Insight Guides Switzerland (Travel Guide eBook)

Book excerpt: Insight Guide to Switzerland is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go to Switzerland, choosing what to see, from exploring Lake Geneva to discovering Ticino or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Zurich and the Bernese Oberland. This is an ideal travel guide for travellers seeking inspiration, in-depth cultural and historical information about Switzerland as well as a great selection of places to see during your trip. The Insight Guide Switzerland covers: The Bernese Oberland, the West, Lake Geneva, the Valais, Ticino, the Southeast, Zurich, the Northeast, Basel, the Jura, the Luzern Lowlands and Central Switzerland In this travel guide you will find: IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES Created to explore the culture and the history of Switzerland to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics BEST OF The top attractions and Editor's Choice highlighting the most special places to visit around Switzerland CURATED PLACES, HIGH QUALITY MAPS Geographically organised text cross-referenced against full-colour, high quality travel maps for quick orientation in Basel, the Luzern Lowlands and many more locations in Switzerland. COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS Every part of Switzerland, from the Bernese Oberland to Zurich has its own colour assigned for easy navigation TIPS AND FACTS Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Switzerland as well as an introduction to Switzerland's Food and Drink and fun destination-specific features. PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION A-Z of useful advice on everything from when to go to Switzerland, how to get there and how to get around, as well as Switzerland's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more. STRIKING PICTURES Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Matterhorn and the spectacular Lake Geneva.