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AarauAarau InfoSchlossplatz 1 CH-5000 Aarau +41 62 834 10 34 |
> SLIDESHOW >With its landscape shaped by the Aare River and the Jura Mountains, its picturesque old town, and its central location between Zurich, Basel and Lucerne, Aarau is a very attractive city, real worth the visit. |
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Augusta RauricaMusée romain Augst - Römermuseum AugstGiebenacherstrasse 17 CH-4302 Augst +41 61 816 22 22 |
> SLIDESHOW >An ancient Roman colony, now an open-air museum, located on the south bank of the Rhine river, about 20 km east of Basel, near the villages of Augst and Kaiseraugst. Beautiful mosaics and the biggest Roman theater north of the Alps. Quite amazing! |
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BaselBasel TourismusAeschenvorstadt 36 CH-4010 Basel +41 61 268 68 68 |
> SLIDESHOW >Switzerland's third most populous city, Basle is located on the Rhine River, at the crossroads of Switzerland, France and Germany. It's a very important tourist destination and its carnival (Fasnacht) is renowned all over the world. |
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KonstanzTourist OfficeBahnhofplatz 43 D-78462 Konstanz +49 7531 133 032 |
> SLIDESHOW >With a population of around 82,000, the historical town of Constance (Konstanz) is the largest town on Lake Constance (Bodensee). It is situated in Germany, just on the Swiss border. Nowadays a lively university town, it has kept a big and picturesque old town. |
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LaufenStadtverwaltung LaufenVorstadtplatz 2 CH-4242 Laufen +41 61 766 33 33 |
> SLIDESHOW >The entire old city of Laufen, formerly belonging to Jura, is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites and it's worth the visit. And as this little town is ideally situated between the Jura and the Rhine River, it's a good starting point to explore the north of Switzerland. |
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LaufenburgVerkehrsbüroLaufenplatz CH-5080 Laufenburg +41 62 874 44 55 |
> SLIDESHOW >Situated on the Rhine, about half way between Basle and Schaffhausen, Laufenburg is a strange little city, split in two: on the south side of the river you are in Switzerland, on the north side in Germany, both cities being connected by a pedestrian bridge without customs. |
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LiestalBaselland TourismusHaus der Wirtschaft - Altmarktstrasse 96 CH-4410 Liestal +41 61 927 65 44 |
> SLIDESHOW >Capital of the canton of Basel-Landschaft (Basle Countryside), the little city of Liestal features an old town which is listed in the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites and is worth the visit. |
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RheinfallKoordinationsstelle RheinfallStokarbergstrasse 125 CH-8204 Schaffhausen +41 52 620 49 11 |
> SLIDESHOW >The Rhine Falls (Rheinfall in German) are one of the largest waterfalls in Europe. Situated near Schaffhausen, on the border with canton of Zürich, they are 150m (450ft) wide and 23m (75ft) high. Very impressive! One of the most important tourist destinations in Switzerland. |
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SchaffhausenSchaffhauserland TourismusVordergasse 73 CH-8200 Schaffhausen +41 52 632 40 20 |
> SLIDESHOW >Dominated by the impressive Munot Fortress, Schaffhausen is situated on the Rhine River, not far from the famous Rhine Waterfalls. The old town is magnificent, with many guild houses and as it's a pedestrian zone, you'll walk peacefully counting the oriels... There are 171 of them! |
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Stein am RheinTourismus Stein am RheinOberstadt 3 CH-8260 Stein am Rhein +41 52 742 20 90 |
> SLIDESHOW >Situated at the end of Lake Constance, where the lake becomes the Rhine River again, a little town with a well-preserved mediaeval centre, where many of the buildings are painted with beautiful frescoes. One of the must-sees of Northern Switzerland. |
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ZürichZürich TourismHauptbahnhof - Main Train Station CH-8001 Zürich +41 44 215 40 00 |
Zurich, biggest city of Switzerland, will appeal above all to city tourists, but its location and the quality of its transport links also make it an ideal starting point for visiting the whole of eastern Switzerland. |
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