"mlt_t's new Switzerland Page" Switzerland by mlt_t

Switzerland Travel Guide: 18,140 reviews and 42,401 photos

Fresh mountain air, clear blue lakes and clean cultured cities.

If it's skiing down glaciers or walking the hills, touring or driving, from Zurich to the Alps, Geneva to Lucerne, for chic European shopping or cosmopolitan cafe culture, it's all here for your dream holiday in Switzerland.

Allow the majesty of Switzerland to captivate you...

A land that conjures up images of breathtaking mountains, beautiful lakes, Alpine villages, chocolates, cowbells and fields of edelweiss is a land with the power to seduce...

Landlocked by France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Austria and Italy, Switzerland takes up an area of 41,295 square kilometres and is home to 6.9 million people. More than 60 percent of the country is mountainous and a quarter of it is covered in forests. The snow-capped Alps, Europe?s highest mountains, occupy the central and southern regions of the country. Some of the Alpine meadows are breathtaking and are inhabited by famous and distinctive Alpine animals such as the ibex (a mountain goat with huge curved horns) and the chamois (a horned antelope). There is perennial snow cover at altitudes of above 3000m.

Winter sports resorts begin operating in late November and close around April. Switzerland is a federal republic and consists of 23 partly autonomous cantons. Politically neutral since 1815, it is an important international meeting place and houses one of the headquarters of the United Nations.

Its people enjoy the highest standard of living in Europe. Switzerland has long attracted many foreign artists and writers including Voltaire, Byron, Shelley, James Joyce and Charlie Chaplin. The 18th century writings of Rousseau in Geneva played a key role in the development of democracy while Carl Jung?s research in Zurich was instrumental in the development of modern psychoanalysis. Switzerland?s cities are well worth a visit.

The city's fine location and the wealth of boating and walking opportunities provided by Lake Geneva make it an attractive and relaxing place. Lucerne is often considered to be the true? Swiss? capital. This charming and attractive town straddles the Reuss River on the western edge of Lake Lucerne and makes an excellent base for excursions.

Lucerne attracts thousand of music lovers. Almost every town and villages has singing group that practice weekly for local festivals, and regional and national singing competitions..</I></b></font>

Intro Updated Aug 6, 2004
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Comments (32)

jayhawk2000 Jun 25, 2004 at 2:39 AM Report Abuse

a good start!
mabu Feb 19, 2003 at 3:09 PM Report Abuse

nice photos of my homecountry!
funkymama Nov 3, 2002 at 3:35 AM Report Abuse

This is a beautiful page dear Milet,how are you??
traveldave Jul 26, 2002 at 2:13 PM Report Abuse

A beautiful country. Great page with nice photos.
hanspeter_W. Jul 16, 2002 at 3:24 AM Report Abuse

great page
Pakistaniguy Jul 13, 2002 at 4:29 AM Report Abuse

Highly Informative
renuschka Jul 9, 2002 at 11:34 PM Report Abuse

nice country
John195123 Jun 26, 2002 at 9:59 PM Report Abuse

Very nice!
o00o Jun 26, 2002 at 9:39 PM Report Abuse

This page is beautiful!
Sweetberry1 Jun 26, 2002 at 4:15 AM Report Abuse

Lovely page & pics ;-)