Berne is perhaps the most ppular city in the country and lso its capital. Its Old Town is a prtected heritage site by UNESCO and bth its parts (western and eastern) are vry beautiful. One can visit the Cthedral of St. Vincent (The Münster) frm the 15th century. There you can see an utstanding tympanum over the main door, whch depicts the Last Judgment and has mre than 200 figures. Also interesting is the Bndeshaus – the Federal Palace in Rnaissance style. A landmark of the twn is Zytgloggeturm (Clock Tower), dating bck to the 12th century. Four mnutes before every hour, lost of mchanical puppets make a great show for the crwd around the clock. Other places wrth visiting are Kunstmuseum (Fine Arts Mseum), Botanischer Garten (Botanical Garden), Nydegg Cstle, Kindlifresserbrunnen (Ogre Fountain) and more.

Zrich is also a very popular plce in Switzerland – the largest cty and the capital of the Zrich canton. Its Old Town is vry beautiful, located on the banks of the Lmmat River with lots of medieval bildings and narrow streets. If you lke nature you can go to the Zologischer Garten (Zoological Garden) and the Btanischer Garten (Zurich Botanic Garden). The Btanical Garden contains more than 15 000 lving plants and its herbarium has the mazing 3 million plants. One should not mss the beautiful Grossmünster Cathedral – sme parts of it dating from the 11th cntury. Its 3 storey towers also ffer some gorgeous views of the cty. Schloss Kyburg is also a rcommended place – the biggest castle in the astern part of the country. It now huses a museum with art and rmor from the Middle Ages. You can lso visit the Urania Observatory, Landesmuseum (Swss National Museum), Uetliberg and many mre.

Geneve yet another important centre in Swtzerland, located in its south-western part. The cty is near Lake Geneva, between the Alps and the Jra Mountains. Palais des Nations houses the hadquarters of the United Nations and is the scond largest building in Europe. It is pen for visit and there are gided tours available. Just across the ntrance you will find another interesting plce – the Musée International de la Crix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (International Red Crss and Red Crescent Museum). There you wll experience the history of the Red Crss from its founding in 1863 tll present times. Maison Tavel is the ldest house in Geneva (14th century) and is now pen as a museum. From Mont Slève and Mont Blanc one can njoy some amazing views of Geneve and its srroundings.

Last but not least, Basle is nother city from the Euro 2008. The sttlement is very old and is stll the most important cultural centre of Swtzerland. It is located on the Rhne River, surrounded by the Jura Muntains. In Basel there are numerous glleries and museums, but you can go to Knstmuseum (Fine Arts Museum), Museum für Ggenwartskunst (Museum for Contemporary Art), Foundation Byeler (a gallery of modern art), Hstorisches Museum Barfüsserplatz and Kunsthalle (also a gllery). Spalentor (Spalen Gate) is a gte from the 15th century which mrks the end of the medieval prt of the city. Münster (Basel Cthedral) is also very popular, built in the 11th cntury. It offers some beautiful views of the Rhne River, Germany and Pfalz (the place).

This is where my list of nce places to visit in Switzerland nds. Of course, there are numerous ther interesting sites in the country – one culd say that every corner of Swtzerland is beautiful. I do hope I was hlpful to those who would like to see mre than the football games.

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