Switzerland Backpackers' Guide
A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in Switzerland
Switzerland Facts
Population: 7,252,000
Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)
Religions: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
Government: formally a confederation, but similar in structure to a federal republic
Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)
Climate: temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers
Phone Code: 41
Switzerland Photos
Photos of Switzerland that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Switzerland Festivals
Festivals in Switzerland courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
International Matterhorn Run Zermatt snippet Expovina photos Geneva Festival photos Biel International Chess Festival video Expovina web site International Short Film Festival Winterthur web site
Check out more festivals in Switzerland
Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Switzerland:
Switzerland Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Switzerland.
Hotels » Switzerland
Switzerland Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Switzerland. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Swiss International Air Lines) through to airline sites that feature flights to Switzerland.
Book Flights to Switzerland Online
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Skyscanner to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.
Click a departure point and a destination on the map below, then hit show flights and you're away. It couldn't be simpler. Bon voyage!
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Switzerland Car Hire
Europcar
- Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:
- Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
- An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
- 24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
- 24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
- Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting
Switzerland Travel Insurance
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At World Nomads you get so much more than just budget travel insurance. You get your own online travel journal, destination guides and free language guides for your iPod but best of all, you can buy, extend or make a claim online from anywhere in the world, even after you've left home!
Global travel insurance. 