Zurich Half Day City Walking Tour
Highlights
Zurich
historical, walking, Story Telling
Private Tour
3 Hours
Easy
English, Italian, Russian
Description
"Zu Riech" - means too rich.
"Züri" is the name given to one of the most expensive cities in the world by its residents.
But does Zurich really belong to the people who live there, or are the true owners located on Paradeplatz, the largest money market in Switzerland?
Find out the story of this grand, historic city on this walking tour.
Itinerary
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Discover one of the most expensive cities in the world!
On this walking tour, we will see:
- Alfred Escher Fountain
- Urania Tower
- Schipfe
- Lindenhof viewpoint and birthplace of Zurich
- St. Peter's Church
- Bahnhofstrasse - one of the world's most expensive shopping avenues
- Paradeplatz
- Fraumünster Church
- Weinplatz Square
- Rathaus
- Niederdorf
- House with Minnesinger frescoes
- New Market Square
- Lenin's house
- Cabaret Voltaire ( Dadaism)
- Grossmünster Church
- Water Church
- Odeon vs Kronenhalle, a world-renowned restaurants
- Bellevueplatz
- The Zurich Opera House
During our walk, you will learn:
- The city, until the 16th century, belonged to women, but they received the right to vote only 50 years ago
- Here, the reformers advised people to go to the doctor and not as a pilgrim to distant countries
- Alfred Escher lived here, the person who founded both Credit Suisse and ETHZ (where Einstein was a student) and cut a "window" to Italy by building a 15 km long railway tunnel
- Wagner and Casanova visited
- Dadaism was created
- Carlo Scarpa, Chagall, and Augusto Giacometti (who painted "World's most beautiful police station") worked here.
- Churchill called for the creation of a united Europe, in which Switzerland never participated, and England exited.
Of course, we will also learn about living local personages.
What's Included
What's Excluded
What To Bring
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| The Group Size and Price | |
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| 1 to 6 | /group |
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This is a private tour |
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