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of the most beautiful views of the old city on the Transfer to St. Gallen for an overnight in hotel.
Aare.
Grand Tour of Switzerland Curiosity: Albert Einstein’s house testifies the 6th Day: St. Gallen - Zurich - Lucerne (Km. 140)
Guided tour of St. Gallen. The name and origin of
7 days physicist’s stay in Bern at the beginning of the the city are due to the foundation of the monas-
20th century, so we recommend a combined visit tery by the Irish monk St. Gallen around the year
to the Einstein Museum. 612. The old town is characterized by the Erker,
1st Day: Geneva - Lausanne (Km. 67) richly carved windows, an important monastery
Departure towards Switzerland. Arrival in Ge- 4th Day: Interlaken - Jungfraujoch train - Bern area with cathedral and library in rococo style
neva (Genève in French, Genf in German and (Km. 160) with about 170,000 documents, some of them
Geneva in patois), located on the shores of the Departure towards Interlaken, a lovely holiday even thousands of years old. St. Gallen embroi-
lake with the same name, also known as Lake resort on a floodplain between Lakes Thun and dery:
Léman, which flows back into the Rhone river. Brienz. Excursion (optional) to the Jungfraujoch. St. Gallen’s textile tradition has strongly cha-
Guided tour of the capital, which is the second Ascent to the 2000-metre-high Kleine Scheidegg racterized the image of the city. Renowned em-
most populated city in the country (after Zurich). and continue through the steep rack tunnel to broidery companies use high-quality and inno-
The symbol of the city is the “jet d’eau”, a water the 3454-metre-high Jungfraubahn, Europe’s hi- vative luxury fabrics every day for the world’s
jet 140 meters high. On the right bank of the lake ghest train station. greatest designers such as: Pierre Cardin, Chanel,
there are hotels and restaurants while on the left In addition to the wonderful panorama of snow Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Emanuel Ungaro,
bank there is the old town with the shopping and and rocks, the ice palace, the panoramic lift and Hubert de Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Nina Ricci,
business district. We will see the Cathedral of St- a unique ambience. Hemant and Yves Saint Laurent. Business Proposals in Switzerland
Pierre and the Place du Bourg-de-Four, the old- Return to Bern. In the afternoon transfer to Zurich. Visit of the
est square in the city. One of the old city streets city: the Hauptbahnhof, a large railway station
that has preserved its charm is the Grand-Rue, 5th Day: Rhine Falls - Schaffhausen - Sthein Am built in 1800, the Swiss National Museum, the
where the philosopher, writer and musician Jean- Rhein - St Gallen (Km. 265) wide and lively Bahnhofstrasse, the main artery
Jacques Rousseau was born. Excursion to the Rhine Falls, the largest in Europe of the city surrounded by elegant 19th century
Curiosity: This is where the European headquar- with a 150 m wide basin and a thunderous 23 m palaces, modern buildings, banks and elegant
ters of the UN, CERN and the International Red jump into the void. Formed more than 15,000 shops up to Paradeplatz, the heart of the mod-
Cross are located. The flower clock of the English years ago, when the tectonic movements of the ern city. Continue to Lucerne for an overnight in
Garden (Horloge Fleuri) is a symbol of the watch- Ice Age diverted the new riverbed of the Rhine. A hotel.
making industry. boat trip to the mighty central rock to admire the
Continue on to Lausanne. natural spectacle of water. Then a visit to the an- 7th Day: Lucerne
cient medieval town of Schaffhausen, which was Lucerne is the city of squares and churches as
2nd Day: Lausanne - Montreux- Bern (Km. 121) founded in the northernmost part of Switzerland well as the avant-garde design. Among the high-
Lausanne, the capital of Canton Vaud, is sur- due to the presence of the river, as the transport lights of the architecture is the futuristic Art and
rounded by green hills of vineyards, the Jura of goods required a place of unloading and stor- Congress Centre (KKL) designed by the famous
mountains and the Alps as well as the Lake Ge- age to get around the rapids of the Rhine, insur- French architect Jean Nouvel. City tour featur-
neva. Guided tour of the old town, known as mountable for boats. The old town is charming ing: the covered, wooden Kapellbrücke (Chapel
“la Cité”, dominated by the imposing Gothic with its “ bay (bovindo) windows”. Bridge) from the Middle Ages, richly decorated
cathedral (Cathedrale de Notre Dame), with its Curiosity: ‘’bovindo’’ derives from the Italianiza- with paintings; the city walls with “Museggmau-
cobbled streets surrounded by craft shops and tion of the English word for bay window. er” towers and the numerous historic houses on
bistros. Continue to Montreux, visit of Chillon Continue to Stein Am Rhein, where the Lake the pedestrian zone of the old town decorated
Castle, one of the most important monumen- Constance becomes the Rhine again. It is a love- with frescoes. The “Kirschstrasse” (Kirsch road)
tal jewels in Switzerland. Free time in Montre ly “fairytale” village whose historic center has leads from Lucerne to the landscape of cherry
ux. a path dedicated to the Grimm Brothers’ fairy trees and
Curiosity: Montreux is an icon city of rock mu- tales. You will find the beautiful square (Rathaus- kirsch, the local liqueur.
sic. Its Casino has written the pages of musical platz), St. Georgen Abbey, one of the best pre- Return back home.
history since the 1960s with guests such as Que- served medieval abbey complexes, the Lindwurm
en, Doors, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink Museum, Hohenklingen Castle from 1225 over-
Floyd. looking the town.
Transfer to the capital city Bern for an overnight
in hotel.
3rd Day: Basel - Bern (Km. 195)
Departure towards Basel and guided tour of the
city which, with its 40 museums and the oldest
university in Switzerland, is the most important
melting pot of art and culture in the country. The
symbols of the city are the large Market Square,
the richly decorated red sandstone town hall and
the late Roman and Gothic cathedral. The old
town center is full of interesting little shops and
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We recommend a stop at the “Läckerli Huus” to
taste the traditional honey sweets. Also worth a
visit are the modern buildings designed by wor-
ld-famous architects such as Herzog & de Meu-
ron, Mario Botta, Diener & Diener or Richard
Meyer.
In the afternoon, return to Bern where the old
town with its 6 km of arcades is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. The clock tower (Zytglogge), the ca-
thedral with its 101-meter tower, the numerous
fountains, the Baroque palaces, the old ramparts
that descend steeply to the shore, the Bärengra-
ben (Bear Ditch) with its rose garden offering one Berna - Bern

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