Highlights
“Kunsthaus” – Switzerland’s most important art gallery contains a collection from all the important periods of European art – from the Middle Ages through to the present.
Rietberg Museum – the museum houses non-European art, particularly from India, China and Africa.
Bahnhofstrasse – the mile-long street of banks featuring exclusive fashion boutiques, department stores and street cafes invites passers-by to linger.
Zurich Zoo – featuring a 11,000-square-metre ecosystem hall containing several hundred plant and animal species from the Madagascan Masoala Rainforest.
Old town – with its art galleries, antique and book shops: an insider’s tip amongst art aficionados. In the evening, the old town is transformed into an entertainment quarter for an eclectic swathe of the general public.
Top Events
Sechseläuten – every year Zurich’s guilds and the population celebrate their traditional spring festival with great fervour (April).
Festival Tropical Caliente – hot rhythms like salsa and samba and a diverse mixture of top acts and trendsetters in Latin music drive the hips of partygoers to sway and writhe (June).
Streetparade – one of the world’s biggest techno events draws fans from throughout Switzerland and its neighbouring countries to the city on the Limmat (August).
Zurich Festival – a festival offering a unique combination of operas, concerts, drama, dance and open-air theatre takes place annually in the summer setting of Zurich (June/July).