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Get lots of free travel information on Switzerland from America's favorite travel writer Rick Steves, including best places, travel tips, planning resources, TV show clips and radio interviews with local experts.

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Best 14 Days in Switzerland
Best 22 Days in Germany, Austria, & Switzerland
Festivals in Switzerland
Switzerland: Recommended Reading and Viewing

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Switzerland

Switzerland's Urban Charms
Off-Beat Switzerland
Switzerland's Scenic Rail Journeys
The Swiss Army
Your Barn Door's Open
Back Doors: Alpine Escapes
Family Fun in the Alps
"Cheese Sharing" in the Bernese Oberland
The Swiss Alps: Teachers With Nailshoes
Swiss Canyoning Disaster and Memorial
Gimmelwald: Swiss Alps in Your Lap
Gimmelwald Website
Gimmelwald Hostel Website (Unofficial)
Geneva Denigrated on the Internet
What's Cooking in Switzerland
Château de Chillon
Christmas in Switzerland

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Skiing the Alps (11 min)

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Appenzell, Switzerland: Traditional Switzerland
Berner Oberland, Switzerland: Hiking in the Alps
Gimmelwald, Switzerland: Best of the Alps
Lausanne, Switzerland: Appenzell, Switzerland: Traditional Switzerland Olympic Spirit
Luzern, Switzerland: Great Swiss Cities
Luzern, Switzerland, Mountain Fortress
Mürren, Switzerland: Cow Culture
Mürren, Switzerland: Exploring the Swiss Alps by Bike
Switzerland's Jungfrau Region: The Top of Europe
Switzerland's Jungfrau Region: Interlaken and Swiss Military Secrets
Zürich, Switzerland: Great Swiss Cities

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