2009年8月2日星期日

SWITZERLAND - 2009 vacation

9 days incl. air, or eight days from Zurich to Zurich (ZG)
Switzerland vacations Overview
For mountain-lovers, one Switzerland vacations is a dream come true. Travel via Italy and Lake Como to subtropical Lugano and Stresa, then by way of Simplon Pass to T?sch. Board the mountain train to reach Zermatt, a picturesque cluster of rustic chalets at the foot of the magnificent Matterhorn.A full circle brings you from German speaking Zurich to the Principality of Liechtenstein at the Rhine River, and over Julier Pass to ritzy St. Moritz in the Alps. A beautiful drive through the Rh?ne Valley brings you to Montreux, famous for jazz festivals, and to the village of Gruyères, where a visit to its fortress is included. Next stop is Switzerland’s capital, Berne, where you have a guided sightseeing tour. Sample cheese in Emmental country. End your trip in picturesque Lucerne, the heart of Switzerland and William Tell country, for a relaxing two-night stay. A guided walking tour and plenty of leisure time in Lucerne are a perfect way to end this wonderful Switzerland vacations.
Take A Break getaway
If you want to see and do it all but have limited time, Globes offers these fulfilling vacations that are one week or less. You can still get the best that your destination has to offer.
A Switzerland vacations’Story Lake Como
"Lake Como has been drawing celebrities since the early 1800s such Romantic poets and bohemian high-flyers Caroline of Brunswick, who built the sumptuous Villa d’Este in 1815 – now a five-stars hotel. Even before that, Italian nobles built splendid estates here as their summer homes; many are now tourist attractions, such as the Villa Carlotta and the Villa del Balbianello. The latter was featured in pepisode two of Star Wars, Attack of the Clones]. The fascist dictator Mussolini summered in Lake Como for years, and retreated here, hoping to escape to Switzerland. In the end, he failed and was executed by Italian partisans."

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