Zurich is strategically situated right in the middle of Europe, close to almost any other major city of the continent. It is close to Bern (125 km) and not so far from Paris (569 km). Driving or travel distances in Western Europe are relatively short, compared to the driving distances in Canada, Australia or even the United States.

Here you have the driving distances between Zurich and other major cities of Europe. Read also about all driving distances within Switzerland or all the articles related to travel distances in Switzerland. Continue reading »

Climate of Zurich is mild, a mixture of the Western European Atlantic climate and the Eastern European Continental climate. Zurich has four distinct seasons: spring from March to May, summer from June to August, fall from September to November and winter from December to February.

Weather in Zurich is very mild. In the summer months of June to September, temperatures average around 25°C, with little rain. Throughout the winter temperatures rarely drop far below 0. The winter begins around November and continues through to April, when the snows melt. Continue reading »

According to the UK publication Monocle, the city of Munich (Germany) has been found in 2007 as the most liveable city in the world. Munich is immediately followed, in the top of 20 cities established by the publication, by Copenhagen (Denmark) and Zurich (Switzerland).

Most top places are essentially taken by cities from western Europe. As usual, we also find few cities from Australia, Canada and New Zealand, the new destinations for immigrants. The actual surprise comes from two cities of Japan (Tokyo and Kyoto), Tokyo on a very honnorable place 4. Continue reading »

Based on the top found on the travel-oriented website TravBuddy, it looks like, from all cities of Switzerland, Zurich continues to attract most tourists in this beautiful country, followed by the cities of Geneva and Lucerne. While there is no surprise Zurich and Geneva continue to take top spots in various surveys, it is a well-deserved third place for the wonderfull Lucerne, as well as other great cities from this country which are not regularly mentioned in worldwide surveys.

The top results have been determined based on travel blogs, travel reviews, travel photos and number of TravBuddies (registered users/commentators on TravBuddy) who have visited each destination. Continue reading »

Switzerland is a relatively small country in the middle of Europe. Unless you take a freeway on flat fields, you may not find it so easy to drive in several areas of this country, where big mountains make it sometimes difficult. One popular route is the one from Geneva to Zurich, passing through Lausanne and Bern. There are less than 300 km and you can travel fast.

Closer you get to the Alps, more difficult becomes to travel without stops. There are places where your car must be taken by train. In the winter, some mountain passes may get closed. Continue reading »