Visit Lugano

Lake city with a covered wooden bridge.

The Jet d Eau, the United Nations and the Red Cross, on the lake where the Rhone leaves the Alps.

The Olympic Museum on a hillside above Lake Geneva, with the Lavaux vineyard terraces next door.

The July jazz festival, the Freddie Mercury statue and Chillon castle along a lakeside promenade.

Visit Zürich, Switzerland's largest city and global financial hub. Explore the historic Old Town (Altstadt) with its medieval guild houses and St. Peter's Church (largest clock face in Europe), take a boat trip on Lake Zürich for Alpine views, and visit the Kunsthaus Zürich (art museum with works by Munch and Giacometti). Don't miss trying Zürcher Geschnetzeltes (veal in cream sauce) at a traditional restaurant.

Visit Basel, Switzerland's cultural capital on the Rhine. Explore the Kunstmuseum (the oldest public art collection in the world, with works from Holbein to Picasso), wander the medieval Old Town (with the red sandstone Münster cathedral and the lively Marktplatz), and visit the Fondation Beyeler (a stunning museum in Riehen housing modern masterpieces by Monet, Warhol, and Rothko).

A car-free village under the Matterhorn, with the highest cable car in Europe and year-round skiing.

The birthplace of winter tourism in 1864, two Winter Olympics and the Cresta Run.