About this experience
This is a city of ancient streets and cozy cobblestone squares, a city with a strict and respectable name - Zurich. We will walk through the historical center, visit Gothic cathedrals and admire the city from the panoramic platform at Lindenhof. The theater, Cabaret Voltaire, Bahnhofstrasse - you will learn how the townspeople used to relax in the past century and how they unwind now. I will tell you about the origins of Zurich and its close connection to the Roman Empire, about the role the townspeople play in its governance. No boring facts - only the most interesting!
What to expect
Cathedrals and religious life
You will see the symbol of Zurich - Grossmünster Cathedral - and hear the legend of its appearance. We will visit the famous Fraumünster Cathedral with delightful stained glass windows by Marc Chagall - I will explain what the deer with burning horns depicted on one of its reliefs means. If you wish, we can visit the St. Peter's Church, on top of which is the largest clock face in Europe, and you will learn why there are small windows inside it.
Water for the townspeople
In our city, there are about 1200 fountains - all of them with clean drinking water. The fountains are adorned with sculptures - you will find out why their construction cost the state nothing. We will admire one of them: a fountain with a sculpture in honor of the women who stood up to defend their native city - I will tell you how, dressed in the armor of their slain husbands, they won a battle against the Austrians without fighting. Then we will stroll along the Limmat river embankment and relax by the shore of the pristine lake around which Zurich is located.
Alleys and side streets
I will show you the ancient Niederdorf district, formerly the crafts center of Zurich - we will walk through its trading alleys and visit small squares. We will find the Spiegelgasse alley, where Lenin lived, and the Café Voltaire, where he often frequented - here the 'Dadaism' movement originated. We will drop by the Wine Square, where eight-hundred-year-old hotels are located - once the stopover for Casanova, Alexander I, and Napoleon. And of course, we will walk along Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich's most expensive street, where the largest banks, watch shops, and fashionable boutiques are located, just as they were 100 years ago.
Organizational details
Entrance to the Fraumünster Cathedral costs an additional 5 francs
