Towns & Cities

​Two-third of Switzerland's population live in towns or cities. There are 6 metropolitan areas - Zurich, Bern, Basel, Geneva, Lausanne and Ticino - each with a population of at least half a million. Collectively, they are responsible for 59% of the country's total economic output. 

Despite this towns I suggest you to discover charming mountain cities as ​Thun, Grindelwald, Zermatt, Gstaad or St Moritz. 

Rivers & Lakes

The Rhine is Switzerland's biggest river and drains almost 68% of its water into the North sea. Second comes the Rhône river which drains 18% into the Mediterranean sea. There are many other smaller rivers, ideal for taking a swim or doing a white water rafting trip. Besides the rivers, Switzerland has over 1,500 lakes which form its characteristic landscape. Lake Geneva which straddles the Franco-Swiss border is the largest lake in Western Europe, followed by Lake Constance. But probably the most beautiful one is situated in central Switzerland: Lake Lucerne.

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Glaciers & Mountains

Glaciers cover around 3% of Switzerland's surface area, the largest of which is the 23-kilometre-long Aletsch glacier. There you can find the Jungfraujoch (3,471m) and the restaurant where James Bond was filmed. Don't forget the most emblematic mountains of Switzerland: the Matterhorn (4,478 m), one of the biggest mountains in the Alps.  

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The To Do List in Switzerland 

• Eat fondue or a raclette

• Go ​skiing or ice skating

• Hike in mountain

• Take a bath or a boat trip in Swiss lake

• Drink water from a public fountain

• Learn a sentence in the 4 national languages

• Join a traditional festivity

• Enjoy a dip in thermal baths with a view

• Discover a chocolate or cheese factory