Frommer's Switzerland

By Danforth Prince and Darwin Porter

Book Overview

The best of the great outdoors, from hiking the Swiss mountains to exploring the sparkling lakes of central Switzerland--and even strolling along the palm-lined waterfront promenades in the Ticino. Insider advice on planning your ideal ski vacation, whether you prefer schussing down a Swiss mountainside in isolation and retiring to a peaceful mountain hut or hitting the slopes with a crowd and spending the evening mingling with Europe's glitterati. Our authors guide you to the most unforgettable "only in Switzerland experiences," such as the Zibelemarit onion festival in Bern and the marvel of Swiss engineering that is the Glacier Express. The best of Swiss art and architecture, from the historic cathedrals of Bern and Basel to the Museum Rietberg in Zurich. Opinionated write-ups. No bland descriptions and lukewarm recommendations. Our expert writers are passionate about their destinations--they tell it like it is in an engaging and helpful way. Exact prices listed for every establishment and activity--no other guides offer such detailed, candid reviews of hotels and restaurants. We include the very best, but also emphasize moderately priced choices for real people. All Complete guides offer user-friendly features including star ratings and special icons to point readers to great finds, excellent values, insider tips, best bets for kids, special moments, and overrated experiences.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118150422
• ISBN13: 9781118150429
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Frommer's
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Choice if you are Heading to Switzerland

This is the only book I bought for my trip to Switzerland, and I was able to get by very well with it. I visted Zurich, Lucerne, Lugano, Bern, Interlaken, Zermatt, Montreaux, Lausanne, and Geneva, and found the book to have all the information I needed for each city. The format is easy to use, with listings of hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, bars, nightclubs, etc., for each city, and the book includes info on virtually every city and town in Switzerland that a tourist could want to see. For major cities, the book even has maps showing where hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions are located, as well as more detailed maps of proposed "walking tours." There are no photos of Switzerland in this book, except on the front and back cover. Although the lack of photos doesn't bother me, if you want photos of Switzerland in your guide book, I would suggest the DK Eyewitness guide.

Frommer's Switzerland, 8th Edition

I find this guide to be well organized and comprehensive.The walking tours of the major cities is the feature I likebest, but there are also descriptions of major attractionswhich help one decide which to see and which to miss if timeis short. I had an older Frommer's Switzerland guide and findthe format improved in this edition over the 1994-95 one.The one objection I have is that in the listings of sidetrips such as to neighboring villages, too often the only directions given are by car. Perhaps there are no other ways to get there, but I would have liked it if they had said so,such as "No access by train or bus."

Frommer's Switzerland (Frommer's Switzerland, 9th Ed)

This was a great guide for us while driving in Switzerland. Frommer's recommendations and descriptions for places to stay and site-see were fairly accurate. When they list a five star hotel as such, believe it. They also included mini walking tours in various cities ... it was great!!! What a fantastic way to get aquainted with unknown spots!!!!