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Jungfraujochbahn
Railway to the "Top of Europe"
With the gauge rack railway to the highest railway station in Europa - the Jungfraujoch at 3471 m. The railway runs within a tunnel build into the mountain. It has two stations, where you can observer the great neighbouring mountains. At Jungfraujoch you have a fantastic view to the Great Aletsch Glacier.
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Matterhorn
Switzerlands most famous mountain
The Matterhorn is with 4478m the seventh-highest peak of the Alps. The best view you have from Gornergrat. You can get there with a rack rail from the beautiful village Zermatt.
> Gornergrat
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Basel
The City of Art and Faires
Close to the border of France and Germany, Basel is crossing
by the Rhein and has a nice old city. In the town are
about 40 museums. Every year take the popular faires "Art "and "Basel" (watches)
place. Fasnacht every year in February or March starts with
the "Morgenstraich" at 4 a.m. in the morning.
> Basel
Tourismus
> Kunstmuseum Basel
> Museum Tinguely
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Fondation Beyeler
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Bern
Capital of Switzerland and UNESCO World Heritage
Site
The fabulous medieval city of Bern centre has been recognised
by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. There are many sights
to seen: Zeitglockenturm, an clock tower with moving
puppets, the Münster, a gothical cathetral, Bear Pits,
which can be visited off the Nydeggbrücke, the federal
parliament building, the administration building
and the Botanical Gardens.
> Berninfo |
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Geneva
The most international city of Switzerland
Located at the Lake Geneva, Geneva hosts more than 190 internation organizations,
like the UN European headquarters, the World Health Organization (WHO) and
the World Trade Organization (WTO). Sights in Geneva: The Flower Clock,
the Art & History
Museum and the International Red Cross, the Red Crescent Museum and the fountain
"Jet d'Eau"
(140m), situated
in Lake
Geneva
> City of Geneva
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Lugano
The
South of Switzerland
Located at th Lake of Luganos Lugano has about 2300
hours of sun a year. A perfekt place for a pleasure holiday
with lakes, moutains and museums.
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Lugano Tourimo |
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Luzern
The Center of Switzerland
Located on the borders of Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee)
close to Mount Pilatus and the Rigi.
Sights: Kapellbrücke, a famous wooden bridge,
Wasserturm, Jesuitenkirche, Franziskanerkirche, Nadelwehr,
Spreuerbrücke, Museggmauer.
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Zürich
Downtown Switzerland
Located at the Lake
Zürich and surrounded by wooded hills. Sights: Centre Le Corbusier,
Fraumünster, Masoala-Regenwaldhalle, Neumarkt, and Schipfe.
> Zürich Tourismus |
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Rheinfall
Largest Fall in Europa
Located near Schaffhausen in Northern Switzerland,
close to the German border. The waterfall is 150
m wide and 23
m high.
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