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City

Layover in Zürich
When you have several hours between flights, here's what to see and do.

Zürich's Bahnhofstrasse
Shop in some of Europe's finest stores, enjoy hot chocolate and pastries, or open a Swiss bank account on the most elegant street in Switzerland.

Grossmünster
Zürich's greatest church was founded 900 years ago--possibly by the Emperor Charlemagne.

Hotels

Affordable Zürich Hotels
A guide to three Zürich hotels in the low to medium price range: the Franziskaner, the Du Théâtre, and the Limmathof.

Pension St. Josef and Gästehaus Martahaus
Clean, comfortable rooms in central Zürich can be surprisingly inexpensive. And in one of these B&Bs, you can even get a dorm cubicle for CHF 35 a night.

Restaurants

Zürich Beer Halls
Rub shoulders with the natives while enjoying Swiss-German comfort food at Bierhalle Kropf, the Zeughauskeller, or the Rheinfelder Bierhaus.

Transportation

Zürich Airport
Where but in Switzerland would engineers have invented a baggage cart that goes down escalators to an underground train station?

Zürich trams and buses
Zip around Switzerland's largest city with the VBZ Züri-Linie.

Zürich and Geneva Restaurant Trams
In Switzerland, streetcars aren't just for transportation--you can also enjoy a meal with beer or wine while touring by public transit.

UBS Polybahn, Zürich
The "little funicular that could" hauls 1.6 million passengers a year from the Zürich riverfront to a hillside university campus with a great view of the city.

Lake Zürich by steamer
Cruise two hours to Rapperswil, the historic "town of roses," or sample the Zürisee's attractions aboard a breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner boat.

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