Sightseeing

Legendary church where Huldrych Zwingli led the start of the Reformation. Window by Sigmar Polke. 187 steps lead up to the Karlsturm tower, with views across the whole of Zurich and its surroundings..

Grossmünster

Sights Worth Seeing in Zurich

Fraumünster

Sights Worth Seeing in Zurich

This former convent houses the famous coloured stained glass windows by Marc Chagall. Paintings in the cloister tell the legends of the founding of the monastery and of the city's saints, the martyrs Felix and Regula.

Shopaholics will feel their hearts beat faster on Zurich’s most famous shopping street, where you can find international fashion labels, watches and jewellery. It is hard to imagine that this was once the site of the city's fortifications?

Bahnhofstrasse

Sights Worth Seeing in Zurich

Zürich-West

Sights Worth Seeing in Zurich

Zurich’s skyline is being transformed in the city’s former industrial district, where old industrial buildings and technology start-ups stand side-by-side. Everything you need to know about clubs, restaurants and shopping: www.kreislauf4und5.ch

Enjoy breezes off the lake and alpine views. See more of Lake Zurich by taking a boat trip with the Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft. They run boat trips to Rapperswil and several different specially themed cruises: www.zsg.ch

Lake Zurich

Lakeside promenade

Sights Worth Seeing in Zurich

Take a stroll among street performers, musicians and all kinds of characters. You can even take a dip in the cool waters of the open-air swimming area at Seebad Enge or at the Mythenquai swimming beach.