Guidebook - Zurich flat
Swimming
Grădina Chinezească
138 BellerivestrasseSwimming at the lake ( free of charge)
Rentenwiese
37 General-Guisan-QuaiSwimming in the lake (free of charge)
Food scene
Frau Gerolds Garten
23 Geroldstrasse Food & Drinks
Zeughauskeller
28A BahnhofstrasseAuthentic swiss food!
El Alebrije
9 HardstrasseNext to the flat very good Mexican food
The Bite
15 BrauerstrasseBest burgers in town!
Haus Hiltl
28 SihlstrasseOldest vegetarian restaurant in the world
Neighbourhoods
Aussersihl
Nightlife area but also red light district
Neighbourhood of our flat is very central and old district with nice architecture in Zurich. Less touristic and very calm.
District 6
Neighbourhood of our flat is very central and old district with nice architecture in Zurich. Less touristic and very calm.
Old city of Zurich and the city center with many shops and restaurant, but also very touristic
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Altstadt
Old city of Zurich and the city center with many shops and restaurant, but also very touristic
Modern part of the city with many restaurants and bars! Explore the area around Prime tower and Viaduct!
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Industriequartier
Modern part of the city with many restaurants and bars! Explore the area around Prime tower and Viaduct!
Sightseeing
Hill next to city with a great view of the city. Use train S10 from
main station to go there form the final station you need to walk around 15min up hill to reach the top!
Be aware the that you need an extra zone for the train, it’s not part of the city of Zurich zone (110)
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Uetliberg
Hill next to city with a great view of the city. Use train S10 from
main station to go there form the final station you need to walk around 15min up hill to reach the top!
Be aware the that you need an extra zone for the train, it’s not part of the city of Zurich zone (110)
Less known alternative to Uetliberg but also with a nice view
of the city. You can use the small cable car to go up, which is included in the public transport ticket of the city (zone 110).
From our flat is about 15min walk to the cable car station.
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Seilbahn Rigiblick station
Less known alternative to Uetliberg but also with a nice view
of the city. You can use the small cable car to go up, which is included in the public transport ticket of the city (zone 110).
From our flat is about 15min walk to the cable car station.
Walk over the bridge from both sides
of the road to get a nice view of the lake & alps and to the old town
Quaibrücke, Zürich
QuaibrückeWalk over the bridge from both sides
of the road to get a nice view of the lake & alps and to the old town
Nice view of the city. Use the red
cable car to go up from Central (tram station) or you can walk from the flat 15min. It’s the the public terrace of the ETH university (Albert Einstein).
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Polyterrasse ETH station
Nice view of the city. Use the red
cable car to go up from Central (tram station) or you can walk from the flat 15min. It’s the the public terrace of the ETH university (Albert Einstein).
Beckenhof
35 BeckenhofstrasseNice little park very close to the flat (4min walk)
Nightlife
Kasheme
56 NeugasseNice bar in a side street of Langstrasse
Les Garcons
92 LangstrasseBar in the middle of main nightlife area
One of the oldest and most famous club in Zurich open on the weekend until late in the morning. They also have a restaurant which is open during the day
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Hive
5 GeroldstrasseOne of the oldest and most famous club in Zurich open on the weekend until late in the morning. They also have a restaurant which is open during the day
Sugestii despre oraș
Deplasarea și accesul
Get a 24h ticket for zone 110
With this ticket you can use all bus, tram, train and even boats inside the city zone (110). watch out to where the zone end, so for example the airport is in another zone. Fines are very high when you have none or the wrong ticket. You can enter without showing the ticket but the control regularly.
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Buy drinks in Coop or Migros
Buy all your drinks and water in supermarkets (Migros, Coop, Aldi, Denner, Lidl) avoid takeaway, kiosk etc as they are charging up to 5x more then supermarkets. Be aware that Migros doesn’t sell alcohol
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Avoid taxis
Taxis are very expensive, just to entering you pay already 10 francs, then they charge a lot per minute and km. Use public transport or walk :)
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Don’t pay for swimming in the lake or river
There are many spots at the lake or river where you can enter for free.