Fun Activities You Can Do In Zurich Switzerland

What is Zurich Best Known For?

      If you want to explore an amazing city and give a different impression, Zurich can be made as one of the tourist destinations in Western Europe.

This tourist spot is known as the city's economic center in Switzerland. However, this city also has a lot of interesting things, so it is suitable to be explored. There are many tourist objects in this city.

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Some tourist spots can even be visited for free. You can enter some of the attractions that are free. This city is in the northern part of Switzerland and has a quite different feel.

In this city during winter evenings, the view is beautiful. There is a Fraumunster Church from the 18th century.

Apart from having beautiful views in winter and an old church from the 18th century, is there anything in Zurich that tourists should see and do?

Sightseeing Lake Zurich

One of the most recommended activities while on Lake Zurich is to charter a boat to go around it. Starting from wading through the waters in the morning, in the evening, to traveling by boat while listening to music, you can do it while you are there. While walking along the Zurich lake, don't forget to visit the north side of the lake and see a number of interesting housing and unique villas, while enjoying the sun in the cool air.

A visit to the old church in Zurich City.

The city of Zurich has two landmarks, namely Fraumunster Church and Grossmunster Church, which have been around for many years. In addition to seeing the beauty of the unique window panes, tourists can enjoy a historical tour of the two churches. While at Fraumunster Church, visitors can see the remains of the church's crypt which were discovered during restoration work in the summer of 1900.

Take a tuk tuk around the city

Tuk tuks are a type of bajaj transportation that are often seen in Thailand. While in Zurich, you can enjoy a tour around the city in an environmentally friendly electric tuk tuk. While traveling around by tuk tuk, you can ask the driver to stop at several spots to take pictures or to shop at a number of shops there.

Strolling through Rapperswil

Rapperswill, also known as the city of roses, is situated on the eastern end of Lake Zurich. The title was pinned because the public gardens there have more than 15,000 roses. Of these, as many as 600 types of roses you can find while walking in the old medieval city.

See treasures from various continents

Zurich City has a number of interesting museums, one of which is the Rietberg Museum. There are treasure collections from the continents of Asia, Africa, America, and Oceania. The Rietberg Museum, according to its official website, is the only museum in Switzerland that doesn't have a collection of European art. Some of the collections there are Javanese puppets and kris from Indonesia, statues from Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as ceramics from Thailand and Burma.

Culinary

Tasting local cuisine is one of the must-do things when visiting a tourist destination, including Zurich. If you want to dine in a quite unique way, you can join a culinary tour guided by a landsknecht-style guide (as mercenaries were referred to in the 16th and 17th centuries).

During the tour, the guide will tell you interesting information, as well as anecdotes, and the importance of past cuisines. Not only listening to stories, tourists also have the opportunity to taste a variety of local foods such as muskazinli, huppen, tirggel, sausage froschauer, and wine.