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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Zurich","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Switzerland's biggest city: a lake and a river you can swim in from the middle of town, 1,200 fountains of drinkable water, and the best nightlife in the country \u2014 at some of the highest prices in the world.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304925","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1,200+ | Public fountains, nearly all with drinkable water\r\nAugust | Street Parade, one of the world's largest techno parades\r\n~1.06 \u20ac | To the Swiss franc, roughly","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A banking city that spends its summers in the water","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Zurich has a reputation as a sober financial centre, and parts of it are exactly that. But the city's real character shows in summer, when half of it seems to be in the lake or the Limmat river.\r\n\r\nThe badis \u2014 traditional public bathing places built out over the water \u2014 are the Zurich institution. Some date from the nineteenth century, several turn into bars after dark, and entry is cheap or free. Swimming in the middle of a major city is ordinary here.\r\n\r\nThe old town lines both banks of the Limmat, with the twin towers of the Grossm\u00fcnster, where the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland began under Zwingli, and the Fraum\u00fcnster, whose choir windows were made by Marc Chagall.\r\n\r\nKreis 4 and Kreis 5, the former red-light and industrial districts, are now where the city goes out.\r\n\r\nIt is one of the most expensive cities on earth. Tap water is free and excellent \u2014 drink from the fountains. Two or three days.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Airport 10\u201315 minutes by train to the main station\r\nGetting around | Trams, trains, buses and lake boats on one ZVV ticket\r\nCurrency | Swiss franc (CHF). Roughly \u20ac1.06 to the franc. Euros often accepted at poor rates\r\nFountains | Over 1,200, and the water is drinkable. Never buy bottled\r\nSwiss Travel Pass | Covers trains, boats and many museums. Pays off on three or more longer trips\r\nSundays | Most shops closed, except at the main station","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"An old town on the river, and the nightlife districts west of the station.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Altstadt | First-timers | Both banks of the Limmat: the churches, the lanes, the lake and the main station. | 47.3720 | 8.5430 |  | \nKreis 4 and Langstrasse | Nightlife and value | West of the station: bars, clubs, international food and the cheapest beds in the city. | 47.3780 | 8.5270 |  | \nKreis 5 and Z\u00fcrich West | Industrial and creative | The former industrial district: converted factories, clubs and the Viadukt arches. | 47.3870 | 8.5200 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Zurich","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Swim. In summer, the badis are the heart of the city. Frauenbadi on the Limmat is women-only by day and a bar at night; Oberer Letten is where the young crowd swims and drinks on the river; Seebad Enge and the lakeside baths look out over the water and the Alps. Entry is a few francs or free.\r\n\r\nThe Fraum\u00fcnster has five stained-glass choir windows by Marc Chagall, around CHF 5 (about \u20ac5).\r\n\r\nThe Grossm\u00fcnster, where the Swiss Reformation began, lets you climb one of its towers for the view.\r\n\r\nThe Kunsthaus holds one of the strongest art collections in Switzerland, expanded with a large new building in 2021.\r\n\r\nTake the train up the Uetliberg, the city's hill, for a view over the lake to the Alps on a clear day.\r\n\r\nWalk Lindenhof, a leafy square on the site of a Roman fort, for the classic view over the old town.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"The badis | Swim in the river or lake, from a few francs\r\nChagall windows | About CHF 5 (\u20ac5) at the Fraum\u00fcnster\r\nThe Kunsthaus | One of Switzerland's best art collections\r\nUetliberg | The city's hill, with an Alps view","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Zurich","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Zurich","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The fountains are free and drinkable, which matters here \u2014 you never need to buy water.\r\n\r\nSeveral river and lake badis are free, including the Oberer Letten stretch.\r\n\r\nLindenhof, the lakeside promenade and the old town lanes cost nothing.\r\n\r\nWalking up the Uetliberg on foot is free, rather than taking the train.\r\n\r\nThe main station has a free exhibition of the Swiss rail network and is itself a grand nineteenth-century building.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The fountains | Free, drinkable water everywhere\r\nFree badis | Including Oberer Letten\r\nLindenhof | The classic old town view\r\nThe lake promenade | Free, with the Alps beyond","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Zurich","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Zurich","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Very expensive. A restaurant main is CHF 30 to 45 (about \u20ac32\u201348) and a beer CHF 8 to 10 (about \u20ac8.50\u201310.50).\r\n\r\nZ\u00fcrcher Geschnetzeltes \u2014 veal strips in a cream and mushroom sauce with r\u00f6sti \u2014 is the local dish.\r\n\r\nThe cheapest good eating is at the supermarkets. Coop and Migros have hot food counters and restaurants at a fraction of restaurant prices, and locals use them.\r\n\r\nKreis 4 has the cheapest international food.\r\n\r\nTap water is free in restaurants on request, and service is already included in the bill, so tipping is optional.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"A main | CHF 30\u201345 (about \u20ac32\u201348)\r\nCoop and Migros | Supermarket restaurants, and the budget answer\r\nGeschnetzeltes | Veal in cream sauce, the local dish\r\nService included | Tipping is optional","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Zurich","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Zurich","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"The best in Switzerland. Kreis 4 around Langstrasse is the densest and most mixed; Kreis 5 and Z\u00fcrich West have the clubs in converted industrial buildings.\r\n\r\nIn summer the river badis turn into bars, and the Oberer Letten stretch is packed on warm evenings.\r\n\r\nA beer is CHF 8 to 10 and cocktails CHF 18 to 25 (about \u20ac19\u201326). Club entry is often CHF 20 to 30.\r\n\r\nStreet Parade in August is one of the largest techno parades in the world, drawing crowds of up to around a million along the lake.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Kreis 4 and 5 | The best nights in Switzerland\r\nBadi bars | River swimming spots turn into bars in summer\r\nStreet Parade | August, and enormous\r\nPrices | Beer CHF 8\u201310, cocktails CHF 18\u201325","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Zurich","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Zurich","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Trams, trains, buses and lake boats all run on one ZVV ticket, and the network is excellent.\r\n\r\nThe airport is ten to fifteen minutes from the main station by train.\r\n\r\nThe centre is walkable.\r\n\r\nSwiss trains are precise and fast: Lucerne is about forty-five minutes, Bern about an hour, Basel an hour, and Geneva under three.\r\n\r\nA Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, buses, boats and many museums across the country, and gives discounts on most mountain railways. It usually pays for itself if you are making three or more longer journeys. The Half Fare Card is the cheaper alternative for slower trips.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"One ZVV ticket | Trams, trains, buses and boats\r\nAirport | 10\u201315 minutes by train\r\nLucerne and Bern | Under an hour each\r\nSwiss Travel Pass | Worth it on three or more longer trips","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Zurich","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Zurich costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"One of the most expensive cities in the world. Dorms are CHF 45 to 70 (about \u20ac48\u201374), a restaurant main CHF 30 to 45, and a beer CHF 8 to 10.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac100 to \u20ac170.\r\n\r\nYou pay in Swiss francs. Euros are accepted in some places but the rate is poor and change comes back in francs. Cards are accepted almost everywhere.\r\n\r\nThe savings that work: the free fountains, supermarket restaurants at Coop and Migros, free and cheap badis, and walking the old town.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | CHF 45\u201370 (about \u20ac48\u201374)\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac100\u2013170\r\nSupermarket restaurants | The real saving\r\nPay in francs | Euros are taken at poor rates","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Zurich","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Zurich","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Zurich is one of the safest cities in Europe.\r\n\r\nPetty theft happens around the main station and Langstrasse at night, at low levels.\r\n\r\nThe river is the real hazard. The Limmat has a strong current in places, and people drown in Swiss rivers every summer. Swim at the badis and designated stretches, and never swim drunk or at night.\r\n\r\nThe lake is cold in early summer, and cold-water shock is a risk.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112, or 117 for police and 144 for ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"River currents | Swim at badis and designated stretches\r\nNever swim drunk | People drown in Swiss rivers every summer\r\nCold lake | In early summer\r\nVery safe city | Petty theft is rare","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Zurich","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Zurich","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A mountain, a waterfall and two lake cities, all within an hour.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Rhine Falls | 45 minutes | Train | The largest waterfall in Europe by volume, with boats to a rock in the middle. |  | 1304858\nLucerne | 45 minutes | Train | A covered wooden bridge, a lake and mountains behind the old town. |  | 1304931\nMount Rigi | 1.5 hours | Train and cog railway | The Queen of the Mountains, with Europe's first mountain railway. |  | 1304848\nStein am Rhein | 1 hour | Train | A medieval town with painted facades on the Rhine. |  | 1304932","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Zurich","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"June to September for the lake and the badis. December for markets.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. The badis generally open from May or June to September.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 3 | 2 | Cold and grey. Skiing an hour away\r\nFebruary | 5 | 2 | Cold\r\nMarch | 10 | 3 | Improving\r\nApril | 14 | 3 | Sechsel\u00e4uten spring festival\r\nMay | 19 | 4 | Good\r\nJune | 22 | 5 | Badis open\r\nJuly | 25 | 5 | The best swimming month\r\nAugust | 24 | 5 | Street Parade\r\nSeptember | 20 | 4 | Pleasant, badis closing\r\nOctober | 14 | 3 | Autumn\r\nNovember | 8 | 2 | Grey\r\nDecember | 4 | 4 | Christmas markets at the station and old town","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"One of the largest techno parades in the world, along the lake.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Zurich","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/switzerland\/zurich\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Street Parade | August | Lakeside | One of the world's largest techno parades, with crowds of up to around a million along the lake. |  | \nSechsel\u00e4uten | April | Sechsel\u00e4utenplatz | A spring festival where a snowman effigy on a bonfire is burned, and the time its head explodes forecasts the summer. |  | \nChristmas markets | Late November to December | Main station and old town | Including one inside the main station hall. |  | \nBadi season | May to September | Lake and river | When the bathing places are open. |  | \nZ\u00fcrich Film Festival | Autumn | Citywide | A major international film festival. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros \u2014 you will pay in Swiss francs, at roughly 1.06 euros to the franc.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Shown in euros for comparison; you pay in Swiss francs. The food line assumes supermarket restaurants and self-catering.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 48 | 25 | 9 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 70 | 50 | 9 | 25\r\nComfortable | 130 | 85 | 15 | 45","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Zurich","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A modest scene, mostly in Kreis 4 and near the station. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Zurich","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/switzerland\/zurich\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Zurich travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Can you really swim in the river? | Yes, and in summer it is what the city does. The badis \u2014 traditional bathing places on the lake and the Limmat \u2014 are cheap or free, several become bars at night, and Oberer Letten is packed on warm evenings. Swim at designated places and never drunk: the river has strong currents.\r\nIs Zurich expensive? | Among the most expensive cities in the world. Dorms CHF 45 to 70 (about \u20ac48\u201374), a restaurant main CHF 30 to 45, a beer CHF 8 to 10, and a day around \u20ac100 to \u20ac170.\r\nHow do I eat cheaply? | Use the supermarket restaurants and hot counters at Coop and Migros, which locals use every day, and drink from the free fountains. Kreis 4 has the cheapest restaurants.\r\nIs the Swiss Travel Pass worth it? | Usually, if you are making three or more longer train journeys. It covers trains, buses, boats and many museums, and discounts most mountain railways. The Half Fare Card is cheaper if you travel less.\r\nCan I pay in euros? | Sometimes, but the rate is poor and change comes back in francs. Pay in francs or by card.\r\nWhat is Street Parade? | An enormous techno parade along the lake every August, one of the largest in the world.\r\nIs the tap water safe? | Excellent, and the city's 1,200-odd public fountains are nearly all drinkable. Never buy bottled water here.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Zurich hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Zurich | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/switzerland\/zurich\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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