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    Switzerland offers natural beauty, cultural diversity, and winter sports. Zurich is a major city close to Germany known for its public transportation, boutiques, and restaurants. A notable spring festival in Zurich is Sechseläuten, where guilds parade and a snowman is burned. Switzerland has many lakes used for transportation by water taxis, and over 100 ski resorts in the Swiss Alps are popular for winter activities. The country also has well-marked hiking trails passing iconic landscapes and spots for viewing native wildlife. Switzerland has four official languages that vary by region.

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    Switzerland offers natural beauty, cultural diversity, and winter sports. Zurich is a major city close to Germany known for its public transportation, boutiques, and restaurants. A notable spring festival in Zurich is Sechseläuten, where guilds parade and a snowman is burned. Switzerland has many lakes used for transportation by water taxis, and over 100 ski resorts in the Swiss Alps are popular for winter activities. The country also has well-marked hiking trails passing iconic landscapes and spots for viewing native wildlife. Switzerland has four official languages that vary by region.

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    Switzerland offers natural beauty, cultural diversity, and winter sports. Zurich is a major city close to Germany known for its public transportation, boutiques, and restaurants. A notable spring festival in Zurich is Sechseläuten, where guilds parade and a snowman is burned. Switzerland has many lakes used for transportation by water taxis, and over 100 ski resorts in the Swiss Alps are popular for winter activities. The country also has well-marked hiking trails passing iconic landscapes and spots for viewing native wildlife. Switzerland has four official languages that vary by region.

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    Switzerland

    Switzerland has always struck me as a ski resort for the wealthy.


    But as I look into it more I see the raw beauty and excitement that it
    has to offer.
    A major city in Switzerland in Zurich. This is very close to the
    German border and is it City of many languages. This would be the
    priority place for me to go to if I was going to Switzerland. This is
    due to its amazing train serves which will get you to any part of the
    city in minutes or one of the amazing boutiques and restaurants that
    the city has to offer.
    Sechseluten is a traditional spring festival in Zurich, usually taking
    place on the third Monday in April. The main part of the event is a
    costume parade of the 26 guilds on Monday afternoon, followed by
    the symbolic ceremony of burning a cotton snowman figure, the socalled Bgg, allegorizing winter. Sechseluten may be shifted to
    another date in April, however, to avoid coincidence with the easter
    weekend, the weekend before easter (Palm Sunday) or spring
    vacations of the local schools. This would be an event not to miss if
    in Zurich.
    Switzerland is host to a lot of lakes. They use massive water taxis to
    transport people along the shores of the lake. This is a massive
    must go if ever visit Switzerland. Most of these water taxis in the
    bigger cities are steamed powered which is very cool because you
    get to know a bit about the history.
    Switzerland in the winter months is prime skiing time. There are
    over 100 ski resorts in the Swiss Alps. Skiing has always been a
    must do skill to conquer. This is great for people who like hiking in
    snow. In Switzerland they do have cabins in the mountains which
    are very famous throughout Switzerland because they hold people
    over night up in the mountains but they are expensive to stay in.

    With thousands of miles of well-marked trails, Switzerland is a


    mecca for hikers of all abilities. Stroll in the shadow of the iconic
    Matterhorn on the Zermatt Lake Trail, take in the countrys history
    on the Swiss Path along Lake Luzern, or spot native animals like
    the ibex or marmot hiking through Swiss National Park in
    Graubunden. Switzerland Tourism offers a free iphone app that
    details 32 of the countrys routes.
    Switzerland packs a linguistic punch for a country its size. Travel
    between four distinct cultural regions without crossing a border and
    speak French in the west, Italian in the south, German in the
    northern and central parts of the country, and Romansh in
    Graubunden, in the east, where there's an enclave of the traditional
    language. Most Swiss speak English as well, but greeting people
    with the appropriate local termbonjour, boungiorno, or gruezi
    (Swiss German)will get you far.
    Just because the Swiss only eat fondue in winter doesnt mean you
    can't indulge year round. The best is in Fribourg, where Gruyere
    and Vacherin Fribourgeois cheeses are melted together with white
    wine, garlic, and kirsch (cherry brandy). Other cheese dishes to try
    include raclette and alpen magronen (alpine macaroni and cheese).
    But also be sure to sample local regional varieties such as Sbrinz in
    Central Switzerland, Emmental in Bern, or Bundner Bergkase in
    Graubunden.
    Whether its white wine made from Chasselas grapes on the shores
    of Lake Geneva, Merlot from Ticino, or Pinot Noir from the Valais,
    take advantage of the chance to savor local labels. Most Swiss
    wine is not exported so its hard to get outside of the country, but
    that doesnt mean the quality is lacking. In Vaud, take a walk
    through the protected Lavaux vineyardsthe views of Lake Geneva
    from the steep terraces are breathtaking.

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