Lausanne sits on the north shore of Lake Geneva, with the Old Town, Flon and the Ouchy waterfront linked by the M2 metro. This guide covers the city center, the Olympic Museum, where to stay, getting around, costs and easy day trips.
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Plan 3 days in Switzerland by train with this Zurich, Lucerne and Interlaken itinerary. It includes train times, 2026 Swiss Travel Pass prices, a cost table and a bad-weather plan.
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For a first trip, the best places to visit in Switzerland are Lucerne, the Bernese Oberland (Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald) and Zermatt, all linked by direct train routes. Add Zurich or Geneva as your arrival city, Bern for an easy day in a UNESCO-listed old town, and Lugano or Appenzell if you want a quieter
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Switzerland is expensive to visit, but costs vary widely with lodging, rail travel and mountain excursions. This guide gives per-person daily budgets, 3, 7 and 10-day totals in CHF, and specific ways to spend less.
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Basel is a Swiss city on the Rhine, in the far northwest of Switzerland, where the Swiss, French and German borders meet. It is the capital of the canton of Basel-Stadt and the third-largest city in Switzerland, with about 178,000 residents (end of 2024). It is pronounced BAH-zel, not “Bay-zel”. That position shapes a visit.
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January in Switzerland means cold, bright days, reliable snow at altitude and few crowds. Here is what the weather, snow, events, trains and costs look like, with a realistic 5-day plan.
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Bern is Switzerland’s federal city. Get the key facts, the UNESCO Old Town sights, how the free Bern Ticket works, daily costs in CHF and where to stay.
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Planning Switzerland in December? Compare weather, snow conditions, winter destinations, things to do, train travel, packing essentials and a practical five-day itinerary.
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Geneva is a city in the far southwest of Switzerland, on the western tip of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), where the Rhône river leaves the lake. It is the second most populous city in Switzerland after Zürich, the capital of the canton of Geneva, and the largest city in French-speaking Romandy. It is not the
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Switzerland’s Christmas markets combine historic old towns, lakefront promenades, alpine scenery, festive food and easy rail connections. In addition, this 2026 guide compares the best Swiss Christmas markets, confirmed dates, what each city does best, and how to plan a multi-city Christmas market trip by train. Quick answer: For a first Switzerland Christmas market trip,
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