ZUERICH-NEWS

Anyone who visits Zurich this summer will be able to enjoy a wide variety of leisure pursuits that are on offer both outdoors and in the city highlife.

Numerous open air swimming pools invite you to take a refreshing break in between times during the day, and then with nightfall they turn into the latest bars or lounges to be seen in and exude an inimitable summer flair. Favourite hotspots for cooling down are the men only Flussbad Schanzengraben (at night:   the Riminibar for men and women), Flussbad Oberer Letten (at night: Pier West) or the women’s pool Stadthausquai (at night: Barfussbar).

Trips to the Alpamare water park, the Höllgrotten (Hell’s grottos) in Baar or the Lützelau and Ufenau islands are fantastic summer destinations for the whole family. Wonderful boat trips around the Zurich lake together with culinary delicacies also number among the favourite past-times of the local “Zürcher”

A tip for visitors to Zurich:  if you become thirsty while out and about, you can simply refresh yourself at the next water fountain.  With a total of 1,200 water installations, Zurich is one of the world’s cities that can boast the most fountains.