Europe > Swiss > Zurich: Weather, Climate and Travel Guide

Capital of the eponymous canton in German Switzerland, Zurich has nearly 400,000 inhabitants and is located northeast of the country, 400 meters above sea level, near a lake and a few kilometers of the Alps. Its climate is temperate, with a winter conducive to snow and frost. Economic and commercial center of the country, it is also a privileged place of culture and art, which inevitably attracts many travelers from around the world, but it also proves as a city "connected", where a cosmopolitan population lives and fun, always in a close to nature environment. You can visit museums, such as the Swiss National Museum which shows the history of the country, the Fine Arts Museum with works by Munch and Giacometti, but also admire the beautiful monuments, such as the Fraumünster church and Chagall stained glass windows. Other sites worth visiting: the botanical garden, the zoo and its Dolder 350 animal species come from around the globe, the flea market and incredible antiques, luxurious Bahnhofstrasse and great shopping. An international airport is located about ten kilometers, and for your intramural displacements, buses and trams are frequent and numerous, but you can also use the vessels operating on the Limmat River or rent a bicycle for a different approach to the city .