Explore the city on the Limmat: 6 insider tips on Zurich

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Finally again then, on Friday, today Züri Fäscht 2023 begins. For three days, Zurich hosts Switzerland’s largest folk festival with around 2.5 million visitors. Three traditional fireworks, the most popular elements of the festival, will also characterize Züri Fäscht 2023. If you’re in Zurich this weekend and want to see the city, we have seven tips on how you can experience the city with all your senses at the Limmat.

The majestic Villa Patumbah from 1885 sits on the sunny side of Zurich with its freely accessible park. The park is designed as a typical “English garden” and combines a natural landscape with geometric-ornamental elements. It invites visitors to wander and soak up the warm fall colors. The Indonesian name of the villa goes back to its client who owns tobacco plantations in Sumatra: “Patumbah” describes a place of well-being. It would also be useful to visit the villa and the Swiss Internal Security Center located inside it.

Zurich is located between Uetliberg and Zürichberg, so the city likes to go uphill from time to time. The e-bike is ideal if you want to get a comprehensive picture of the city with all its landmarks. Participants in guided city tours don’t sweat while climbing the slopes, they just have fun: the entire 17 km route is comfortably paved in small groups on safe bike paths and offers views of old industrial halls and beautiful settlements. fields at the same time – and views to the old town and from the lake to the Alps. For those interested in the arts, there is also an art-related tour in the public domain.

Visiting Mühlerama, the food culture museum at the Tiefenbrunnen mill, is an experience for all the senses. Equipped with an audible flour brush, visitors embark on a journey of discovery in the world of millers and bakers, learn interesting facts about nutrition and sustainability, and help themselves: they grind their flour from wheat grains in various mills. then use it as a roll in the oven or take it home with you. Visiting the museum is also a journey into the past: the industrial mill from 1913 comes into operation at 15:00 daily, and for nostalgics there is a real stone grater from the pile-dwelling era.

Zurich main station is by far the busiest train station in Switzerland – an average of around 500,000 people pass through it each working day each year. Guests hurry through the main hall, wait under Niki de Saint Phalle’s blue guardian angel, look for a familiar pair of eyes at the meeting point, or grab a quick bite in Shopville before catching the train. But what’s really going on behind the scenes? How does the extremely complex but usually smooth operation succeed? You can choose a main topic when signing up for a tour, and there’s also a tour that focuses on accessibility at the main station – especially interesting for those who can’t use all their senses to find their way around the bustling station.

If you want to aim high in Zurich, you have several options – a comfortable option is to walk to the Waid viewpoint in Käferberg, above Zurich’s Höngg district. Once you reach the top you can enjoy unobstructed views of the city, the lake and, on a clear day, the Glarner Alps. Waid is also a secret pilgrimage site for romantics: the sunsets here are good for the soul and can be ideally combined with a fine dinner at Die Waid restaurant for mental and culinary health. If you want to complete the feel-good experience on the rooftops of Zurich, you can combine the trip with a swim in the Käferberg thermal baths. Air and water temperature: 32° C. Panoramic view: unique!

Gentle waves crashing under your feet, a gentle breeze and a clear view of the Alps: a walk on Cassiopeiasteg is recommended for those who want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city center and enjoy the sparkling Lake Zurich up close. The 284-meter-long pier opens 100 meters beyond the lake and bridges the gap on the coastal road between the alternative cultural center Rote Fabrik and the Wollishofen port. From Bürkliplatz, pedestrians can take a non-stop stroll along the lake on an idyllic lakeside trail. A walk along the footbridge is also worthwhile at night – it is not illuminated: ideal conditions for a view of heaven. Perhaps even the pier’s namesake, the constellation Cassiopeia, will emerge.

Source : Blick

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