theater, and concert center that produces works of both classical and modern art.

There are many interesting places that can be visited in Zurich, the most visited by tourists are Altstadt. This place usually starts from bahnhofstrasse, a pedestrian area located in front of the main train station of Zurich. The station building itself is a lovely old building and the neo-renaissance style equipped with interesting decor.

At the underground station is used as a shopping and cafes. Right in front of this building stands a statue of Alfred Escher (1819 - 1892), founder Schweizeriscehn Kreditanstalt or Credit Institutions Switzerland in 1856. Bahnofstrasse the main shopping area, which consists of many fashion houses, boutiques such as Prada, Rolex and others.

As a shopping center, Zurich is famous for its international boutiques and exclusive accessories, up stores antiques. Many of the providers store special goods imported from all over the world. Shopping spots are scattered in the city center, the Bahnhofstrasse, Niederdorf, until center at Schipfe artisans.

Another place that is also a tourist destination are Oberdorf and Niederdorf. This area is filled with restaurants and cafes, shops and small inns. Old churches and other historic buildings also meet the old city of Zurich. Such as Fraumuenster church, Grossmuenster, and Wasserkirche. Zurich city hall built over the river Limmat was no less interesting. Additionally incomplete if not visiting Lake Zurich or river Limmat, by using water taxis.

Chinagarten also become one of the unique places that are worth the visit, with the architecture of the building is equipped with China, this place is a gift the city of Kunming, China for the government of the city of Zurich in 1993. Mount Uetliberg be a place where we can see a view of the city of Zurich from a height, or can also be seen through the hilltop Dolder and Rigiblick.

Both can be reached by a special vehicle, a carriage that is driven with the help of an iron rope. From there, the City of Zurich looks at the background of the mountains that some still covered with snow. To be sure, Zurich is a very friendly city for tourists. Friendly residents. Many of them can speak English well. Transport generally reach almost all parts of the city. The city is very clean and well maintained. Well if you have plenty of time for a vacation, schedule this city as your destination.