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Michelin Switzerland 2010 Hotels and Restaurants
The best Swiss star chefs, gourmet restaurants, and top hotels are listed in the Michelin Switzerland (Suisse / Schweiz / Svizzera) 2010 Hotels and Restaurants Red Guide.
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The New Bear Park is a Top Sight to See in Bern
The brown bears in the new BärenPark (Bear Park), which replaced the old Bärengraben (pits), are a top sight to see when visiting the historic town of Bern, Switzerland.
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The Swiss National Museum in Château de Prangins
The Swiss National Museum in Château de Prangins near Nyon focuses on the culture and history of French-speaking Western Switzerland. It is a great day trip from Geneva.
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Visit the Swiss Stained Glass Museum in Romont
The Vitro Musée is a unique collection of stained glass and reverse painting on glass displayed in a castle in Romont, a historic wall-enclosed Swiss town in Fribourg.
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Sightseeing in Nyon on Lake Geneva, Switzerland
Nyon on Lac Léman is a top day-trip destination from Geneva. Sights are châteaux, an historic old town, Roman ruins, marinas, and views of the Alps including Mont Blanc.
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Visit the Swiss Museum of Games on Lake Geneva
The Swiss Museum of Games in a small chateau right on the banks of Lake Geneva between Vevey and Montreux is a great day trip destination from Genève, Lausanne, or Evian.
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Save with a Swiss Boat Pass on Lakes and Rivers
The bargain Swiss Boat Pass gives savings and family discounts on sightseeing cruises and day trips on lakes and rivers such as Zurich, Lugano, and Geneva in Switzerland.
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Save on Public Transportation Tickets in Geneva
Geneva's public transportation network allows travel with a single ticket on trains, trams, buses, and ferry boats, or save with cheap and sometimes free travel passes.
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Cheapest Boat Trips for Cruising Lake Geneva
The Mouettes passenger ferry boats operated by Genève Ville public transportation are fun for children and the cheapest cruises on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in Switzerland.
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Boat Day Trips and Excursions on Lake Geneva
Sightseeing cruises and day excursions by boat are fun ways to explore the Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) area from Genève, Nyon, Yvoire, Evian, Lausanne, Vevey, and Montreux.
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Transportation to Chateau de Chillon Castle
Chateau de Chillon, one of Switzerland's best castles and monuments on the shores of Lake Geneva, is easily reached by car, bus, train, boat, or on foot from Montreux.
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Chateau de Chillon Castle Visitor Information
Chateau de Chillon on an island in Lake Geneva near Montreux is one of Switzerland's top historic monuments. It is a great medieval castle to visit with children.
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Top Swiss Castles - Chateau de Chillon, Montreux
Romantic Chateau de Chillon Castle on an island in Lake Geneva near Montreux is one of the tops sights to see in Switzerland. Its prisons inspired a poem by Lord Byron.
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See the Best Christmas Markets in Switzerland
Basel, Bern, Geneva, Montreux, Pilatus, St Gallen, and Zurich host some of the best advent holiday Christmas markets (Marché de Noel or Weihnachtsmarkt) in Switzerland.
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Santa Claus' Swiss Mountaintop Home in Montreux
The Santa Claus Express cog-wheel train takes visitors to see Father Christmas at the top of Rochers-de-Naye Alpine peak above Montreux and Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
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Visit the Romantic Montreux Christmas Market
The magical Montreux Marché de Noël / Weihnachtsmarkt on the shores of Lake Geneva with the Alps as backdrop is one of Switzerland's most beautiful Christmas markets.
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Cheap Transportation to Gruyères in Switzerland
Romantic Gruyères with its medieval castle and old town is easily reached by car, bus, or train from most parts of Switzerland. Driving is the easiest and fastest option.
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Travel to Romantic Gruyères in Switzerland
Gruyères is a romantic small town famous for its castle and the cheese named after this region of Switzerland. Hugely popular with tourists, it is still worth seeing.
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Public Transport to Geneva Airport
Geneva Cointrin Airport (GVA) is easily reached by bus or train from downtown Genève and Western Switzerland. Arriving passengers receive free transportation passes.
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Travel by Train on the Swiss Pass
The Swiss Pass allows for cheap and flexible travel on Switzerland's trains, yellow public postal buses, boats, trams, and mountain cable cars.
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Switzerland: Travel Cards & Passes
The Swiss Pass, Half-Fare Card, and Transfer Ticket give special discounts when traveling on trains, public postal buses, boats, and mountain cable cars in Switzerland.
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Cheap Swiss Train and Bus Tickets
Cheap tickets, saving fares, and child discounts are available for travel on Swiss public transportation including trains, buses, boats, mountain cable cars, and trams.
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Swiss Public Transportation System
Switzerland's excellent public transportation system integrates trains, yellow postal buses, lake boats, and mountain cable cars for easy traveling and sightseeing.
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Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport
Transportation by car, bus, and train to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL, MLH, EAP) is fast and cheap from Swiss, French (Alsace), and German Black Forest towns.
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Minster in Basel, Switzerland
The Basler Münster (Minster), a large Romanesque and Gothic church with cloisters and the tomb of Erasmus of Rotterdam is the top historical sight in Basel, Switzerland.
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