Women-Friendly Travel in Zurich
The Zurich women-friendly travel guide places explicit women-friendly and family confidence signals first, while keeping uncertain details visible for review.
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Hotel Scheuble
This three star hotel is charming and elegant and is a few steps away from the main train station and 15 minutes away from the airport. With small yet well-fitted rooms, the hotel offers plenty. The hotel has Arabic speaking staff and offers Muslims a wide range of services from Halal food to prayer mats in your room, and even special benefits during Ramadan including food, water and dates during Maghrib and Fajr. The staff can also assist in pointing out the nearest mosques.
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TOD’s
This store has top-class designer footwear. Customers are spoilt for choice with regard to the variety available. There are also several handbags, belts and other leather accessories to choose from.
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Brunos
A clothing store that caters to both men and women, Brunos has some of the most expensive clothing lines that money can buy. Women can accessorise (as can men) given the number of accessories available at the store.
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Franz Carl Weber
This three-storey toy store is every child’s dream come true. There are specialty toys, souvenirs and collectors’ items to choose from. Mainstream toys such as Barbies and PlayStations are also available.
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Globus
This is a top-notch departmental store that has everything from clothes to shoes to toys to cosmetics. There is also food court of sorts on one of lower levels and needless to say it has really fine food.
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Jamarico
The store’s appeal lies in the burgeoning youth market of Zurich. It consists of trendy, hip clothes that are not too expensive and are wearable as well.
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Peter und Vreni Schuhmode
This shoe store stocks over 70 brands including American ones which can be quite affordable for the average tourist.
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Migros City
This is a supermarket chain and one can find just about anything here if you’re looking to shop within a budget- even souvenirs!
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Bürkliplatz
This is a flea market where you can find some great buys: everything from a t-shirt to local handicrafts to jewellery to pots and pans.
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Rosenhof
This is yet another market in the heart of Old Town where you can find artworks, hand-made goods and the ilk.
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Frietag Taschen
This is probably the best place in Zurich to go get souvenirs from. There are bags and clothes and countless other things that one can purchase to give as gifts to friends and family.
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Analph Comic Shop
As the name suggests, you can find just about any comic here, both old and new. There are also CDs and DVDs to choose from. Address: Strassburgstr 10 Tel: + 41 (0) 1 241 9695
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Arslonga Shop
This store has several knick knacks, for example, Swiss flag toilet seats, wooden Buddhas and fibre glass Betty Boop figures.
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Tansini
With costumes for just about any and every occasion, Tansini is the place to go to if you are going to a costume party in Zurich or are there for the
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Kids in Tow
Switzerland is famous for toys ranging from trains to wooden carved toys and the Zurich Toy Museum and Franz Carl Weber, the toy store, should be part of any visit to the city when you have children in tow.
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Grossmünster
Grossmünster, or 'Gross Monster' as it's lovingly referred to by English speakers, is Zurich's most important church and one of the city's most distinctive landmarks. The original church was supposedly commissioned by the Emperor Charlemagne himself. It was also supposedly the burial place of Zurich's patron saints: Felix and Regula. The present structure was built in the traditional Gothic style during the twelfth century and consecrated around 1220AD. The twin, neo-Gothic spires were added in 1781 after the original wooden steeples were destroyed in a fire.
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Fraumünster
Fraumünster, or Church of Our Lady, is one of Zurich's most important churches. The original church was opened in 850 and served as a Benedictine Abbey. The convent here was home to many of the elite women of Medieval Germany. The crypt dates from this original building. The current church was built in the mid-thirteenth century and a Romanesque spire was added in 1732. The spire towers above central Zurich, making this an important landmark.
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Swiss National Museum
The Swiss National Museum opened in 1898, seven years after its establishment. The building is in the style of a French Renaissance chateau, designed by architect Gustav Gull. It has been expanded several times since. The museum is dedicated to Swiss culture
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Bahnhofstrasse
Bahnhofstrasse is Zurich's main shopping street and also one of the world's most expensive streets. It dates back to 1864 when the surrounding swamp was filled in. The street quickly became a hub of commerce and banking, which it remains today. Here the world's elite congregate to shop and store their wealth.
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Kunsthaus
Kunsthaus is Zurich's best art museum. It opened in 1910 and was designed by architect Karl Moser in the Greek Revival style. The facade is a little drab, but it belies the excellent collection housed inside. Many of the European masters are represented here, though the museum features some of their lesser works. Painters include Edward Munch, Marc Chagall, Vincent Van Gogh, and Salvador Dali to name a few.
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Schanzengraben
The Schanzengraben is a canal that connects Lake Zurich to the Limmat, through the western end of central Zurich. The canal was dug beginning in 1642 as a part of a new set of defensive fortifications necessitated by the Thirty Years War. It was actually a moat, and the bridges across were wooden so they could easily be burned in times of trouble. Originally, it ran along what is now Bahnhofstrasse, but was rerouted in the 1860s as the area was developed.
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Niederdorf and Oberdorf
Niederdorf and Oberdorf is the neighborhood located on the right bank of the Limmat River. The atmosphere here is more casual than the rest of central Zurich. Instead of banks and upscale shopping there are cafes, art galleries, and boutiques. Many of the city's best restaurants are located here too.
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Rietburg Museum
The Rietburg Museum is located in the middle of a 17 acre park, Rieterpark, in central Zurich. The park was bought by the city of Zurich in the 1940s. The collection is housed in the Wesendonck Villa, a mid-nineteenth century mansion built for industrialist Otto Wesendonck. It was also home to Richard Wagner. The beautiful Neo-classical villa was designed by Swiss architect Leonhard Zeugheer. The museum opened in 1952, but has expanded into the Schönberg Villa and an underground extension.
