Slow Travel Switzerland - Vacation rentals, chalets, reviews, hotels, restaurants, travel information

Find the information you need to find and book a vacation rental in Switzerland. Find a chalet in Grindelwald, a chalet apartment in Zermatt, an apartment on a farm in Kandersteg, an apartment in Gstaad - everything you need to make your decision is here.

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What You Will Find in this Section

Trip Planning: Information for planning your trip to Italy. Our favorite guidebooks, descriptions of the mountain towns, Swiss regions (Cantons).

Vacation Rentals: Reviews of places that Slow Travelers have rented. Lists of agencies and sites for booking vacation rentals. See our SlowTrav Favorites.

Hotels: Reviews of hotels by Slow Travelers, information to help you find and book a good hotel.

Restaurants: Some notes about Swiss restaurants and what to expect.

Instructions for Visitors: How things work in Switzerland. Food shopping, driving, telephones.

Travel Notes: Slow Travelers notes about traveling in Switzerland, mountain towns.

Hiking in Switzerland: How to find the good hiking/walking areas, what to expect.

Photos of Switzerland: We have lots of great travel photos.

Pauline's Photos of Switzerland

Vacation rentals in Switzerland mountain towns. Use this site to learn more about Slow Travel.

Classified Listings

Classified Listings: Vacation rental agencies, listings by owner, hotels, B&Bs, travel consultants, tour guides, cooking schools, and more.

Slow Travel Community

Forums: Meet Other Slow Travelers! Ask your questions and join our discussions on our forums.

Submit Reviews: Send us reviews of vacation rentals, hotels, restaurants.

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What's New?

- Gorged on Gruyères: Travel guide for this famous cheese-making village in western Switzerland in the Fribourg canton.

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Read Our Trip Reports for Switzerland

Trip Reports is our most popular section! Read these travel journals written by other Slow Travelers. Learn from their experiences to plan your trip or just have some fun doing "armchair travel".

Latest Trip Reports for Switzerland

We Love Switzerland: Sightseeing and walking through Bernese Oberland and Central Switzerland 8/22/08 - 9/6/08, while taking full advantage of the Swiss trains.

European Travel Back When - 1964: In 1964, when I was a young graduate student, I took a two-month solo trip to Europe. I ended up visiting about a dozen cities in a half-dozen countries, spending very little money, and having a ball! Here's where I travelled, what I did and whom I met.

Zig and Georgia's Trip of Gifts: An amusing journey with Zig and Georgia as they travel on a tight budget through part of Switzerland, Liguria and make a pilgrimage to Greece, Sept 25 - Oct 9, 2006.

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