● Switzerland Overview

The four seasons of Switzerland
Average monthly temperature & precipitation/snowfall in major Swiss cities

● 16 useful information and valuable travel tips for travelers, all in one place! FAQ 16

01 I heard that Switzerland is expensive. How much do I need for a day?
02 I heard there's a break in mountain transport. When is a good time to travel to Switzerland?
03 There are so many types of transportation passes that I'm confused.
Which one should I buy?
04 Rental Car vs. Train: Which is Better?
05 The weather in the Alps is so changeable. Can I climb up to the mountain observatory on a cloudy day?
06 It's been drizzling since morning. Where would be a good place to travel?
07 I saw on TV that it was still bright at 10pm. Does Switzerland have white nights too?
08 I'm worried because this is my first time traveling abroad by rental car.
Is that okay?
09 I climbed the mountain and now I have a headache and feel nauseous.
What should I do if I get altitude sickness?
10 Can you achieve your dream of backpacking in Europe and wild camping in the Alps?
11 I am planning a long trip to Europe.
How long can I stay in Switzerland?
12. Can I use Euros in Switzerland? Please recommend credit and debit cards that are good for international use.
13 How do I get a cold drink with ice in Switzerland?
14. Can I smoke in public places? At what age is it legal to drink alcohol and smoke?
15 Are there any 24-hour convenience stores in Switzerland? What hours are supermarkets open?
16 Is it necessary to tip at restaurants?

● Recommended courses in Switzerland

Swiss Tasting Tour: 3 Nights and 4 Days
6 nights and 7 days of authentic Swiss travel
Panoramic Express Train 9 nights and 10 days
Complete Swiss Conquest: 13 Nights and 14 Days

● Confidently introducing the 20 best recommended Swiss attractions

Happiness abounds at every step: Top 5 Swiss Hiking Trails
SPECIAL PAGE Just remember this: Swiss hiking tips
SPECIAL PAGE Outside is a wave of flowers, Swiss wildflowers
18 Must-Ride Express Trains, Cruise Ships, Mountain Trains, and Cable Cars Before You Die


● Everything you need to know about Swiss train travel to complete the emotional journey

1. Get the hang of it! Swiss train travel A to Z
2 Swiss Travel Passes That Will Slash Your Travel Expenses
3. Every moment is a thrill! Panoramic Express Train & Express Bus

Swiss Food & Shopping Exploration Diary

This is a must-try! Regional Swiss cuisine
Swiss Food Exploration Diary
Fondue, Raclette, Cheese, Alcohol, Chocolate, Department Store/Shopping Mall Self-Service Restaurants
Swiss Shopping Exploration Diary
Swiss Representative Brands I Traditional Swiss Souvenirs I Supermarket Recommended Snacks & Drinks

About Switzerland

Let's learn this much! Swiss Trivia Dictionary

● Zurich & Basel area

★ Zurich
DAY TRIP Zurich West, Switzerland's Trendsetter
DAY TRIP A short outing from Zurich: Rhine Falls I Wörth Castle I Laufen Castle I Rhine Falls Cruise
Festivals Zurich's representative festivals
★ Basel
DAY TRIP From Basel to Alsace, France: Colmar, Mulhouse, and Strasbourg
DAY TRIP From Basel to Germany: Europa Park I Freiburg
Festivals Basel's representative festivals

#Plus Area Stein am Rhein

● Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) area

★ Lucerne
DAY TRIP A short trip from Lucerne: Rütli I Flüelen I Altdorf I Brunnen I Schwyz
Festivals Lucerne's representative festivals

#Mountain Views Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) Area
1 Europe's first mountain railway, the Queen of the Mountains, Rigi
#Hiking Enjoy the best scenery in Central Switzerland with ease: Rigi Classic + Wildstockli Trail
Pilatus, a rugged peak steeped in dragon legends
#Hiking A charming path through the wildflowers of the Alps, a flower path
#Hiking How to fully appreciate Pilatus, Krimsenkapelle
3. Titlis, the highest peak reached by the world's first revolving cable car
4. Want to ride the world's first open cable car? Stanserhorn
5. The clean village of Stoos, accessible by the world's steepest funicular

● Bernese Oberland region

★ Interlaken
DAY TRIP: A short trip from Interlaken: St. Beatus Cave I Blaue Lake I Adelboden Cambrian Hotel I Lake Oeschinen
★ Grindelwald
★ Lauterbrunnen
#Hiking Anyone can easily take on the challenge! Trümmelbach Falls hike

#Mountain Views The Jungfrau region, the dream of Swiss travel
1. Jungfraujoch, the Roof of Europe, 'Top of Europe'
#Hiking If you only hike one course, this is it! Jungfrau Eiger Walk
#Hiking Enjoy a snowy hike in summer, Mönchsjoch Mountain Hut hike
#Hiking The Eiger Trail, a walking course that offers views of the Eiger North Face
#Hiking Heart-Pounding! Breathtaking views along the valley, the Eigergletscher-Wengenalp Trail
2 Top of Adventure! The most exciting Alps, First
#Hiking Korean travelers' top hiking destination, Bachalpsee Lake
#Hiking A 16km mid-distance hike for enthusiasts: First-Schynige Platte
3 Schilthorn, the eternal 007 mountain
4 I am in the heart of the Jungfrau region! Männlichen
#Hiking Royal Walk: A light walk for all ages
#Hiking Recommended for family hikes! An easy and beautiful trail, the Panorama Trail
5 Enjoy a hike amidst the flowers, Schinige Platte
#Hiking Experience the charm of Schynige Platte, the panoramic path Oberberghorn
#Hiking A full-fledged Schnige Platte exploration, the panoramic route Rucherhorn
6. Niederhorn, where you can see Jungfrau and Lake Thun mountain goats together
#Hiking All the scenery you expect from the Alps, hiking on the Niederhorn Goat

#Plus Area Toon
#Plus Area Brienz
#Hiking The beautiful dinosaur-like mountain range, Brienz Rothorn Plainalp Trail
DAY TRIP A quick outing from Brienz: Ballenberg Folk Village
DAY TRIP: Beautiful Scenery from the Drama: Exploring the Filming Locations of "Crash Landing on You": Iseltwald I Sigriswil Panoramic Bridge I Grand Hotel Giessbach I Lungern

● Bern & Fribourg region

★ Bern
DAY TRIP A short outing from Bern: Guerten I Emmental Cheese Farm
Festivals Bern's representative festivals
★ Fribourg (Freiburg)
DAY TRIP A short outing from Fribourg: Ogo Island

#Plus Area Solothurn

● Ballet area

★ Zermatt

#Mountain Views The Queen of the Alps, the Matterhorn Region
1 Let's go see the huge glacier and the Matterhorn, Gornergrat
#Hiking The best way to see the Matterhorn, the Riffelsee Trail
#Hiking The path that Mark Twain fell in love with at first sight, Mark Twain's Trail
2 A panoramic view of 38 peaks! Rothorn
#Hiking Switzerland's representative hiking course, the Five Lakes Trail
3. Europe's highest cable car station, Matterhorn Glacier Paradise
#Hiking The Matterhorn's true form, resembling an alien planet: The Matterhorn Glacier Trail

#Plus Area Saspe
#Plus Area Leuker Bart
#Plus Area Aletsch Arena
#Hiking How to see the Aletsch Glacier up close: Aletsch Glacier Panoramic Trail

● Lake Leman region

★ Geneva
DAY TRIP Carouge, Geneva's Little Italy
DAY TRIP A quick trip to France from Geneva: Mont Blanc, Annecy, and Yvoire
Festivals Geneva's representative festivals
★ Lausanne
DAY TRIP A short outing from Lausanne: Lake Sauvablain and Tower I Morges
DAY TRIP A quick French day trip from Lausanne: Evian-les-Bains
Festivals Lausanne's representative festivals

#Plus Area Montreux
Festivals Montreux's representative festivals
DAY TRIP A short outing from Montreux: Rocher de Naye
DAY TRIP: A Swiss train journey with a theme: Chocolate and Cheese Train I Cheese Train
#Plus Area BVB
DAY TRIP: Lavaux Terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Alpine Vineyard
#Plus Area Gruyere
DAY TRIP A short trip from Gruyères: Cailler Chocolate Factory I Les Bains de la Gruyères
#Hiking The perfect way to enjoy the Gruyère region: the Chocolate and Cheese Trail (Jogne Valley Gruyère Trail)
#Plus Area Chateau-d'Eau

● Jura Mountains and the Three Lakes region

★ Neuchâtel
Festivals Representative festivals of Neuchâtel
DAY TRIP A short outing from Neuchâtel: Creux du Van & wild goat watching I Tête de l'Ange daffodil habitat I Cité du Tây I Motiers
#Hiking Hiking to the Secret Absinthe Spring, Fontaine à Louis

#Plus Area La Chaux-de-Fonds
DAY TRIP A quick outing from La Chaux-de-Fonds: The Camille Block Chocolate Factory
#Plus Area Moorten/Mora

● Graubünden region

★ St. Moritz
DAY TRIP A short outing from St. Moritz: Diavolezza
Festivals St. Moritz's representative festivals
#Hiking A Swiss fairytale trek, walking affectionately, Heidi's flower path + Usli's bell path

#Plus Area Coore
DAY TRIP: A light-footed journey through Heidi's villages: Maienfeld, Heididorf, and Bad Ragaz
#Plus Area Schukuol
DAY TRIP A short outing from Scuol: Zernez I Swiss National Park
#Plus Area Sils Maria
#Plus Area Solio

● St. Gallen-Lake Constance region

★ St. Gallen
Festivals St. Gallen's representative festivals
DAY TRIP: A short outing from St. Gallen: Appenzeller Cheese Farm I Markthall Altenrhein I Lake Constance Cruise

#Plus Area Appenzell
Festivals Appenzell's representative festivals
#Hiking All you barefoot youths gather! Barefoot hiking
#Hiking A cliff-top mountain hut you must visit before you die, Asher Gasthaus am Berg, and Wildkirchli Cave Hiking

● Ticino region

★ Lugano
Festivals Lugano's representative festivals
DAY TRIP: A cruise on Lake Lugano's towns: Gandria, Morcote, and Melide

#Plus Area Bellinzona
#Plus Area Locarno
DAY TRIP A short outing from Locarno: Cardada & Cimeta I Centovalli & Domodossola
DAY TRIP Medieval mountain village tour along the Alpine valleys: Verzasca Valley I Maggia Valley
#Plus Area Ascona

● Accommodation in Switzerland

INDEX

■Mapbook (separate appendix)
MAP 1 Zurich City Center
MAP 2 Zurich
MAP 3 Basel City Center
MAP 4 Basel
MAP 5 Lucerne City Center
MAP 6 Lucerne
MAP 7 Zermatt
MAP 8 Zermatt City Center
MAP 9 Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) area
MAP 10 Matterhorn Region
MAP 11 Interlaken
MAP 12 Grindelwald
MAP 13 Lauterbrunnen
MAP 14 Jungfrau Region
MAP 15 Bern
MAP 16 Around Bern Station
MAP 17 Fribourg
MAP 18 Geneva
MAP 19 Geneva City Center
MAP 20 Lausanne
MAP 21 Neuchâtel
MAP 22 St. Moritz
MAP 23 St. Gallen
MAP 24 Lugano City Center
MAP 25 Lugano

Hiking Course MAP

Preparing for accidents while traveling

★ The hippest and most lovable Switzerland, vividly covered by a local travel writer!

This book is the definitive edition of a Swiss guidebook, completed after three years and eight months of extensive research and writing by a veteran travel writer who has lived in Switzerland for a long time and widely spread the healing and positive energy of nature through various travel media.
This book contains all the keywords for Swiss travel, including hiking courses that allow you to get up close to nature and offer healing with picturesque scenery, beautiful architecture that still retains traces of the Middle Ages, an exciting history of avoiding war as a permanently neutral country, a cutting-edge transportation system that sells all passes and city transportation tickets online, and the recently popular car and bicycle tours, camping, hiking, and four-season activities.
Here's a special chance for readers who choose this book to discover the best value restaurants and local food recommendations, carefully selected by the author!

★ Best travel destinations vs. hidden towns! With a wealth of options, you'll have a solid travel itinerary!

This is a unique guidebook that allows you to fully enjoy Switzerland, a country with diverse languages ​​and cultures in each region.
This guide provides essential travel information for 14 distinct hub cities, including Zurich, Basel, Lucerne, Bern, Interlaken, and Geneva. It also features charming medieval towns, nearby day-trip destinations, 82 popular destinations, and detailed art gallery and museum tours. It also features seven French and German cities perfect for a quick Swiss getaway, and even Mont Blanc! This guide offers a variety of options for travelers who frequently adjust their itineraries due to the unpredictable local weather.
If you want to comfortably enjoy the breathtaking scenery of the Alps, check out the various mountain transportation methods that provide easy-to-understand travel times, schedules, and routes in pictures and tables. If you want to enjoy the Alps in an even more thrilling and moving way, check out the 5 panoramic express trains & express buses, as well as activity information, broken down by section.


★ The largest collection of guidebooks in Korea! A comprehensive guide to hiking courses, a popular travel destination in Switzerland.

Hiking in Switzerland is a delight for all ages and genders, offering a gentle stroll along the country roads and enjoying the scenery! Even on a short trip, not taking a hike in Switzerland is a journey you'll regret for a lifetime.
In this book, the author, who personally experienced the amazing healing power of the Alpine nature through hiking, has carefully selected 31 hiking courses that can be easily enjoyed with just a pair of sneakers.
This book boasts a steady stream of rave reviews from readers seeking a moment of peace, thanks to the author's detailed, step-by-step guide to the hiking courses. The latest revised edition also includes hiking courses newly added to the 2025 transit pass. For peace of mind, even when smartphones aren't readily available, the book includes detailed hiking course maps and elevation graphs in a detachable mapbook.


★ Enjoy the beauty, read for fun! Over 3,200 emotional photos and vivid reading material.

The breathtaking beauty of Switzerland's natural landscapes! The author, who is also a Getty Images global photographer, confidently introduces the mountaintop vistas of the Jungfraujoch, Matterhorn, and Lake Lucerne region, making them the highlight of this book.
A book where the author's obsession with capturing the most beautiful scenes, even after visiting the same place multiple times, is felt with every page turned.
Here, the rich background knowledge and anecdotes, told in an easy and fun way with a lot of affection for Switzerland, can be read lightly at any time on the terrace of a small Swiss café, on a train, or at your accommodation, filling you with the excitement and romance of travel.

★ No worries, no concerns! Solid, practical travel information to help beginner travelers.

One of the highlights of the "This Is" Europe series is the FAQ! "This Is Switzerland" also gathers the most frequently asked questions from new travelers into a separate section, providing quick and easy answers to your questions.
From estimated daily expenses and saving money in expensive Switzerland to the best time to travel, how to choose a transportation pass, good travel destinations on rainy days, traffic laws that rental car travelers must know, comparing the pros and cons of rental cars vs. trains, things to watch out for when camping, convenient credit and check cards to use in Switzerland, exchanging money, smoking and tipping culture, we have compiled the key information you need to know before traveling to Switzerland in a concise yet clear manner.
Local writers offer valuable travel tips on restaurant culture and dining etiquette, how to communicate with Swiss people, photography etiquette, and more! Each city is packed with practical information to maximize your time, including information on tourist information centers at major train stations, restrooms, coin lockers, luggage delivery services, lost and found, free Wi-Fi, and the locations of bike rentals and public parking throughout the city.


★ From budget-friendly restaurants that will save you money on your travel expenses to local favorites! A comprehensive guide to Swiss food.

In expensive Switzerland, not a single meal can go wrong.
This book introduces a variety of restaurants, from self-service restaurants in department stores and shopping malls with the best value for money to high-end restaurants with zero chance of failure, and helps readers make choices by indicating the price range of each restaurant with icons.
In particular, all the restaurants featured in the book are authentic local favorites carefully selected by the author who knows the local scene well! The book also offers a surprisingly rich food selection, from signature Swiss dishes like fondue, raclette, and cheese to must-eat traditional dishes from each region, high-quality Swiss wines and wine-themed tours that are consumed domestically and therefore unavailable abroad, to chocolate brands and chocolate-themed tours that make great souvenirs.


★ Perfectly reflects the latest Swiss transportation information that will change drastically in 2025!

The "This Is" series of transportation information books inspires readers with each book! This installment of "This Is Switzerland" presents a variety of transportation options, including trains, buses, trams, cars, and bicycles, tailored to the latest Swiss travel trends, with easy-to-understand diagrams and photos.
This revised edition includes information on various passes and city transport tickets that can be conveniently purchased online, and fully updates the latest Swiss transport information, which is fully revised at the beginning of each year.
We've listed the discount rates and free passes for each mode of transportation to help you plan your trip in the most efficient way, and we've included everything from A to Z of Swiss train travel, to must-ride express trains, mountain trains, cruises, cable cars, gondolas, and even information on city cars and bicycles.
If you're curious about the latest transportation information in Switzerland, where various modes of transportation operate in a well-organized manner, open this book.

★ A recommended itinerary planned by Power J! Get around easily with an efficient route.

This book presents the most efficient Swiss travel itinerary based on analysis of the travel patterns of Korean travelers.
For each recommended itinerary, including a 3-night, 4-day Swiss tasting tour that highlights only the best key attractions, a 6-night, 7-day Swiss tour, a 9-night, 10-day fantastic panoramic express train ride, and a 13-night, 14-day Swiss conquest that will leave you with unforgettable memories, we carefully calculated the average time required for each location as well as the travel time.
Each city offers a detailed itinerary that can be explored in half a day to a full day, and the route is organized based on must-see attractions, allowing even novice travelers to design the optimal travel course without difficulty.
Another point is that places that can be skipped if you don't have time or places that may be of interest to you depending on your taste are categorized as 'options' to make it easier to prioritize your visits!

★ 1+1 map & hiking course map that is easier to view and more useful than Google Maps

This time, it lives up to its reputation! The maps created by Terra Publishing, the map craftsman, make it easier to navigate Switzerland's narrow streets and difficult-to-navigate areas than Google Maps.
It has the largest number of maps and route maps of any domestic Swiss guidebook, including pretty illustrated maps of popular Swiss tourist destinations, detailed maps of major cities showing tram stops, bicycle rentals, and parking lots, and a recommended itinerary concept map, maps of small towns that help you plan your route or get a sense of direction while seeing nearby tourist destinations at a glance, route maps of mountain trains, cable cars, gondolas, and funiculars in mountainous areas, and a concept map of hiking courses.
In particular, the hiking map has been made more useful by including an elevation graph and a QR code linking to the official website.
This large-format map, which shows the train lines and major mountain transport modes that crisscross Switzerland like a spider web, will be your ultimate guide to Switzerland.