Western Europe - Switzerland (PDF Chapter)

This is the Switzerland chapter from Lonely Planet’s Western Europe guidebook.

Don’t depend just on your postcard images of Bern’s and Lucerne’s chocolate-box architec-ture, the majestic Matterhorn or those pristine lakes – Switzerland is a place so outrageously beautiful it simply must be seen to be believed.

• discover zesty Zurich via a daytime stroll along the city’s sublime lake followed by a rollicking night out
• maps
• marvel at the iconic Matterhorn and wandering around car-free Zermatt
• transport
• enjoy the charm of Bern and Lucerne: think medieval Old Town appeal, folkloric fountains and art
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Geneva, Lake Geneva & Vaud, Lausanne, Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura, Gruyères, Valais, Zermatt, Bern, Central Switzerland, Lucerne, Bernese Oberland, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Wengen, Jungfraujoch, Gimmelwald, Mürren, Schilthorn, Zürich, Northwestern Switzerland, Basel, Ticino, Locarno, Lugano, Graubünden, St Moritz, Survival Guide.