Jul – I’ve spent the last hour or so being super jealous of you, sucked into your old blog entries about Switzerland and happening across Chagall exhibits, big cows, and castles and such. Man. I’ve got to get out there. Could you please tell me a couple cities in Switzerland you think are the cutest?
Switzerland is all kinds of cute, and a great place to vacation. I’m having a hard time narrowing it down to just a couple cities, so I’ll name a couple in each region. Starting in the German-speaking part of the country, I’d recommend Lucerne (the wooden bridges are charming) and Bern (about as quaint as a capital city can get).
Moving on to Ticino, or the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, I’d suggest Lugano and Bellinzona (castles!) for their adorableness. Lugano (which I visited pre-blog) is a lovely lake town combining the best of Italy and Switzerland – great architecture, yummy food, and clean streets. In Francophone Swiss cities there’s also plenty of cuteness to be found, especially in Fribourg and Lausanne.
If you want to get out of the cities, the cutest parts of Switzerland overall are the mountain villages. My all-time favorite is Mürren, which is in the Bernese Oberland and is so cute it will make your cheeks hurt. The whole area is fabulous – don’t miss Trummelbach Falls or Grindelwald, either. Interlaken is the gateway to this area, and from there you can take cog-wheel trains and other quaint forms of transportation to get up to the various little villages.
But really, Switzerland is just so chock-full of cuteness it’d be impossible to get it all into one post. You’re likely to find it wherever your trip takes you.
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Hehehe. I see Lauterbrunnen!
Good eye. 😉
meine gute, so many types of charm. i’m so glad for your help in figuring out what’s what and for your awesome awesome photos. such fetching environs! thanks a ton for helping jumpstart my swiss fun.
Hope you have a blast! Don’t forget to eat some melted cheese while you’re there.
Hi there,
two suggestions
Over by Geneva is the town called Saint Maurice. I have to explain everytime that it’s not St. Moritz. It’s lovely and secluded. There’s not much to do except to try to blend in and relax and eat good food. It’s only got one hotel.
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Run don’t walk away from Thun. Stayed there in 03 and couldn’t wait to leave. Filthy downtown. Grafitti everywhere. Sorry Thun-ites.
CP, I’m right there with you on Thun. Definitely one of the funkier Swiss towns I’ve been to.
We never went to Thun, but I had no idea it sucked so much. Even Switzerland has to have an ugly town or two, I guess.
That photo is breath taking. Love moutain towns like that.