| With the Euro 2008 soccer championships | | | | though, your travel options increase |
| kicking off this summer in Austria and | | | | manifold. Hiring a car in Zurich means it's |
| Switzerland, travel companies are facing a | | | | possible to have breakfast in the city, lunch |
| flurry of requests for last minute | | | | by a lake and dinner at a restaurant with a |
| accommodation and transportation, as well as | | | | spectacular setting in the Alps. |
| car hire requests. The city of Zurich where a | | | | |
| number of crucial ties are due to be hosted | | | | Eating Out in Zurich: |
| is by far one of the most popular travel | | | | |
| destinations in Switzerland. Think Zurich and | | | | Zurich is a wonderfully cosmopolitan city |
| you usually conjure up images of a clockwork | | | | where flavours from all over the world can be |
| city with everything in its place and a place | | | | found on the dinner tables of local eateries. |
| for everything. Dig a little deeper though | | | | Whether you're craving cheap and hearty pasta |
| and you'll discover there's a whole lot more | | | | or fine French cuisine, you'll find dining |
| to the city than its clichéd media | | | | out in Zurich offers something for everyone. |
| image. Zurich is a lively, vibrant city that | | | | Swiss cuisine is also available throughout |
| offers visitors a fantastic travel | | | | the city at reasonable prices. While eating |
| experience. Throw Zurich car hire into the | | | | out in Zurich, make a special effort to |
| mix and you've got yourself an adventure. For | | | | sample classic Swiss favourites such as crisp |
| a real flavour of what's on offer this | | | | rösti, creamy fondue and wholesome |
| summer, check out the following guide to | | | | muesli. |
| Zurich and its surrounding countryside. | | | | |
| | | | Day Trips/Events in Zurich: |
| Zurich Airport Mini Guide: | | | | |
| | | | Zurich is an excellent base from which to |
| Zurich Airport is located close to the canton | | | | explore the spectacular Alpine beauty of the |
| of Kloten in Switzerland and is the country's | | | | Swiss countryside. With Zurich Airport car |
| main airport. Zurich International Airport is | | | | hire, you're free to make exciting day-trips |
| a major base for some of the world's top | | | | to a wide range of exciting destinations. |
| airlines including Swiss International | | | | Take full advantage of your car hire by |
| Airlines, Air Berlin, Eidelweiss Air and | | | | packing your skis and snowboards and hitting |
| Helvetic Airways. | | | | the slopes of Interlaken, Grindelwald and the |
| | | | Jungfraujoch. For a taste of old-world charm, |
| Things To See/Do in Zurich: | | | | be sure to make a day trip to nearby |
| | | | Einsiedeln, Switzerland's oldest pilgrimage |
| For a city often stereotyped as being | | | | site. |
| wealthy, strait-laced and conservative with a | | | | |
| preoccupation with precision and neatness, | | | | Anyone who visits Zurich will testify that |
| visitors to Zurich will find a surprisingly | | | | the locals love a good party. Fortunately |
| liberal city, where people of every walk of | | | | they have an events calendar to match their |
| life are made to feel tight at home. | | | | appetite for fun and enjoyment. Special |
| | | | events worth pencilling into your diary |
| Visitors could easily spend days wandering | | | | include March's Sechseläuten, June |
| around the city's cobbled streets, studying | | | | July's Festspiele and August's vibrant Street |
| its magnificent architecture and browsing its | | | | Parade techno party. |
| many delightful shops. If you've hired a car | | | | |