This new, thoroughly updated edition of Bradt`s guide to Switzerland continues to offer a unique perspective onin how to get the most out of this mountainous country travelling only by public transport
- a timely release with the Gotthard Base Tunnel transforming north-south train services. Switzerland is home to the world`s finest public transport network, & for visitors the Swiss Travel System is a revelation. The comfort, efficiency & frequency of train, bus, boat & cable car services
- all perfectly dovetailed
- explain why so many Swiss don`t bother to own to car. For visitors, you cannot reach many of the finest sights in the country by road, & there are over a dozen car-free resorts for those who want to experience the peace & clean air of the mountains. For walkers & cyclists, there are superbly maintained & signed networks of paths
- overalmost 64, 000 kilometres of footpaths & many surprisingly unhilly cycle paths beside lakes & rivers. Bradt`s Switzerland is unique. No other guide book to Switzerland is organised for those using public transport, which is the easiest, most enjoyable & responsible way to travel. The guide also offers significant depth of coverage as well as a breadth which encompasses culture, architecture, landscapes, walking & cycling, not to mention railway enthusiasts! What`s more, in a country that is known for being expensive, Bradt`s Switzerland suggests a host of money-saving tips that could reduce costs. Also in this new edition, a new section on food & wine, with a listing of the most highly ranked restaurants. Switzerland has far more than its fair share of the world`s most beautiful landscapes
- even commuters into the largest city, Zurich, have a journey worth travelling half way round the world to see. Though mountains & lakes cover most of the country`s regions, each offers something quite different
- & the four official languages add colour & variety to the country`s people, architecture & cuisine. Switzerland`s cities are among the world`s most beautiful
- & safest. Its capital, Bern, is a World Heritage Site for its 6 kilometres of covered arcades, providing sheltered access to hundreds of independent shops to enthral the most jaded of shoppers. Luzern`s lakeside setting is unrivalled, with mountains in every direction & the floodlit city walls providing a breathtaking backdrop to the historic centre. Both Lausanne & Geneva look out over Lac Leman, & Basel is enhanced by a broad sweep of the Rhine. With Bradt`s Switzerland: a guide to exploring the country by public transport, you can enjoy all the qualities that help to make that make Switzerland & its cities constantly ranked as the most liveable in the world.






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An attractive & popular combination of a road map of Switzerland plus a beautiful panorama map of the country printed on the reverse. The road network, similar in style to other road maps of Switzerland from the Hallwag Kümmerly + Frey cartographic house which vary mainly in the colouring of main roads & in the additional information provided on them, shows detailed information including toll roads, restricted or prohibited roads, opening months of mountain passes, gradients, etc. Railway network

Includes:: mountain railways, cable cars & chair lifts, etc. Symbols highlight viewpoints, campsites, various sport & leisure facilities, etc. The base map, with subtle relief shading,

Includes:: names of mountain chains & valleys & spot heights for main peaks. Latitude & longitude grid is at 15’ intervals. The map is surrounded by insets showing transit roads across 10 main cities: Basel, Bern, Biel/ Bienne, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Luzern, St. Gallen, Winterthur, & Zurich. The index of place names, including geographical features is in a separate booklet attached to the map cover. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse the map has a beautiful panorama drawing of the whole country, viewed looking southwards from Basle, with the Italian & French Alps in the background. Each valley & mountain is clearly visible. Name & altitude are indicated for numerous peaks. The map also shows the railway network, with towns & villages. Excellent for planning or retracing journeys across this wonderful landscape.





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Spiral-bound atlases, each with 50 specially selected hiking tours shown with route profiles. The routes are graded according to the difficulty of the terrain & clearly distinguished from other local hiking paths. The atlases are arranged so that each page of mapping is shown together with a page listing the routes with grading, total & intermediate times, & coordinates for special points. Route profiles also give intermediate times & indicate access to transport. The atlases include general information on emergency procedures & contact details for various services & facilities, including mountain huts. Cartography is from the Kümmerly + Frey’s 1:60, 000 hiking series, with contours at 50 or 25-metre intervals according to the terrain, enhanced by graphic relief & shading. In addition to the special routes the atlases also show all other paths marked on the K+F series, distinguishing between sign-posted hiking paths, mountain path where proper walking shoes are necessary, & alpine paths requiring special equipment. Mountain huts are marked, plus various types of accommodation: campsites, youth hostels, “ Friends of Nature” Houses, & secluded hotels & restaurants. Various symbols highlight places of interest, viewpoints, picnic sites, swimming pools, etc. The maps have a 1km grid for GPS users, with latitude & longitude shown as margin ticks. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Popular mountain biking areas of Switzerland on waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured maps at 1:50, 000 from Hallwag, each highlighting several circuits & providing route profiles, guidance on the difficulty & overall experience, etc. Each map is printed on sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic, & uses the same detailed base as other hiking & cycling map series from the Hallwag – Kümmerly + Frey publishing house. Contours are at 25m intervals, enhanced by shading & excellent graphic relief to provide a very clear picture of the topography. An overprint highlights several mountain bike circuits from main towns & holiday resorts on the map, indicating the direction of the route. The routes are graded by colour-coding into five degrees of difficulty. Additional information provided on the map

Includes:: youth hostels, Friends of Nature houses or isolated countryside hotels, viewpoints, interesting sites, etc. The maps have a 1-km gird, although no Swiss national survey coordinates are provided for it. On the reverse each of the highlighted circuits is presented on a route-profile which also indicates “beauty & experience value” (changes in landscape, viewpoints, etc); difficulty; overall severity (length + difference in elevation + difficulty); distance; difference in altitude; time required; & the highest point. The legend for the main map & for the route profiles

Includes:: English. Brief descriptions of each circuit are in German only.



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Switzerland’s popular hiking areas on light, waterproof & tear-resistant maps from Hallwag highlighting long-distance paths: the nine national routes plus special regional routes, as well as other local hiking trails. Cartography is similar to that used both in Hallwag’s hiking atlases & in the walking series from Kümmerly + Frey at 1:60, 000 covering the whole country. The maps have contours at 50m or 25m intervals according to the terrain, enhanced by graphic relief & shading. A special feature of this series is an overprint indicating the nine national long-distance routes, plus regional long-distance trails. The overprint also shows other local paths, distinguishing between sign-posted hiking paths, mountain paths where proper walking shoes are necessary, & alpine paths requiring special equipment for glacier traverses & light climbing. Mountain huts are marked, plus various types of accommodation: campsites, youth hostels, “ Friends of Nature” houses, & secluded hotels & restaurants. Road network indicates local bus routes with stops. Railways, narrow gauge mountain railways, cable car lines, & chair lifts are shown, with various symbols highlighting places of interest, viewpoints, picnic sites, swimming pools, etc. The maps have a 1km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH1903 Bessel), with latitude & longitude shown as margin ticks at 5’. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* On the reverse, an index of towns & villages

Includes:: names of geographical features such as mountains, alpine passes, glaciers, lakes, rivers, as well as places of interest. Also provided is a small road map at 1:301, 000 of a wider region around the area covered by each title.* For more information see individual descriptions.*



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Popular recreational areas of Switzerland on sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured & GPS compatible maps at 1:50, 000 from the Hallwag/Kümmerly + Frey group, with each title highlighting 33 recommended hiking trails, including their route profiles, grading for the severity of the terrain & the degree of fitness it requires, etc. The cartography provides an excellent picture of the terrain through contours at 25-metre intervals enhanced by shading, graphic relief for exposed rock, & colouring for glaciers & woodlands. All local footpaths are on the maps, but the overprint specifically highlights 33 trails selected by the publishers in collaboration with Geo-tracks. The colouring of each trail indicates the degree of fitness needed, from “no physical shape required” to “extremely high level of physical fitness necessary”. The trails start near a railway station or a bus stop (the colouring of the road network indicates routes with public transport & locations of individual bus stops). The maps have the lines of the Swiss national grid at 1-km intervals. On the reverse each trail has a route profile, its grading according to severity of the terrain & the degree of fitness required to attempt it, details of length & approximate timing, the change in altitude on assent & descent, plus a brief description. Map legend

Includes:: English; all the text on the reverse is in German. Each title also

Includes:: a code for a free download onto a smartphone.USEFUL TIP: the same cartography, reduced slightly to 1:60, 000, is used in Kümmerly + Frey’s hiking series covering the whole country on light, waterproof & tear-resistant maps with highlighting for all the waymarked trails rather than, as in this series, just a selection of 33 special routes recommended by the publishers.



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Ice & Glaciers map in the Swisstopo’s “ Once & Today” series, presenting on one side a map of Switzerland during the Last Glacial Maximum, with on the reverse topographic maps & aerial photos of the country’s five well-known glaciers to show the extent of the retreat of the ice cover. On one side is a map of the whole country at 1:540, 000 during the Last Glacial Maximum 20, 000 to 11, 500 years ago. The map has contours at 200m intervals both on the glaciers & the ice-free area & shows names numerous mountain peaks as well as locations of present day main towns. On the reverse five of the country’s well known glaciers: the Great Aletsch Glacier, the Trift Glacier, the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, the Morteratsch Glacier & the Gorner Glacier near Zermatt, are each shown on two topographic maps, from present day & from mid-1800s, plus on two aerial photos. Map legend & the accompanying text include English. For the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Switzerland’s four main hiking areas: Bernese Oberl&, Valais/ Wallis, Graubünden with the Engadine Valleys, & the canton of Ticino on contoured & GPS compatible maps at 1:120, 000 from Kümmerly + Frey, excellent for planning walking holidays. The maps have contours at 100-metre intervals, enhanced by shading & graphic relief to provide a vivid presentation of the terrain. An overprint highlighting walking trails distinguishes between hiking paths, more strenuous mountain routes & alpine sections. Symbols indicate locations of mountain huts, Friends of Nature houses, youth hostels, campsites & selected isolated inns, interesting natural curiosities, etc. Picturesque towns or villages are prominently highlighted & the maps also show roads with public transport facilities plus, of course, railways & all forms of mountain transport (cable cars, chair lifts, etc). The maps have Swiss national grid lines at 5km intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Maps with the official “ Cycling in Switzerland” routes, published in co-operation with the Association for Transport & Environment. The aim of the series is to present a network of routes with as few problems as possible caused by motor traffic. The maps have a detailed base, with contours plus graphic relief & shading providing an excellent representation of the terrain. Routes are classified according to the density of motorized traffic, the difficulty of the terrain, & road restrictions. Unsurfaced roads are indicated, gradient marks show steep inclines, & local danger spots are highlighted. The maps show facilities for transporting cycles by train, bus, ferries, mountain railways, chair lifts, & cable cars. Border crossings indicate those open only to hikers & cyclist during daylight hours. Bike rental facilities are marked & towns with special bicycle-friendly accommodation are highlighted. Other tourist information

Includes:: various types of accommodations (campsites, youth hostels, “ Friends of Nature” houses, etc), viewpoints, picnic sites, swimming pools, & places of interest. Each title covers an area of Approx. 60 x 42 km (37 x 26 miles). The maps have a 1km grid for GPS users, with latitude & longitude shown as margin ticks. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse, an index of towns & villages also lists names of geographical features such as mountains, alpine passes, glaciers, etc. Also provided is general information on the country’s long-distance cycling routes & on transporting bikes by train (text

Includes:: English).* From summer 2008 new editions of these maps will be printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper.*





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Kümmerly + Frey’s hiking series of Switzerland at 1:60, 000, with most titles now printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, offers a popular alternative to Swiss survey maps & cartography which many walkers find easier to follow. Coverage of the whole country is designed so that each title presents a popular hiking area. The maps have contours at 50 or 25-metre intervals according to the terrain, enhanced by graphic relief & shading. An overprint distinguishes between sign-posted hiking paths, mountain path where proper walking shoes are necessary, & alpine paths requiring special equipment. Most titles now also indicate national & regional long-distance hiking routes, each annotated with its official number. Mountain huts are marked, plus various types of accommodation: campsites, youth hostels, “ Friends of Nature” houses, & secluded hotels & restaurants. Road network indicates local bus routes with stops. Railways, narrow gauge mountain railways, cable car lines, & chair lifts are shown, with various symbols highlighting places of interest, viewpoints, picnic sites, swimming pools, etc. Each title covers an area of Approx. 60 x 42 km (37 x 26 miles). The maps have a 1km Swiss national grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 5’ intervals. * Map legend

Includes:: English.* On the reverse, an index of towns & villages

Includes:: names of geographical features such as mountains, alpine passes, glaciers, lakes, rivers, as well as places of interest. Also provided is an overview road map of surrounding region.* Please see individual entries for exact area covered by each title.



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