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Harry Lime's famous quip about the cuckoo clock (what have the swiss to show for 500 years of peace and prosperity?) seems unfair today, when they are smashing atoms into each other beneath Geneva at CERN to see how the world began. Switzerland, like Austria, is most popular for skiers, but the alps in summer are well worth breaking your travel habits for. Clean, efficient and stunningly beautiful, Switzerland should be on everyone's list of top ten destinations.

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Selected places to go in Switzerland

Zermatt, Switzerland
“No matter where you find yourself on the slopes of this remarkable ski area, the granite monolith of Europe’s most famous peak, the Matterhorn, seems to follow you around. Although by no means the highest of the 29 peaks above 4,000 metres around ...”
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Ski Zermatt The Haute Walking Route
Zermatt's Ice Rinks
Verbier, Switzerland
“Even regular visitors (myself included) find the sheer variety of runs in various directions bewildering. Like a taxi driver trying to acquire "the knowledge" in London's myriad streets, I feel I am only half way to passing my exams. Not ...”
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Verbier The Mont Blanc Express
Great St. Bernard Pass: Martigny to Aosta
Grindelwald, Switzerland
“Located in the heart of the Bernese Oberland, at Grindelwald you can ski beneath the towering north wall of the Eiger and the graceful glacier-clad Jungfrau. On forest trails here you may come across log cabin restaurants featuring delicious fondue ...”
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Grindelwald The Eiger
Jungfraujoch Railway Jungfrau
Avoriaz, Switzerland
“This is an obvious one to chose, but it just looks so fantastic. The futuristic looking town bit is built into the side of the mountain and the runs cover a huge selection of terrain. The lifts actually go through the town and I stayed in a block ...”
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Avoriaz
Zürich, Switzerland
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The Golden Pass Centre Le Corbusier
Zurich Festival Zürich Christmas Markets