Switzerland’s most cosmopolitan city, Geneva is the world’s capital for international organizations. Lac Leman (a.k.a Lake Geneva) has some of Europe’s most scenic views from its French-Alps-facing northern edge.
Zurich
Hip, populous, German-speaking Zurich is Switzerland’s financial capital (its name originally meant “too rich” in German). Luzern, with its landmark lake and walking bridge, Kapellbrücke, is a thirty-minute drive away.
Bern
Switzerland’s capital city is situated in the Bernese region, home to some of Europe’s most striking mountains. Interlaken is a tourist must and a gateway into the Swiss Alps.
Zermatt
The signature image of Switzerland is the Matterhorn, a tooth-like mountain overlooking the ski village of Zermatt at the southern end of the Swiss “Valais.”
Ticino
Practically in northern Italy, Ticino represents Switzerland’s 6.5% of Italian-speakers. On the southern, sunnier side of the Alps the towns of Lugano and Locarno maintain a Swiss feel.
St. Moritz
Long known as a ski-resort destination for the rich and famous, this illustrious mountain village in the country’s southeast corner can also be done by the budget traveler.
