Travel Guide
Winterthur
Switzerland
Best time to go: May–September
Sights
- Oskar Reinhart Collection «Am Römerholz» – Masterpieces from Cranach to Cézanne in a villa.
- Swiss Science Center Technorama – Hundreds of hands-on experiments.
- Old town – One of Switzerland's largest car-free old towns.
- Winterthur Art Museum – Modern art from Monet to the present.
- Photography museums – Two photography institutions side by side.
- Sulzer site – Old industrial halls with shops, bars and culture.
Food & nightlife
- Steinberggasse – Bars and restaurants around the fountain.
- Musikfestwochen – An open-air festival in the old town in summer.
- Weekly market – Fresh regional produce in the old-town lanes.
- Zurich cooking – Sliced veal with rösti in an old-town tavern.
Day trips
- Kyburg Castle – A medieval castle with a museum above the Töss valley.
- Bruderhaus wildlife park – Bison, wolves and lynx in the forest.
- Rhine Falls – Half an hour away by train.
Good to know
- When to go
- May–September
- Getting around
- Around 20 minutes from Zurich by S-Bahn; the old town on foot, Stadtbus buses beyond.
- Tipping
- Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.
- Power
- Plug type J/C, 230 V.
- Currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
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More in Switzerland
- Zurich
- Bern
- Lucerne
- Basel
- Geneva
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- Arosa
- Davos
- St. Moritz
- Laax
- Interlaken
- Grindelwald
- Engelberg
- Verbier
- St. Gallen
- Schaffhausen
- Neuchâtel
- Fribourg
- Bellinzona
- Leukerbad
- Solothurn
- Thun
- Chur
- Sion
- Aletsch Arena
- Gstaad
- Adelboden
- Morat
- Gruyères
- Andermatt
- Scuol
- Lenzerheide
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General tips without guarantee – please check opening times and prices locally.