In Swiss Watching, Deacon Bewes looks inside Europe`s landlocked ”island” of Switzerl&. Travelling around one of the most individual & misunderstood country in Europe, Bewes asks what lies beyond the emblematic stereotypes of the Swiss & what does life really look like from the inside? In a land of cultural contradictions, where tradition & innovation are comfortable bed fellows, Swiss Watching proves that there is more to Switzerland than cheese, clocks, banks & army knives. It’s also the story of a country whose people have more power than their politicians but can’t speak to each other in the same language & of the place which, whilst being the HQ of the International Red Cross, reportedly owns more guns per head than the people of Iraq. ...

`A great subject for a cultural anthropologist & Bewes is a perfect guide` Financial Times, Book of the Year A brand new edition of the international bestseller, with new sections on the Swiss elections, the Swiss citizenship test & how Brexit has affected Switzerl&. One country, four languages, 26 cantons, & 7.5 million people (but only 80% of them Swiss): there`s nowhere else in Europe like it. Switzerland may be almost 400 km from the nearest drop of seawater, but it is an island at the centre of Europe. Welcome to the landlocked isl&. Swiss Watching is a fascinating journey around Europe`s most individual & misunderstood country. From seeking Heidi & finding the best chocolate to reliving a bloody past & exploring an uncertain future, Diccon Bewes proves that there`s more to Switzerland than banks & skis, francs & cheese. This book dispels the myths & unravels the true meaning of Swissness. ...

Fact lovers will enjoy this treasure-trove of serious & not so serious facts & figures about Switzerland
- a collection of lists
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Small map of Switzerl&, h&-drawn with what might be best described as a touch of artistic licence. Brief description of main towns & popular holiday destinations provide general introduction to the country. The schematic nature of this map makes it useful for planning a tour, but travellers would be well advised to invest in an up-to-date road map for the practical side of their journey. On the reverse, the centres of Geneva & Zurich are presented in the popular format of Map Easy's growing range of street plans. In addition to museums & buildings of particular interest, all annotated with brief descriptions, the plans show numerous shops & places to eat, colour-coded for easy reference. ...

Switzerland on a double-sided, indexed road map at 1:200, 000 from Insight. This large map

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Switzerland on a double-sided, indexed road map at 1:200, 000 from Insight. This large map

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From the middle of the 18th century onward, Switzerland was a compulsory port of call for the cultured traveller. Artists & travellers competed with each other to portray its remarkable mountain landscapes, interwoven in heroic, silent atmospheres of damp woods, alternating with roaring waterfalls. Still it is not too late to encounter the same emotions, if you travel along the Jungfrau railway line
- the highest in Europe
- & stop off every so often to see the broad sweep of Switzerland from the dizzying tunnels high up in the mountains. On a clear day, you can see right down the valleys into the Black Forest & the Vosges &, on arrival, look up to the majestic summits of the Jungfrau, Monch & Eiger. Among Europe`s highest mountains, there is a medieval Switzerl&, austere & gothic, such as we can see in Chillon Castle, clinging to a rocky islet in the waters of Lake Geneva, with its labyrinth of halls & chimneys, & the paintings evoking the lives of the knights of old times. Then there is the Switzerland of the 18th century, the land of Baden, the most elegant of spas, where politics & frivolity came together in the elevated world of the Swiss & German aristocracy. The country of mountains, cheese, chocolate & clocks is, in fact, the most ancient & cosmopolitan country in Europe, a position it was able to achieve after a painful past, & now proudly guarded & preserved even in these days of economic & industrial progress.

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Switzerland in the Cadogan guide series; covering a range of destinations – primarily in Europe
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Detailed map of Switzerland presented as a set of two separate sheets, with excellent combination of graphic relief & shading superbly showing the country's topography: mountain ranges, peaks, glaciers, valleys, etc. all with names & peaks with heights. The map gives detailed road classification, indicating road widths, traffic restrictions, seasonal closures, toll roads, services & rest areas, etc. Motorway junctions are shown with names & villages closed to private transport, e.g. Zermatt, Saas Fee or Wengen are marked. Rail network is shown with stations, indicates standard or narrow gauge &

Includes:: funiculars & cable car lines. The map has a 10km grid with Swiss survey coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. The set comes in a plastic wallet, accompanied by a 65-page booklet with an extensive index with over 8000 place names, including natural features such as mountains, alpine passes, etc. The index gives full national grid coordinates for all the entries listed in it & can help in choosing detailed topographic survey maps for all destinations in the country. The booklet also provides other useful information for traveling in Switzerl&, such as full list of roads with seasonal closure, transport of cars by rail, car ferries on lakes, etc. All information

Includes:: English. This title is also available as a single double-sided sheet, but without the index.





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General physical map of Switzerland from the Swiss national survey organization with contours, graphic relief & shading skillfully presenting the country`s mountainous terrain. The cartography is a reduction of the 1:200, 000 topographic series retaining the same information, so most place names are in *very small print*. The map is, therefore, more suitable for reference & not recommended for driving. The map has a 10km grid with Swiss national survey coordinates. Map legend is in German, French & Italian only. ...