11 best switzerland travel guides

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Welcome to Switzerland

Explore Switzerland’s snowcapped mountains, charming medieval villages, cosmopolitan cities, remote lagoons, and so much more with the help of your DK Eyewitness guide. Whether you’re here for a quick visit or a grand tour, we’ll help you navigate the very best that Switzerland has to offer.

In-depth area-by-area guides

Our in-depth area guides make traveling around Switzerland easy, whether you want to shop the most stylish stores in Zürich, visit world-class galleries in Basel, go wild swimming in the unforgettable lakes or try your hand at traditional cow-bell ringing in the countryside—we've got you covered. And our selection of itineraries suggest several realistic ways to make the most of your time—whether you’re staying a week or just a few days.

Be inspired

With so much to see, we’ve created expert-led special features that show how to experience Switzerland your way. Across detailed page spreads, we take a look at how to find natural wonders, take part in traditional activities, entertain the kids, sample delicious cuisine, visit the best galleries and museums, admire incredible engineering feats, hit the lakes, get an adrenaline fix, learn about the country’s rich history, enjoy sports, discover jaw-dropping landscapes, and experience the country’s quirky side.

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Welcome to Switzerland

Look beyond the chocolate, cuckoo clocks and yodeling - contemporary Switzerland, land of four languages, is all about once-in-a-lifetime journeys, heart racing Alpine pursuits and urban culture.

Variety is the spice of rural life in this rich, earthy land where Alpine tradition is rooted in the agricultural calendar and soaring mountains are a dime a dozen.

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National Geographic’s Adventure Maps — Essential travel tools for destinations across the globe

With over 100 available titles, these detailed travel maps are the perfect companion for the trip of a lifetime. Sometimes an accurate, tough, waterproof map is the best travel tool you can carry. In areas without cell coverage, or when the data plan is running low, a National Geographic Adventure Map will quickly become an essential travel tool. Featuring detailed road networks, key points of interest, UNESCO World Heritage sites, a place name index, and beautifully rendered shaded relief these travel maps are perfect for pre-trip planning and on the ground navigation.

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Germany, Austria & Switzerland's Best Trips

The 33 trips in this book take you for a spin from Germany’s edgy capital to its bracing northern coast and fabled Rhine and Moselle Valley vineyards, from Bavaria to the Black Forest, to the sparkling shores of Lake Constance and beyond into Austria and Switzerland. Motor the castle-strewn banks of Europe’s greatest rivers and within a whisker of its mightiest glacial peaks.