Hi Mark, I’m from the UK and spent almost 2 years living in a camping van (spread over 3 trips) travelling through 19 European countries. Switzerland was one of my favourites along with Portugal. If you ever revisit Switzerland, I’ve got a few suggestions for places that may be of interest to you. 01) Montreux - Chillon Castle is a must-see if you ever revisit Montreux. 02) Grandson - castle with museum inside. One of the highlights is the vintage car section which includes several from the 1890s & an immaculate open-top 1927 Rolls Royce Phantom Mk I. 03) Murten - great town to stroll through. Medieval town walls that you can walk round. 04) Fribourg - Old Town is great to stroll through. Covered bridge. 05) Thun - Old Town is great to stroll through. Covered bridge. Highlight of the museum inside the castle is the extensive collection of medieval weapons & armour. 06) Baden - Old Town is great to stroll through. Covered bridge. 07) Neuhausen am Rheinfall - Europe's largest waterfall. See it from the viewing platform at Schloss Laufen. Take a boat trip from the opposite bank to the rock in the middle of the falls. 08) Stein am Rhein - Old Town is great to stroll through. 09) Bellinzona - Old Town is great to stroll through. Couple of really interesting castles. 10) Drive down the Tremola Road from the Gotthard Pass to Airolo. Breathtaking views! I hope my comment wasn’t too long-winded. I enjoyed watching this video to reminisce about some of the places I’ve seen. I’ve bookmarked your channel and hope to check out some of your others, when I have time, to reminisce some more. Iechyd da!
I've been to geneva and I have to admit it's one of my favourites cities. You get a stunning view from almost anywhere in the city, the people are nice, and it's the perfect mix of modernity and heritage. A must visit.
I have been in Zurich and Basel. I would definately recommend Zurich before Basel. The greatest view of Zurich I think was on the Münsterbrücke. Remember that Switzerland means stellar prices compared to Germany, so I never stayed over night just took the opportunity to see this country while passing through with train on my way to Italy.
If you make the trip to Lichtenstein, make sure to spend the couple of Euros to get your passport stamped. It’s a little booth near the stamp shop and bus parking lots. The locals can direct you.
two things I remember most were Interlaken and Jungfrau mountain, also Zermatt/Matterhorn. I remember walking towards the Matterhorn near Zermatt and drinking fresh water from the streams,. it's a beautiful thing.
Oh my you forgot Bern^^ It's got nice museums, the Rosengarten (from where you get a perfect view over the old town), the old town itself and also the Bundeshaus (kinda the Swiss parlament). A nice thing about the Bundeshaus is as well a special light show that takes place twice every evening from mid October until the end of November (it's called "Rendez-vous bundesplatz", you can find some videos on UA-cam of it). Abother nice town is Winterthur. It hasn't got sooo much to see but is a nice place to stay for a few days just to chill and the people ar also very friendly (though not so open to the world at first, it's just not a Swiss thing ;P)
"But the real reason you go to Liechtenstein is to say, 'hey guess what? I've been to Liechtenstein!'" that is EXACTLY why I am going this summer. lol. Just for 3 nights though. And I don't mind if it is boring. After three and a half weeks in Austria, I will want complete peace.
I like this Mark better. The one that gives you good information and places to go. Not the one that tells me how to travel, and how I should be less American when I go abroad
Next month I'm going to visit Switzerland and many of that Citys (Zurich, Lucerne, Bern, Lausanne, Geneva and also Vaduz). I think Bern should be also in the Top 10.
The Swiss transportation is the best. We stayed in a small town of Morschach, few minutes bus ride from Brunnen. We found some decent prices at the Coop for groceries. For example, 1 CHF and lower beers, 1 liter bottles of water for .25 CHF.
I know your comment is two years old but the way he said it is fine. It‘s only called Vierwaldstättersee in German and in English it‘s really only Lake Lucerne. (Wouldn‘t wanna make a foreigner pronounce that anyways lol)
I am Swiss and I think that some are completely wrooong Bern is an amazing city and very important it's the capital I am from Neuchatel and I love this city and was happy to see it on there but there are some places that are more important to see than Neuchatel like Bern and Locarno
I just saw your video after making mine about travelling in Switzerland. Your video highlights the hot spots and seems to encourage a romp through the country in order to see everything. We specialise in slow travel to soak up the nuances of a plce to see what it is like to live there. We stayed for a couple of weeks in Aubonne, a small town by Lake Geneva. Many people comment on the high cost of living. Generally, supermarkets are the cheapest places to shop. Even a loaf of bread in a bakery will cost you much more. A croissant in a bakery is about 1 CHF. The reason prices are higher in Switzerland is primarily the much higher disposable income. Anyway, if your viewers are interested in our recent report, please check out ua-cam.com/video/OKmOKzuoIsE/v-deo.html BTW, the Persian cat at the start is only a few seconds of comic relief...
I live here, and I think two weeks would be fine if you're ok not seeing and doing absolutely everything. It really depends on how much you want to see and what you want to do. But a few pointers: do you want to ski there? do you want to see nature or cities or both? do you want to catch a famous expo like the automobile salon, or the haute horlogerie salon or basel world or montreux jazz, that only occur once a year? I think Luzern, Geneva, Bern and Zurich are the main cities you may want to visit, go hiking in a beautiful place like interlaken, visit museums that interest you, visit some little towns with lots to do, an example would be a favorite of mine: Gruyère.
Olga K I’ll be in Switzerland soon. All those cities plus Gruyere I’ll be covering. I’m not into skiing but hopefully one day is going to be enough walking the Bahnhofstrasse and visiting the Zürich sites. When I honk Switzerland I think Federer.
Mark, you should also add that you cannot go to Switzerland and NOT take a tour where you actually walk on the mountains. A good place is Mt. Saantis. You take a cable car up and some of the braver ones (like me!) walked pretty close to the edge. It was a drop of several THOUSAND feet from there! This is not for the faint of heart but hey, laugh at Death a little! What cracked me up was seeing some throw out a blanket and have a picnic 10 feet from the edge. I wonder if anyone has accidentally chased runaway food off the edge. PS: if you wonder how they built all that infrastructure 1,000 meters up, the uber-efficient Swiss just unhook the passenger cars and tied the CRANE (yes the entire thing!) to the climbing motor and sent it up to the top! And all this time, I thought they had hundreds of people drag it up by a rope! :D
For me Bern is missing. The Federal City (Not Capital - Seitzerland does not have a Capital City) Would be something to mention Since it's really picturesqie. And Just an ammendum to Basel: It is the Art-Capital pf Switzerland and has great Events like the world famous Fasnacht. It also has the hihhest densoty of Museums in Switzerland. =D
You warned me, but I didnt listen. Switzerland is definitely not a place to go on a budget. Price shock the very first day! 25 CHF for a cheeseburger and fries!? The food and transportation cost, eats up your budget quickly; though never once did the transportation people check if I had purchased a ticket.
It is not expensive in Switzerland. When you go into a central resturant speaking american english and being served by someone who is not swiss you be ripped off. Not by Swiss people. Swiss people are fair and respectfull. Unfortunatly Switzerland has 25% other people and are in the service trade because they are cheap. The real Swiss people have minimal contact with tourists.
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Hi Mark, I’m from the UK and spent almost 2 years living in a camping van (spread over 3 trips) travelling through 19 European countries. Switzerland was one of my favourites along with Portugal. If you ever revisit Switzerland, I’ve got a few suggestions for places that may be of interest to you.
01) Montreux - Chillon Castle is a must-see if you ever revisit Montreux.
02) Grandson - castle with museum inside. One of the highlights is the vintage car section which includes several from the 1890s & an immaculate open-top 1927 Rolls Royce Phantom Mk I.
03) Murten - great town to stroll through. Medieval town walls that you can walk round.
04) Fribourg - Old Town is great to stroll through. Covered bridge.
05) Thun - Old Town is great to stroll through. Covered bridge. Highlight of the museum inside the castle is the extensive collection of medieval weapons & armour.
06) Baden - Old Town is great to stroll through. Covered bridge.
07) Neuhausen am Rheinfall - Europe's largest waterfall. See it from the viewing platform at Schloss Laufen. Take a boat trip from the opposite bank to the rock in the middle of the falls.
08) Stein am Rhein - Old Town is great to stroll through.
09) Bellinzona - Old Town is great to stroll through. Couple of really interesting castles.
10) Drive down the Tremola Road from the Gotthard Pass to Airolo. Breathtaking views!
I hope my comment wasn’t too long-winded. I enjoyed watching this video to reminisce about some of the places I’ve seen. I’ve bookmarked your channel and hope to check out some of your others, when I have time, to reminisce some more. Iechyd da!
I've been to geneva and I have to admit it's one of my favourites cities. You get a stunning view from almost anywhere in the city, the people are nice, and it's the perfect mix of modernity and heritage. A must visit.
OmarAb Cool. Thanks for the recommendation Omar!
I have been in Zurich and Basel. I would definately recommend Zurich before Basel.
The greatest view of Zurich I think was on the Münsterbrücke. Remember that Switzerland means stellar prices compared to Germany, so I never stayed over night just took the opportunity to see this country while passing through with train on my way to Italy.
If you make the trip to Lichtenstein, make sure to spend the couple of Euros to get your passport stamped. It’s a little booth near the stamp shop and bus parking lots. The locals can direct you.
two things I remember most were Interlaken and Jungfrau mountain, also Zermatt/Matterhorn. I remember walking towards the Matterhorn near Zermatt and drinking fresh water from the streams,. it's a beautiful thing.
Switzerland über alles! Any of the towns or villages in or above the Lauterbrunnen valley are ideal for really soaking in the alps.
Thanks for the video! Will be heading out to Lauterbrunnen in June and this video of all the sights in Switzerland is awesome.. Can't wait!
Other towns to visit: St. Gallen, Delémont, Fribourg, Bellinzona, Locarno, Montreux.
Those are some really gorgeous locations! Thanks for the recommendations :) I would definitely want to see them myself one day.
Switzerland is really a great place to visit. I hope you get there soon!
Ahhhhh,....my ancestral country!! Would love to visit someday for sure!! My ancestors came from Glattfelden, Schweiz :)
At 2:15, it is not Geneva. It is Lausanne, le Chateau d Ouchy restaurant/ hotel.
Oh my you forgot Bern^^ It's got nice museums, the Rosengarten (from where you get a perfect view over the old town), the old town itself and also the Bundeshaus (kinda the Swiss parlament). A nice thing about the Bundeshaus is as well a special light show that takes place twice every evening from mid October until the end of November (it's called "Rendez-vous bundesplatz", you can find some videos on UA-cam of it).
Abother nice town is Winterthur. It hasn't got sooo much to see but is a nice place to stay for a few days just to chill and the people ar also very friendly (though not so open to the world at first, it's just not a Swiss thing ;P)
Fabrice Münger Bern also has the bears and Einstein’s house.
"But the real reason you go to Liechtenstein is to say, 'hey guess what? I've been to Liechtenstein!'" that is EXACTLY why I am going this summer. lol. Just for 3 nights though. And I don't mind if it is boring. After three and a half weeks in Austria, I will want complete peace.
Milfuelle100 make sure you find the booth near the stamp store where you can pay a few euros to have you passport stamped!
I like this Mark better. The one that gives you good information and places to go. Not the one that tells me how to travel, and how I should be less American when I go abroad
Next month I'm going to visit Switzerland and many of that Citys (Zurich, Lucerne, Bern, Lausanne, Geneva and also Vaduz). I think Bern should be also in the Top 10.
The Swiss transportation is the best. We stayed in a small town of Morschach, few minutes bus ride from Brunnen. We found some decent prices at the Coop for groceries. For example, 1 CHF and lower beers, 1 liter bottles of water for .25 CHF.
they look like such beautiful places, i would love to go there one day, thanks for sharing ;)
The "lake of lucerne" is actually called Vierwaldstädtersee. But I understand it is very complicated to say.
I know your comment is two years old but the way he said it is fine. It‘s only called Vierwaldstättersee in German and in English it‘s really only Lake Lucerne. (Wouldn‘t wanna make a foreigner pronounce that anyways lol)
I live in Switzerland. It is really expensive.
But its SOOO beautiful!
Haha
You defently miss Bern
The best thing you can do in Switzerland is to rent a car and drive through some of the most scenic mountain passes in the world.
so agree!!!! :)
AChopra yes its worth the ride and car travelling. I enjoyed driving in Switzerland.
Trains are great options too
Bern and st-Gallen are beautiful as well
And Gstaad too!
1:44 Nice to see a photo of Mark from when he was in the Bee Gees.
I am Swiss and I think that some are completely wrooong Bern is an amazing city and very important it's the capital I am from Neuchatel and I love this city and was happy to see it on there but there are some places that are more important to see than Neuchatel like Bern and Locarno
What's about Bern?
Bern is my favorite
They have big dogs there.
Love your videos!
what is with sankt gallen is a beautiful st gallen
I had my first macaron in Geneva. Unforgettable!
yummy :) great first experience for sure!
WOW. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing =)) woltersworld =))
you are very welcome. switzerland is a great place to visit and it truly is majestic!
I hope one day I can travel like you!
Hey Wolter what do you think about St. Gallen in eastern Switzerland?
Another great town is Zug
Very useful information
Which is more expensive Switzerland or Ireland ?
I live in this canton Lucerne
Hi mark, can you please upload video mentioning best train ride in Switzerland. Thanks..
Bern is the most beautiful town. It's an hour of the alps, an hour of the beaches and you have 800 years of history.
I just saw your video after making mine about travelling in Switzerland. Your video highlights the hot spots and seems to encourage a romp through the country in order to see everything. We specialise in slow travel to soak up the nuances of a plce to see what it is like to live there. We stayed for a couple of weeks in Aubonne, a small town by Lake Geneva. Many people comment on the high cost of living. Generally, supermarkets are the cheapest places to shop. Even a loaf of bread in a bakery will cost you much more. A croissant in a bakery is about 1 CHF. The reason prices are higher in Switzerland is primarily the much higher disposable income. Anyway, if your viewers are interested in our recent report, please check out ua-cam.com/video/OKmOKzuoIsE/v-deo.html BTW, the Persian cat at the start is only a few seconds of comic relief...
Mark, how much time is needed? Is two weeks enough for Switzerland and did you take the train or drive in Switzerland?
I live here, and I think two weeks would be fine if you're ok not seeing and doing absolutely everything. It really depends on how much you want to see and what you want to do. But a few pointers: do you want to ski there? do you want to see nature or cities or both? do you want to catch a famous expo like the automobile salon, or the haute horlogerie salon or basel world or montreux jazz, that only occur once a year? I think Luzern, Geneva, Bern and Zurich are the main cities you may want to visit, go hiking in a beautiful place like interlaken, visit museums that interest you, visit some little towns with lots to do, an example would be a favorite of mine: Gruyère.
Olga K I’ll be in Switzerland soon. All those cities plus Gruyere I’ll be covering. I’m not into skiing but hopefully one day is going to be enough walking the Bahnhofstrasse and visiting the Zürich sites. When I honk Switzerland I think Federer.
Question: if you fly into zurich, what’s the best way to get around out of the city? Train? And can I get any kinda info on that?
A little off topic, but have you ever been to Castle Neuschwanstein?
***** That's in Germany
Murren ! 🇨🇭 Only accessible by Gondola 🚠 or mountain train 🚞
What?! Bern is not in this list? Are you serious?
Love La Suisse❤️
Mark, you should also add that you cannot go to Switzerland and NOT take a tour where you actually walk on the mountains. A good place is Mt. Saantis. You take a cable car up and some of the braver ones (like me!) walked pretty close to the edge. It was a drop of several THOUSAND feet from there! This is not for the faint of heart but hey, laugh at Death a little! What cracked me up was seeing some throw out a blanket and have a picnic 10 feet from the edge. I wonder if anyone has accidentally chased runaway food off the edge.
PS: if you wonder how they built all that infrastructure 1,000 meters up, the uber-efficient Swiss just unhook the passenger cars and tied the CRANE (yes the entire thing!) to the climbing motor and sent it up to the top! And all this time, I thought they had hundreds of people drag it up by a rope! :D
I'm a littlebit late (sorry for the english) im from switzerland and another great town is rapperswil beautiful altstadt
For me Bern is missing. The Federal City (Not Capital - Seitzerland does not have a Capital City) Would be something to mention Since it's really picturesqie.
And Just an ammendum to Basel: It is the Art-Capital pf Switzerland and has great Events like the world famous Fasnacht. It also has the hihhest densoty of Museums in Switzerland.
=D
You warned me, but I didnt listen. Switzerland is definitely not a place to go on a budget. Price shock the very first day! 25 CHF for a cheeseburger and fries!? The food and transportation cost, eats up your budget quickly; though never once did the transportation people check if I had purchased a ticket.
All these places are beautiful but why no Bern? I love Bern! Certainly better than Vaduz lol
Hello mark
Gränichen is the best its in kanton aargau :)
Basil and Zurich doesn't worth it really
no love for Montreux?
How on earth could you leave out Berne? The centre of the city is a UNESCO world heritage cite. Way ahead of Neuchatel!
what about Bern man? ^^
Und Solothurn :(
woooow
GOODJOB
WTF? How about the most beautiful, Bern...???
Bern?!
Do a list of cities/places where you have had bad experiences, and probably never visit again.
I will think about it... maybe a 10 most overrated cities or something... If you see me upload it let me know so i can get you a tshirt for thanks ;)
woltersworld Yes please. Do a top list of overrated cities. Love your uploads btw :-)
thanks! I have a feeling I will be in one of those cities this winter so it may not come out for awhile (I always like the on location sites ;)
***** yes that's a good idea. I'm adding Hamburg to that list. Just walking around the alster river is a great experience
Have you ever been to Japan?
It is not expensive in Switzerland. When you go into a central resturant speaking american english and being served by someone who is not swiss you be ripped off. Not by Swiss people. Swiss people are fair and respectfull. Unfortunatly Switzerland has 25% other people and are in the service trade because they are cheap. The real Swiss people have minimal contact with tourists.
alli am omebrüele wäge bern^^ chilleds!!
there are only ten towns in Switzerland:)