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Recommended books for further information: There are hundreds of books on Switzerland. Michelin Red and Green guides are my favorites but there are many other good ones. The books that you see listed here are those that I have personally used and am satisfied with, and/or are from publishers whose other travel books are reliable. I am a consumer when it comes to travel guides, and a critical one. Notice that I do not recommend any Frommers, Dummies, Steves, or other inferior guides. For some of the reasons please go to the hoi polloi. As one example of a substandard guide, I have a 1,450 page book titled Rick Steves' Best of Europe with about 50 pages on Switzerland. There is not a single word on Zurich, Geneva, Lugano, and scores of other well known places. That's like leaving Chicago, New Orleans, and Newport Beach out of a USA travel guide. Instead the 50 pages are on Grimmelwald (NOT Grindelwald) and surroundings. So what's with Grimmelwald? Steves says "For some travelers, there's little to see in the village. Others (like me) enjoy a fascinating day sitting on a bench and learning why they say 'If heaven isn't what it's cracked up to be, send me back to Grimmelwald.'" What a choke. Steves recommends that you spend thousands of dollars to go sit on a bench and stare at the sky at some unknown crossroads? There is more. This "best" book did include enough pages to promote his ridicuously expensive whirlwind guided bus tours, videos, backpacks, sink stoppers (no kidding), and Steves' other branded products. Huckster Steves is strong on self promotion but weak on meaningful content. For the good stuff, the links below take you directly to a page at Amazon.com. That page details the book or map, and in some cases includes readers' comments and sample pages from the book.You then have the opportunity to add the book to your shopping cart and buy it. Amazon.com pays a small commission to Enjoy-Europe.com when you click a title here and then order the book. Guides Switzerland (Eyewitness Travel Guides) Michelin: The Green Guide Switzerland Lonely Planet Walking in the Alps by Helen Fairbairn, Gareth McCormack, Sandra Bardwell, Grant Dixon, and Clem Lindenmayer Fodor's Switzerland The Michelin Guide Suisse 2008 Maps Michelin Map Switzerland Michelin Europe Tourist and Motoring Atlas Europe Streetwise Zurich Map - Laminated City Street Map Geneva City Map Geneva Map Words There are four official languages in Switzerland. The major ones are German, French, and Italian. German Langenscheidt's Compact German Dictionary: German-English English-German Oxford-Duden German Dictionary: German-English / English-German Pocket Oxford-Duden German Dictionary Berlitz German Phrase Book (Berlitz Phrase Book & CD) French French: Lonely Planet Phrasebook Larousse Concise French/English-English/French Dictionary Berlitz French Phrase Book & Dictionary Oxford-Hachette French-English/English-French Dictionary Collins Gem French Dictionary Fodor's French for Travelers Italian Larousse Mini Dictionary Italian English English Italian Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary Berlitz Italian Phrase Book And Dictionary 
Welcome to Switzerland. Have your passport ready and make a Customs declaration as you enter at the Geneva train station Cornavin.
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