Frommer's Switzerland
Chapter One
The Best of Switzerland
You're visiting Switzerland to relax and have a good time, and you don't want to
waste precious vacation hours searching for the best deals and experiences. So take us
along and we'll do the work for you. Throughout our years traveling in Switzerland,
we've tested the best lakeshores, reviewed countless restaurants, inspected hotels ranging
from remote alpine inns to luxurious city palaces, and sampled the best skiing,
mountain climbing, and hiking. We've even learned where to get away from it all
when you want to escape the crowds. The following is a very personal, opinionated
list of what we consider to be the best Switzerland has to offer.
1 The Best Travel Experiences
Hiking the Swiss Mountains: From
the time the snows melt in spring until
the late autumn winds blow too powerfully,
visitors head for the country's
alpine chain to hike its beautiful
expanses. Well-trodden footpaths
through the valleys and up the mountains
are found in all the resorts of
Switzerland. Hiking is ... read full excerpt from Frommer's Switzerland ebook