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About the city

Zürich

• The city of Zurich is located in the central northern part of Switzerland and very close to the German border overlooking Lake Zurich, and the city rises about 1339 feet above sea level.

• Zurich is the largest and most important city in Switzerland, and the city with the best living standards in the world. She took the title for three consecutive years. The title was based on several criteria, including: cleanliness, cultural life, food and entertainment, and the city remains to this day the first city in terms of cleanliness, security and tranquillity.

• The surrounding climate is the predominant one in the city, and the four seasons of the year pass through this city with a special and distinct way.

• The city has "Lindenhof", which is the geographical and historical center of the city.

• The city of Zurich contains many private and government universities, and the number of students in its universities has reached about sixty thousand students, and the city contains the three largest universities at the level of the Swiss state, and these universities are: Zurich University, Zurich University of Applied Sciences and the Swiss Federal Institute which is considered the best university in the whole of Europe.

• Zurich is characterized as a city where high-quality infrastructure is integrated, as it includes a railway that is the railway center in Central Europe, and is distinguished by its international airport that goes to 150 international destinations, and it is one of the most advanced cities in banking work, as it includes the best banking services companies internationally. It also has the largest gold market, and the Zurich Stock Exchange is the fourth in progress after New York, London, and Tokyo.

• Tourist places of the city:

Kunsthaus: It is Switzerland's most important art gallery.

The Rietberg Museum

Bahnhofstrasse is the most important street in the city because it contains the most important banks, shops, cafes and well-known fashion fairs.

The old town

The Zoo

• Tourists can enjoy the beauty of nature in Zurich, such as watching the snow-covered Alps, swimming in the lake, and relaxing on the sands of the river banks, and walking to the Uetliberg mountain, one of the high mountains in Zurich.

• Zurich also is distinguished by being a city for annual festivals, so tourists cannot miss seeing these festivals, such as the Zurich Film Festival, the Mobile Action Film Festival, various artistic festivals, dance and music performances, and in the summer, water activities are active, and it is also characterized by the spread of cafes, and the entertainment venues that offer reading, theatre, poetry, and sports activities. What distinguishes Zurich is that tourists do not feel thirsty, as there are more than 1,200 fountains for drinking water.