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| A besotted soul once called Switzerland a giant photo opportunity. Once you have seen its mirrored lakes and magnificent mountains, its velvet forests, quaint chalets and picture perfect cities, you will understand. Even the air in Switzerland, crisp and fragrant with the scent of flowering meadows, is breathtakingly beautiful. |
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| The Alpine chain runs through most of this tiny country and provides the lion's share of Switzerland's natural sights and recreational facilities. Swiss ski resorts combine the grandeur of nature and a penchant for pampering guests. Europe's rich and famous and British royalty number among their patrons. |
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| The most popular of Switzerland's cities are Zurich, Lucerne, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Zermatt, St. Moritz and Geneva; each as elegant and promising as the sound of their names. |
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| Switzerland measures just over forty thousand square kilometres, border to border. But visit once and you'll realise there's nothing small about this spectacular corner of the world. |
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| Switzerland's currency is the Swiss Franc (CHF). Switzerland is three and a half hours behind India in summer and four and a half hours in winter. German is widely spoken in the country's central and eastern areas, French in the west and Italian in the south. |
