Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Travel to Switzerland

Snow covered mountains, crystal clear waters and lakes, multi-cultured cities with a romantic breeze blowing in the air, people enjoying the skiing on the glaciers, touring, couples spending their best time; all you will get in one place and that is Switzerland! 

Switzerland is a European country lying in its center bordered by Germany in the north, France in the west, Italy in the south and Austria in the east. It has a population of just 7.5 million people and thus is a most popular destination for the tourists all across the world. It is famous for its Swiss Alps mountains. Switzerland has a temperate climate which is extreme in high mountainous areas but moderate and pleasant Mediterranean climate in its southern part. It is also called as "summer and winter sports paradise" in the snow with lots of people skiing and thus chilling out in the icy winter. 

Switzerland is famous for its chocolate and cheese, luxurious watches and army knives.  Switzerland is the country full of breathtaking natural beauty found in the snow covered, green mountains. It attracts lots of tourists and makes them lost in its splendid and charming locations and to relax in the lap of Mother Nature. It is called as the "dream destination" or "a jewel of Europe". 

The key attractions are discussed below: -
  1. Mount Titlis and Mount Rigi is the most popular tourist attractions with good-looking glaciers and capped peaks. During summer, the Swiss Alps are a natural heaven and a perfect location for hiking and sightseeing. It is a country with exceptional beauty, art and culture. One of the famous mountain peaks is Jungfraujoch which is universally known as the Rooftop of Europe". 
  2. Alps in Zermatt are also one of the renowned peaks of Switzerland and it is an admired intention for the mountaineers. The lovely view of the Mount Pilatus in Lucerene is simply breath taking. And it is famous for its skiing.
  3. It has many famous beautiful lakes such as The Lake Geneva, Lake Lugano, Lake Maggiore, Lake of Neuchatel and Lake of Lucerene.
  4. Geneva is the second largest city in Switzerland is famous for the newly wed couples as it is the famous honeymoon destination in the whole world. Even famous for its skiing and snowing and even sailing. Zurich is famous for being the cleanest and chilliest city in Switzerland. 
  5. A perfect place for dining and sight seeing pleasure. Thus very romantic for the young guys and gals to go. It also has lots of bars and pubs giving you an intoxicating night life. Lausanne is fascinating, eye-catching, sophisticated or in short, Switzerland's sexiest city. Interlaken city is famous for family fun, adventure and other outdoor activities and to be relaxed in its pleasant environment. 
  6. Other attractions are the cities of Basel, Lucerne, Locarno famous for road trips, shopping fun, scenery, paper mills etc. not to forget Montreaux which is famous for its architectural beauty.
Thus Switzerland is famous for its natural beauty filled with the healing air capturing everybody's heart.

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