Switzerland
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Switzerland
I am planning a trip to Switzerland in mid-July with my wife & 16 year old daughter. We're spending 3 days in Dublin, then flying to Zurich, where we will be spending 6 days with car rental. Zurich, Bern & Geneva are possible target destinations. Any helpful suggestions?
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Just wondering why you are focussing on cities when Switzerland's main attractions lie in the countryside, mountains, and small towns.
At least base yourself in Lucerne if you want a city. It is strategically located for wonderful lakeside and mountain excursions.
At least base yourself in Lucerne if you want a city. It is strategically located for wonderful lakeside and mountain excursions.
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Instead of Geneva proper, I high recommend the towns of Lausanne, Vevey, and/or Montreux (approx. 1 hour outside Geneva by train right on Lac Leman). They really give you a much better impression on Switzerland imo.
Geneva is a big boring urban setting more appropriate for business than pleasure, again just my opinion.
Geneva is a big boring urban setting more appropriate for business than pleasure, again just my opinion.
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I'd visit Lucerne for a couple of days as mentioned above and then head to The Bernese Oberland. Lauterbrunnen makes a good base. From there, you have many options to occupy your time for 4 days.
http://www.magicswitzerland.com/bernese_oberland.htm
http://www.magicswitzerland.com/bernese_oberland.htm
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Agree - you need to get to the tourist towns and villages up in the mountains. Zurich is primarily a business city - stay in Lucerne instead. Geneva has a cute old town but you might be better served in a smaller town along the shores of the lake. And I would definitely do one of the town in the Bernese Oberland versus Bern - which IMHO is quite boring. (I know other disagree, but we spend about 6 hours there once and it was plenty.)