At a glance
Zürich is the new Berlin. No hesitation, no competition. This formerly staid banking capital has experienced such a creative explosion in recent years, and such a mushrooming of innovative bars, restaurants and shops that it resembles Berlin's salad days of the mid-eighties and early nineties.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Zurich
- Area:
- 1,729 sq km / 668 sq miles
- Population:
- 348,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +1 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Currency:
- Swiss Franc