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• Zurich's history

  Romans and Schwyzerdüütsch (100BC - X Century)Though human history in Zurich began before the Romans, it seems it was they who gave the city its name....

• Zurich's districts

  
  Niederdorf (1)Niederdorf (the lower village) is the part of the old town lying on the eastern side of the Limmat river between the squares Central and Bellevue....

• Sechseläuten - spring festival

  
  Winter lasts too long in many places and Zurich is no exception. The Zürcher (Zurich’s citizens) have their own solution to this problem: winter is officially chased out of Zurich with the traditional spring festival Sechseläuten (Sächsilüüte in Swiss German)....

• Contact us!

  
  If you have any comments regarding Zurich In Your Pocket, please feel free to get in touch with us:pocket publishing GmbHWuhrstrasse 158003 Zürich+41 32 510 85 76zurich@inyourpocket....

• Swiss breakfast

  Sunday breakfast is an institution in many Swiss families. Zopf is one of the mainstays of Swiss breakfasts, a rich white bread baked in the shape of a braid, and is served with butter, jams,  honey, cheeses or cold meats....

• Zurich in 48 hours!

  
  You’re in town for only two days? Too short, of course! But here is our Zurich-in-48-hours suggestion....

• The Giacomettis

  The striking, elongated, haggard bronze figures are what Alberto Giacometti (1901 - 1966) is best known for, and Zurich is a great place to see them, as the Kunsthaus houses one of the best collections of his work worldwide....

• Löwenbräu - an exciting brew of contemporary art

  
  With a dozen art institutions all under one roof, you shouldn’t miss the Löwenbräuareal if you’re into contemporary art....

• Swiss cuisine

  What the Swiss like to eat at home and when out is heavily influenced by their neighbours' cuisine, especially the Italians....

• Zurich's offspaces: where the arty action is

  
  With several notable museums and a host of renowned galleries, you don’t have to look far in Zurich for contemporary art....

• In the footsteps of Einstein, Joyce and Lenin

  
  Artists, scientists, political visionaries - Zurich has been home to some of the greatest and most original minds of the last century or two....

• Beer from Zurich

  
  When you think beer, you probably don’t immediately think Switzerland. And indeed we do not produce one of the big-brand beers nor are we the world’s top beer drinkers: with an average consumption of 57 litres per citizen and year, we are far behind Europe’s top nations like the Czech Republic (160 litres), Germany (114 litres) or the United Kingdom (101 litres)....

• Zurich's guilds: of mighty men and merrymaking

  
  The summer season in Zurich starts with a flash and a bang – every year. In April the city's guilds celebrate the end of winter with the Sechseläuten festivities, which culminate in the burning of a snowman-like figure on a huge bonfire....

• Zurich West - district on the move

  
  Construction equipment everywhere, weekly changing detours for cars and pedestrians and fast growing towers and buildings: Zurich In Your Pocket took a closer look at Zurich West, the city’s fastest changing district....