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Bradt Guide Switzerland: Rail, Road & Lake
Ref: BRA072
This updated guide is a companion to the many pleasurable ways to explore this picturesque and pristine country with the minimum of road pollution. Switzerland is justifiably world-famed for its efficient transport system, making it relatively easy to explore most corners within its compact borders. This guide is an excellent planning tool, providing all the necessary tips to make the traveller’s life easier and packed with information on walking and cycling. It allows the reader to plan an individual route taking in Alpine scenery, enchanting chateaux and outstanding churches. Also included are hotel and restaurant suggestions.
Book Reviews
"The bible for travellers to Switzerland." Swiss Transport News
"…the most comprehensive guide to Switzerland’s transport system and the best reading." The Times, 23 October 2004
. "The most detailed and reliable on the shelf."
--The Bookseller
"...this book is one of the best travel guides I have seen."
--Today's Railways
About this Destination
Switzerland is renowned as a country of pure air, alpine scenery and picturesque towns and villages. Apart from the mountain landscape, Switzerland is also home to a range of architectural and cultural delights, boasting a number of fine art galleries, museums, castles and mansions. This year-round destination has something for everyone, whether you enjoy sports, cultural activities or simply taking in the spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. And what better way to explore Switzerland than by public transport, by far the best system in the world, with a seamless and integrated service running between trains, buses and boats.
Author's Note, by Anthony Lambert
Switzerland is a paradise for those who prefer peace and solitude to noise and crowds. Even in high summer it is easy to escape the throng on summits of mountains like Pilatus and Stanserhorn by walking for five minutes. Equally there are many relatively undiscovered places that would be major tourist attractions in countries less well endowed with natural beauty. This book is a guide to exploring the country by public transport, describing every railway line and what there is to see from each station, as well as the connecting journeys by steamer, postbus, funicular, cableway, bicycle and on foot.
Anthony Lambert is a journalist and author with a keen interest in rail travel - he has in fact travelled on over 40 countries’ railway systems. He is a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, works regularly for the National Trust and frequently writes for the travel pages of The Independent, as well as such magazines as Motoring & Leisure, Orient-Express Magazine and Wanderlust.
£13.99
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