Switzerland is a relatively small country located in Central Europe and also it's most montainous area. The climate is temperate, so summers are mild and winters are cold with heavy snowfalls. The country is fit for both skiing, hiking, bathing, or visiting castles and cities. Switzerland's capital is Bern, but its largest city is Zürich.

Visiting Switzerland you are not an explorer but a guest who enjoys elegance and high-quality style walking among large mountains. The country is very rich so it is popular for kings, divas, pop-stars and other idols to visit.

Switzerland is worth to travel around by train. The trains are precise like Swiss watches and you can reach every little segment of the country. You just sit leisurely and observe the landscape like a beautiful nature-movie.

Major Swiss Cities:
Switzerland's cities and towns are quite small compared to cities in other countries - even Zurich as the largest one has less than half a million inhabitants. Nevertheless you may expect all aspects of modern city life in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne, Winterthur, St. Gallen and Lucerne: masterpieces as well as horrible examples of traditional and modern architecture, pulsating economic and cultural life, heavy traffic, multiculturalism and openness, but also social problems. One thing may be different: distances to forests and mountains are relatively small.

The Swiss Alps - are among the most beautiful mountains in the world. Although you will be surrounded by mountains wherever you are in Switzerland, we urge you to head for the high country when you have a chance.

Zermatt - Sitting at the foot of the Matterhorn, Zermatt is a place that beckons the visitor and fills the role of the quintessential Swiss mountain resort. It's compact, a little "clubby" and expensive, but worth every penny.

Berne - See the Münster Cathedral for an comely church featuring great views of Bern and the countryside from the church's tower. The Bundeshhaus, the site of the country's Parliament, is open to the public and its Square hosts markets and an attractive series of fountains representing the Cantons of Switzerland.

St. Moritz - is one of the best-known and most prestigious ski resorts in the world, especially since having hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1928 and in 1948. Today the name 'St. Moritz' stands for a 'chic, vibrant and elegant' town, second home to the rich and famous, enjoying a special atmosphere and a dry, tingling champagne climate

Geneva - international meeting place, the smallest of the world's metropolises, peace capital of the world, situated between the shores of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) and Mount Salève, is a world for everyone, quiet apart from the rest of Switzerland

Zurich - is considered Switzerland's most important financial, industrial and commercial center. It is also known to be the intellectual capital of the nation and particularly receptive to contemporary trends associated with younger generations.

The Swiss cuisine is unique in its many regional influences from its neighbors' cuisine, including Italian, French, and German cuisine. However, the Swiss also have their own unique dishes. Switzerland was for a long time a country of farmers, so their specialties involve potatoes and cheese (Rösti, Fondue, and Raclette), and also some more exquisite foods such as chocolate.

The four linguistic regions of Switzerland (German, French, Italian and Romansh (spoken almost uniquely in Graubünden Canton)) each provide some special dishes. Most of which can be found throughout Switzerland.

Foods often associated with Switzerland include cheese and chocolate. Swiss cheeses, in particular Emmental cheese, Gruyère, Vacherin, and Appenzeller, are famous Swiss products. The most popular cheese dishes are fondue and Raclette. Both these dishes were originally regional dishes, but were popularized by the Swiss Cheese Union to boost sales of cheese.

Some people imagine that Switzerland is as cold as Alaska, but this is far from the truth. In the plain, temperatures can rise to 30ºC (86ºF) in the summer, and even in the mountains the sun is hot. In the winter, temperatures rarely drop below minus 5ºC (41ºF) in the entire country, save the mountaintops.

The mountainous character of Switzerland is responsible for spectacular differences in the weather among different regions. It is very common to move from a cold, cloudy and rainy landscape to a beautiful clear blue sky with hot sun in just a few minutes.

The warmest parts of the country are Montreux (where palm trees line the lake-side), Ticino and Valais. In Ticino, the Italian-speaking canton South of the Alps, there are over 298 sunny days a year and daily mean temperature in July are over 26ºC (79ºF). In Valais, kiwis, peaches, figs and tomatoes are grown in orchards and tiny scorpions can be found.