Explore Zurich

The Lindenhof is a moraine hill and public square above the Limmat in Zurich's old town. A Roman fort and later a Carolingian imperial palace stood here, and the city grew around it; the hilltop is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Today the tree-shaded square has benches, giant chess boards and a view over the river to the Grossmünster.

St. Peter is one of the main churches of Zurich's old town, on a hill beside the Lindenhof, where Roman Turicum lay. Its 64 m tower belongs to the city and carries four clock faces, each about 8.7 m across; for centuries it gave Zurich its official time. The spire was re-covered in 1996 with 42,000 larch shingles.

The Grossmünster is a Romanesque church on the Limmat in Zurich, built from around 1100 and inaugurated around 1220, with twin towers first raised in 1487–1492. Huldrych Zwingli launched the Reformation in Zurich from here in 1520. Inside are a Romanesque crypt and stained-glass windows by Augusto Giacometti, and visitors can climb the Karlsturm tower.

The Uetliberg is Zurich's local mountain, rising to 870 m on the Albis chain west of the city. The S10 train of the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn climbs from the main station to just below the summit, Uto Kulm, where a 72 m steel lattice observation tower and a hotel stand. From the top, trails lead along the ridge to Felsenegg.

Felsenegg is a viewpoint at about 800 m on the Albis ridge south-west of Zurich, overlooking the Sihl valley and Lake Zurich. The Felseneggbahn cable car, run since 1954, climbs from Adliswil in about five minutes, and from its top station the Planetenweg trail follows the ridge to the Uetliberg.