Winter excursions in Zurich

High above Zurich’s rooftops, women can enjoy deep relaxation with a wellness programme for like-minded sisters.

The Grossmünster is an Evangelical Protestant church in the Old Town of Zurich and the city's landmark. The view from the church towers is spectacular: far across Lake Zurich to the Alps.

Experience first hand how ERZ, Zurich Disposal and Recycling Services, turns burnable trash into CO2 neutral thermal heat and environmentally friendly electricity.

Experience the exclusive city tour by letting the unique “Classic Trolley” taking you on your discovery tour of Zurich.

On this short tour of discovery through the former production facility of a large bakery, participants can learn about innovations in the food industry.

The Kulturama is «The Interdisciplinary Educational Museum». It documents and explains 600 million years of animal and human evolution, human biology and aspects of mankind’s cultural history.

A train ride with an over 100 years old steam train! The "Zürcher Museumsbahn" offers this unique event which will make the stay in and around Zurich even more rememberable.

A guided tour through the area around the Langstrasse.

In Zurich’s first city dairy, visitors gain an insight into this fascinating craft and even get to make their own Swiss cheese.

Steamboats operate scheduled services on eight of Switzerland's lakes today. Thanks to donations, the “Stadt Zürich” and “Stadt Rapperswil” have also been saved from the scrapyard. The two paddle steamers were renovated between 2003 and May 2006, and are now in use almost every day.

Zurich is a fashion hotspot and home to a multitude of well-known fashion labels. From Freitag bags and Tiger-Fink slippers to Viu glasses, Zurich is the birthplace of numerous fashion labels.

Daniel and Markus Freitag developed their first messenger bag from a discarded tarpaulin in 1993. And today people all around the world are seen carrying the colorful bags with the unmistakable Friday Logo. The flagship store of piled freight containers attracts people from all over the world to the trendy Zurich Kreis 5 district.

Virtual City Tours offers virtual sightseeing for a number of different Swiss cities.

Immerse yourself in the world of Turicum Gin and create your own gin blend. Become an alchemist and, with our guidance, mix a gin for your perfect drinking experience.

Join Hildegard Keller on a stroll through Zurich, and experience the great adventure surrounding making it through life in one piece.

From romanesque and historicism through to modern architecture – downtown Zurich boasts a diverse range of architectural styles.

See how the experts from ERZ (Zurich Disposal and Recycling Services) cleanse between 150,000 and 500,000 cubic meters of sewage water and where it’s released back into the Limmat River as clean water.

In the last 10 years the industrial wasteland to the west of Zurich has grown into a new bright lights district: The blue-green shimmering Prime Tower, the University of Arts on the Toni-Areal and newly awakened life beneath the arched viaducts. And the nicest way to view all this and the constantly made changes is on foot or by bicycle.

Maurice the watch-whisperer invites: There aren’t many people who know the souls of things, …and even fewer can make these souls perceptible and tangible to others. Maurice can. If you also desire to belong to this chosen group, then you have to come to Maurice. “à Maurice”, from Maurice de Mauriac, is a meeting place for people who want to feel and to experience the soul of mechanical watches.

Immerse yourself in fascinating worlds with virtual reality. From exciting adventures and thrilling zombie shooters to tricky missions and riddles. At VRilliant Arenas you can experience unique moments full of excitement and action.

Get your money’s worth: this city tour packed full of facts explains how Zurich established itself as one today’s most important global financial hubs.

400 years of coffee culture in three hours: discover the history of Zurich´s coffeehouses on a fascinating tour of indulgence.

Dip your fondue fork into the melted cheese as the oldtimer tram leisurely circles through Zurich on its tour.

The Limmat river cruiser takes you in comfort past the most beautiful sights of Zurich’s old town until the view of Lake Zurich opens up.

The atmosphere at the Dolder Ice Complex is unique: surrounded by wooded countryside, this 6,000 square meter ice rink - the biggest artificial ice rink in Switzerland - is a quiet and relaxing place.

After you have baked your own bread in the cozy bakery, you can learn all kinds of fascinating facts about the century-old industrial mill in the Tiefenbrunnen quarter.

Visit the fascinating oasis in the middle of the city and learn all about natural vertical farming.

Gourmets can discover the culinary aspects of Zurich on a guided walk through the trendy Zurich-West quarter.

What was Zurich like around 1400, who lived here - and what did it smell like? Who took care of the sick? What did healing mean? Who helped women give birth? This tour is about the great adventure of getting through life in times past.

In 2007, a specially prepared route for a city tour for the visually impaired was created in partnership with the Swiss Federation of the Blind.