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The architectural interior of Zurich Hauptbahnhof.

Ranked Europe’s best train station, this hub lives up to the hype

It’s no surprise that the best station experience in Europe is in a country where the trains run like clockwork.

  • Anthony Dennis
St Peter’s Church, its clock and the Limmat River.

Seven reasons Switzerland’s largest city is also its most underrated

This country may be known more for its towering peaks than its teeming cities, but its biggest urban hub Zurich is well worth a peek.

  • Anthony Dennis
The Home Hotel Zurich is inspired by early 20th century art and design.

The European destination stay for art lovers

A new hotel in Zurich pays homage to establishment-busting art movement, dadaism.

  • Julietta Jameson
The museum entrance; a tempting piour.

The place chocoholics can indulge in a Wonka, all-you-can-eat experience

Could Lindt’s ‘Cathedral of chocolate’, where visitors are encouraged to sample as much as they like, get any better?

  • Katrina Lobley
Downtown Zurich.

Tripologist: How should I spend a 24-hour stopover in Zurich?

You might take a stroll along Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich’s most famous street. This handsome boulevard is dedicated to all things Swiss.

  • Michael Gebicki
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The Mandarin Oriental Savoy, Zurich, on Paradeplatz Square.

This 185-year-old grand hotel has been reborn as a Mandarin Oriental

Considered Zurich’s oldest hotel, famous past entries in the guest books include the composers Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn as well as Charles Dickens.

  • Julietta Jameson
Zurich is so much more than cute clocks, spires and steeples and lovely walks.

Zurich, Switzerland, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Zurich is so much more than cute clocks, spires and steeples and lovely walks.

  • Brian Johnston
Zurich Airport just works – that's all there is to it.

Airport review: Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland is clean, spacious and efficient

It might not have the eye-popping features of the big Middle East and Asian hubs, but Zurich's airport works.

  • Ben Groundwater
Zurich,Switzerland - 06-05-2018 : the waiting hall in Zurich Airport, also known as Kloten Airport, is the largest international airport of Switzerland. 

Airport review: Zurich Airport, Switzerland

Far better than any major American, British or Australian airport coping with this many planes a day.

  • Steve Meacham
Business-class seats on Swiss International Air Lines'
Boeing 777-300ERs are flatbed, and there's a compartment for shoes and a drawer beneath the TV screen for other items.

Airline review: Swiss International Air Lines business class, Zurich to Hong Kong

I could just about move house with the generous checked-in luggage allowance of two bags up to 32 kilograms each.

  • Andrew Bain