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Western Europe travel guide

Switzerland

Alpine peaks, lakes and trains that run on time

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Switzerland is the Alps at their most accessible: cogwheel trains and cable cars reach glaciers and summits. Interlaken, Lucerne and Zermatt are the usual bases.

For Indian travellers. Many Bollywood films were shot in the Swiss Alps, and Mount Titlis has a life-size cut-out of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.

Places worth your time

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Jungfraujoch
Bernese Oberland
Europe's highest railway station at 3,454 m.
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Matterhorn
Zermatt
Car-free village; the Gornergrat railway gives the best views.
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Lake Lucerne and Mount Titlis
Central Switzerland
Old town bridges and a rotating cable car up to a glacier.
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Glacier Express
Zermatt to St. Moritz
Slow panoramic train across the Alps.

Know before you go

A Swiss Travel Pass can save money on trains, boats and museums.
Switzerland is expensive; supermarkets help for meals.

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Key facts

Official name: Swiss Confederation
Capital: Bern
Currency: Swiss franc (CHF Fr.)
Languages: French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh
Calling code: +41
Area: 41,284 km²
Region: Western Europe · landlocked

Who can get in easily

93 of 198 passports can enter Switzerland without arranging a visa in advance.

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