As I am living in Zurich since 7 years, but being a foreigner I get asked from time to time if I could provide some helping information about Zurich on different topics. There are lots of existing websites giving single or collected information on various topics.
I’ll give some information about Zurich, Switzerland and collect the most important links and portals here. This page will grow and be maintained from time to time.
First of all my delicious links with tag Switzerland, Zuerich
Good to know
There are markets on Bürkliplatz, Helvetiaplatz, in the main-station and in Örlikon, the one on Bürkliplatz and in the main-station are more expensive ones, better go to the other ones.
Zurich lies at the beautiful Lake Zurich which is great relax area in summer time. Therefore people without kids go on holiday in spring and autumn and stay in Zurich during summertime. Lots of possibilities prevent boredom. River bathing is a great thing, and at nights almost all river baths or sea baths turn into bars. You can bath for free in:
- Badi Oberer Letten
- Badi Unterer Letten
- Badi Werdinsel
- Katzensee
- Männerbadi Schanzengraben
Official organs
Portals to help with your start and problems
- Hallo Schweiz (Everything you might need to know, in German)
- homegate
- immo search
- Swiss doctors list (including dentists)
Zurich scene
- Ronorp (Daily news about happenings, a forum, etc. for Basel, Bern, Luzern, Winterthur, Zürich)
- Zurich city blog
- Züritipp
- zuri.net
Telecommunication companies
Popular banks
Recreation and leisure
- all zurich cinemas
- swiss open air guide
- open air cinemas (film link)
- open air cinemas (out now)
- swimming pools in Switzerland (open air, halls, thermal)
- wiewarm (temperature of Swiss swimming pools)
- festival del film locarno
- mySwitzerland (Swiss tourism portal)