Tourist guide to Switzerland and guided tours

LatLon-Switzerland, the web portal for tourism in Switzerland in English

LatLon-Europe is pleased to welcome you to the new tourist information platform dedicated to Switzerland, its most beautiful cities and regions. As the creator of the site, Pascal Jeanrenaud (guide in Berlin) is of Swiss origin (Neuchâtel), it is with passion that he presents you the inescapable tourist and cultural sites in Switzerland to put on the program of your vacations. The partner of LatLon in Switzerland is the travel agency Illico-Travel which proposes you guided tours of the cities or which will be able to organize you a beautiful original and enthralling stay in Switzerland.

The objective of LatLon-Switzerland is to go to the essential so that you can easily prepare your vacations in Switzerland. LatLon is specialized in guided tours with the best guides, in Switzerland with Illico-Travel and its professional guides. We also present you the main "Swiss Monuments and Regions", as well as the "Museums to visit" in priority. For culture we have the page "Culture & Agenda 2024 / 2025" with the main events and cultural sites. You will also find a selection of "Hotels" and "Restaurants" in Switzerland that we recommend and we give you "Practical Information" to organize your stay in Switzerland.

City tours and travel in Switzerland in English with Illico Travel

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To fully appreciate Switzerland, LatLon-Europe warmly recommends the services of our local partner, the incoming travel agency Illico Travel. Gianna Loredan and her team will know how to make you discover Swiss cities and regions in English with passion, through a guided tour or a tailor-made trip, for individuals or companies.

Visit the page "City tours and travel in Switzerland", to find all offers.

Illico Travel

City tour or organisation of your travel in Switzerland

Whether you are alone or part of a group, Illico Travel & Business Services, Destination Management Company (DMC) since the year 2000, is your incoming reference for all Switzerland. Its activity extends to neighboring France and neighboring Italy.

We cover a broad spectrum of customers making our services available to associations, enterprises, institutions, agencies, individuals. Our deep knowledge and expertise of the territory and its local actors make Illico Travel & Business Services your preferred partner.

We provide exclusive programs (global or partial according to client’s requirement) at the best rates! With a touch of originality and with a smile 🙂

Our favorite destinations : Geneva, Montreux, Lausanne, Bern, Interlaken, Zurich, Neuchâtel, Lugano, Gstaad, Zermatt, Rheinfalls, Appenzell, , Lyon, Annecy, Chamonix, Megève, Torino, Piemonte, Liguria, Milano, Veneto…

City tours and travel in Switzerland

Back and forth across Switzerland, only breathtaking landscapes and surprises!

Discover the astonishing diversity of the Swiss cities: nature, culture, gastronomy, strolls, having all something in common: the cordiality and hospitality of its inhabitants. A selection of must-see places to visit with Lausanne, Montreux, Gruyères, Fribourg, Bern, Zurich, Lucerne, St. Gallen, Lugano… Explore picturesque mountain villages and enjoy incredible views.

The snowy peaks, the smell of fir trees, the wooden chalets, the cozy atmosphere, experience the mountain through a visit to Villars, Leysin, Crans-Montana, Verbier, Gstaad, Les Diablerets or Zermatt. Take a seat on a scenic train to admire magnificent landscapes … Visit the elegant ski resorts incognito and climb the only revolving cable car in the world … Experience the imperial calm of millennial glaciers …

For more information or to book a guided tour

Please let us know your wishes, your dates and how many you will be.

E-Mail: events@illico-travel.ch • Tel: +41 (0)22 300 59 60

Tourist sites in Switzerland

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To help you make your choice as to which sights to visit at all costs, we present these places by city and region with practical tourist guides.

Historical Monuments

• Geneva: The cosmopolitan city
• Lausanne: The Olympic Capital
• Switzerland and its tradition
• Switzerland by train

The best museums in Switzerland to visit

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LatLon-Europe presents the must-see museums in Switzerland. Let yourself be surprised by the quality of its varied and captivating museums. You will find all the useful information and a presentation in English for the museums by city.

Some examples of museums in Switzerland

• Red Cross Museum - Geneva
• Olympic Museum of Lausanne
• Museum of Transport Lucerne
• International Clock Museum

Useful information for your travel to Switzerland

For the preparation of your trip to Switzerland, you will find here information about airports, public transport, train travel as well as useful web links or also general information about Switzerland.

Preparing your vacation, our useful information

• Access to the airports
• Travelling by train
• Practical links and Switzerland by numbers

Cultural Agenda 2024 / 2025 for Switzerland

The page Cultural Agenda 2024 / 2025 is here to help you better prepare your next stay thanks to the list of the main events in Switzerland. You will also find tourist sites of interest for culture and relaxation.

Highlight 2025 : Swiss National Day on August 1st

On 1 August or sometimes on 31 July, the Swiss communes organize a magnificent popular festival at nightfall with a large bonfire (evoking the signals used in the past as a means of communication), a procession with lanterns and speeches, followed by fireworks, more or less important depending on the town. Of course, there is plenty to eat with the traditional pea soup and good regional wines. Since 1993, farm brunches have been organized by farmers, it is worthwhile to register early enough.

• on August 1st - More information here

48. PALEO Festival

• Date: From 22 to 27 July 2025

59. Montreux Jazz Festival

• Date: From 4 to 19 July 2025

Basel Carnival - Fastnacht

• Date: From 10 to 12 march 2025

Find here the cultural agenda for Switzerland

LatLon-Europe

LatLon-Europe is a five-language travel platform for 11 cities developed by tourist guide Pascal Jeanrenaud. Its speciality is guided tours by the best regional guides, which you can contact directly and without intermediaries.

LatLon is not a reservation portal and cannot provide individual information. We introduce cities and provide online detailed information. If you are interested in city tours, please contact one of the guides with whom we cooperate. Your guide will advise you during your personalized and private guided tour

You are here on the new version of LatLon. Gradually all LatLon cities will be replaced by this new version.

Culture and tourist attractions by themes in Switzerland

With the objective of supporting you in the preparation of your travel, you will find the places to visit and culturein Switzerland. As well as the cultural agenda 2024 for Switzerland to enhance your stay with an event of Swiss life.

The best orchestras in Switzerland

In order to make your stay in Switzerland more enjoyable, we have listed the best orchestras and concert halls in French and German-speaking Switzerland. Including the Victoria Hall in Geneva and the KKL in Lucerne.

Cruises on the Swiss lakes

Switzerland is a country of lakes and mountains with splendid landscapes. Before we introduce you to the large lakes and its shipping companies, we present three small lakes located in unspoiled wilderness...

Rail travel in the Swiss Alps

Switzerland is known for the quality and originality of its trains. Make the most of it with special offers over several days. The highest railway station in Europe is located at 3'454 m above sea level at the top of the Jungfraujoch Mountain with an impressive view of Switzerland...

Thermal baths in Switzerland

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What could be more pleasant after a few beautiful hikes than to enjoy a relaxing day in one of the many thermal baths in Switzerland. Here the most beautiful and well-known: In the French speaking part of Switzerland we recommend you the thermal baths of Yverdon-les-Bains...

Ballenberg

The Swiss Open-Air Museum Ballenberg is located in the Bernese Oberland and aims to highlight traditional Swiss rural living. When the "Swiss Museum of Rural Living" was founded in 1978. Today, it is 109 buildings on 66 hectares that you can visit.

Basel Zoological Garden

All the children of Switzerland have visited it. Basel Zoo, nicknamed Zolli by the locals, is the largest, most beautiful and oldest zoo in Switzerland and has been since 1874. Regularly modernized, Basel Zoo tries to offer as much space as possible to its animal guests.

Switzerland's best restaurants

To make your stay in Switzerland a success, we present you a selection of restaurants in Switzerland. If you book a private guided tour, your guide will be happy to give you personal advice.

Our recommendations for hotels in Switzerland

Switzerland offers a wide range of hotels and hostels of all categories for all your needs. LatLon-Europe presents a selection of the best hotels that we can particularly advise you about and for which you can also give us your opinion by e-mail.

We recommend you the HRS booking site to find a hotel available at the best price.

Booking of hotels, restaurants and guided tours

To make your reservations in a convenient and advantageous way for your next holiday, we recommend the following alternatives :

• HRS - The site for hotel bookings at the best prices
• Switzerland Tourism - Tourist offers and tips
• Open Table - To reserve a table in a restaurant in Switzerland
• Illico-Travel - Guided tours and tailor-made travel in Switzerland

LatLon-Europe presents you 11 cities in Germany and Switzerland

Did you like our homepage about Switzerland and do you want to use the services of a private travel guide in another city? For 11 other cities in Germany and Switzerland we present you all the practical information you need for your next holiday; of course the city tours, but also the monuments, the best museums, our recommendations for hotels and restaurants as well as all cultural highlights.