Baroque boulevards, deluxe chocolatiers and alpine lake vistas are on your doorstep in elegant Zürich. Stay in a luxury hotel in Zürich with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and feel inspired by a cultural alpine city that influenced artistic residents like Max Frisch and Richard Wagner.
Luxury things to do in Zürich
A stroll past the 19th-century townhouses on Bahnhofstrasse shopping street takes you to exclusive boutiques like Hermès, Bulgari and Cartier. Glide alongside pastel-coloured guild houses on a gentle boat trip along the River Limmat and past the baroque Rathaus town hall and Grossmünster church’s twin towers. Panoramic views of snow-capped Swiss Alps surround you as you wander along the shaded walkways encircling Lake Zürich.
Luxury arts and culture in Zürich
Corbusier’s innovative take on cubism fills the vast contemporary space of Arteba Galerie. Delve in modernism with Picasso and Matisse at Galerie Haas and admire Manet and Turner landscapes in the Kunsthaus. Sopranos lift the roof with tear-jerking arias in the neoclassical Opernhaus Zürich, while players take to the stage next door on Theaterplatz at the modern Bernhard-Theater.
Gourmet Zürich
Weinlands around Lake Zurich stock restaurant cellars with Riesling-Sylvaner, and cinnamon-spiced Glϋhwein mulled wine is served on wintry days. Confiserie Sprüngli chocolatier on Bahnhofstrasse is a sugary Zürich institution where succulent pralines and truffles are sampled in the Edwardian café. Rustic Zürich veal and hearty Älplermagronen macaroni are Swiss specialties served with panache in the restaurants tucked into the narrow lanes of the well-preserved Old Town.
Choose a luxury hotel in Zurich with Small Luxury hotels of the World for ornate guild houses, art galleries spanning centuries and opulent opera. Taste exquisite French-Mediterranean haute cuisine served in a sumptuous boutique residence with balconies overlooking Lake Zürich.