Switzerland compresses jagged Alps, glassy lakes and four language cultures into a famously orderly package. Car-free Zermatt sits beneath the Matterhorn; Interlaken opens onto the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau; Lucerne charms with its covered bridge and lakeside. French-speaking shores around Lake Geneva pair vineyard terraces with Montreux and Lausanne. Trains run to the minute and climb to glaciers and high passes, making even remote summits reachable. Chocolate, cheese and…
The Verzasca Dam hosted the opening bungee jump of “GoldenEye” (1995); James Bond was already racing down the Furka Pass back in “Goldfinger”.
Switzerland has enough nuclear fallout shelters to house 100% of its population — a legal requirement unique in the world.
Choose the Lavaux vineyard terraces over the Lucerne crowds. An eSIM avoids roaming (pricey here): the SBB Mobile app for to-the-minute trains, Google Maps and real-time Alpine weather.