Switzerland Travel Destinations
Where to Go? 
There are so many great places to go in Switzerland, it's easy to be uncertain about where to spend your time. Here are a few of my favorites - Luzern, Zermatt, Murren and Zurich. I love the mountains in Switzerland, which are as stunning as any in the world. Switzerland's cities are nice, but not as interesting as Paris or Venice or Prague, or many other
choices that Europe offers. My simplest advice is if you're going to travel in Switzerland, spend 1 or 2 days in the cities, then go to the mountains.
If you're traveling in Switzerland for a week, here's a good introductory itinerary for you. It involves a lot of travel, but hits most of Switzerland's highlights, and this itinerary helps minimize the travel times...
If you have a bit more time, say 11 days, I would suggest adding Appenzell and Pontresina, plus an extra day in Lucerne. A good itinerary, keeping travel time to a minimum, could go like this...
If you'd like to do something like this on your trip, but don't feel like going through all the details of finding hotels, railpasses and maps, we offer self-guided tours for both hikers and non-hikers alike, very similar to these itineraries. Check out the Alpinehikers Self-guided tours page if you're interested in one of our standard tours or in customizing one of your own.
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