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From glacier to palm trees…
Switzerland is like a fascinating and colourful kaleidoscope.
... just imagine: Swiss flowers, cowbells, alphorns, hikes along dramatic mountain views, beautiful lakes and quaint villages throughout the regions as well as city life...
A small country in the heart of Europe with
so many things to see so close by.
There is no country in the world quite like Switzerland. Lying in the heart of Europe, Switzerland has a wealth of a natural beauty found hardly anywhere else in such a small area.
Not only can Switzerland look back on a 700 years history, it also has a lot of other interesting specialties to discover.
Similar to the United States, Switzerland consists of 26 small states (Kantone) each having its own laws, school and governmental systems. However, Switzerland has 4 different spoken languages - Swiss-German, French, Italian and Rhaeto-Romanic -. French 'savoir vivre' typifies the west, Mediterranean influences lend the south its Italian-style charm and a Germanic legacy reigns to the north. Enjoying equal rights, the four language groups live alongside and with each other.
Where else can you within a range of a two-hours-drive speak 4 different languages, eat Italian spaghetti, French 'crêpe' or Cheese-Fondue, go Glacier-Skiing or swim and walk under the palm trees?
Switzerland's approximately 40'000 square kilometers are imbued with history and a wide palette of landscapes and climatic zones.
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