Landmarks of Switzerland

According to the federal structure, the state of Switzerland is a conglomerate of 26 cantons, each can be considered a sovereign state with its own court, government system and laws.

An indispensable assistant for tourists in Switzerland is the online car booking service. At Zurich Airport, the average cost of renting a compact car will be about 20 euros per day, and at Geneva airport it will be 18 euros per day.

This European country does not have much oil, gas and other minerals, but it can be proud of nature and the appearance of cities.
Switzerland incredibly combines the beauty of nature untouched by civilization and wonderful architectural creations of human hands. In this country, one does not have to travel far to experience climatic contrasts. Arriving in Switzerland, you can instantly be from winter to summer and vice versa. And all because about 60% of the country's territory is occupied by mountains, which make the nature and climate of Switzerland very contrasting.

Geneva and Zurich are the two main cities in Switzerland. Both cities are metropolitan, life in them is in full swing! Architectural monuments keep the history of two millennia of European culture. And all this beauty is surrounded by lakes and rivers. Such beauty is rare to find anywhere else!
Bern is the next city on the travel path of this country. This is the youngest city in Switzerland, very light and romantic, with a hint of the Middle Ages. The end point of a tourist trip is, as a rule, Lucerne. Or the shore of Lake Geneva. Then you can make your way through the alpine passes or through the tunnels of the transalpine road. On the way, the lakes of the "sunny balcony" surrounded by palm trees will open up. Having traveled from the north to the south of the country, in 48 hours you will first find yourself in the kingdom of untouched snows, then practically in the African zone, in the kingdom of urban civilization. Yes, Switzerland can boast of it!

At different times, the territory of modern Switzerland was inhabited by different civilizations. The ruined amphitheater in Nyon and Avenches for 10,000 spectators will remind you of the Romans. In Lausanne, Geneva and Basel, you can see monuments of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The fortress of Castello di Montebello is a favorite place of pilgrimage for tourists.

The St. Gallen Cathedral, a famous monument of the Baroque, and the monastery library are under the auspices of UNESCO. The medieval castle of Gruyères is very beautiful. It houses a fantasy museum. The walls of the castle are decorated with frescoes depicting goblins and fairies.
Switzerland has a lot of cultural institutions. Each city has its own symphony orchestra and theater, the most famous museum is the Landesmuseum in Zurich and the art museums of Geneva, Zurich and Bern.

In Eastern Switzerland, often underestimated, is the country's most beautiful natural landmark - the Rhine Falls (Rheinfall).
The pride of Central Switzerland is the city of Lucerne, which poets call the heart of the country. An unusually beautiful city with an abundance of architectural monuments. The capital of Switzerland, Bern, is also located here. The history of the city has 820 years. The main sights of the capital are the Prison Tower, street fountains, chimes with moving figures on the Clock Tower, the City Hall, and the Bear Crypt, which gave the city its name. But tourists come to Western Switzerland much less often, so she managed to keep clean cities, green fields and forests in their original form.

Another city that must be visited is Lugano. Glancing over this city, an abundance of banks is striking, one more luxurious than the other. Recently, construction in the city has not been very intensive, so the monuments of the Lombard Renaissance (the Cathedral of San Lorenzo) have been preserved. In Lugano Castagnola, it is worth admiring one of the most luxurious private collections of paintings, Villa Favorita.