Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich, situated on the lake of Zurich.
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Zurich is an important commercial and manufacturing centre with its many private banks and is the world's primary centre for offshore banking, mainly due to Swiss bank secrecy. Major productions include printed materials, electrical and electronic equipment, processed food, machinery, textiles, and clothing; it is also one of Europe's principal financial and gold-trading centres and attracts many tourists.
Zurich is a beautiful city, which has retained much of its historical charm, sitting astride the
Limmat River, where it merges with the
Lake of Zurich; it has a charming old town, which is full of magically restored historical buildings and narrow, hilly alleys and from the distance snowy mountains overlook the waters of the lake.
The city of
Zurich is crisscrossed by lovely low bridges, on the left bank of the city, you will find the main train station
The Hauptbahnhof and the
Bahnhofstrasse one of the most beautiful shopping areas in Europe with elegant fashion stores, department stores and boutiques with top quality products. The right bank is the site of the
Altstadt or
Old Town, and for many visitors this section of
Zurich has far greater atmosphere.
Points of interest include;
St. Peter's, which is the oldest church in
Zurich; it stands close by the ruins of a late Roman fortress at the
Lindenhof and has Europe's largest church clock face (8.7 m diameter).
The Fraumunster; a stunning old church founded in 853 by
King Louis the German, it has the largest organ in the canton (5,793 pipes) and its most stunning jewels are the stained glass windows.
Niederdorf is a pedestrian zone and a shopper's paradise with lots of boutiques hidden away in a patchwork of alleys. At night the many bars, restaurants and street artists turn the
Niederdorf into an exciting centre of entertainment for a colourful public.
Other interesting places to visit are; the
Lindenhof, the
Grossmunster Church, the
Opera House,
Kunsthaus Zurich,
Swiss National Museum, in fact
Zurich has something for everyone.
