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Public Holidays in Switzerland 2018

January 21, 2018 By Tony Page 3 Comments

Swiss Public Holidays 2018: These are the main public holidays in Switzerland. Regional and local holidays, such as January 2 (Saint Berchtold Day), May 1 (Labor Day), May 31 (Corpus Christi) among others, are also observed in many parts of the country. Mon Jan 1 New Years Day Tue Jan 2 Berchtolds Day Sat Jan […]

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Find a Swiss Phone Number

December 22, 2009 By Tony Page 2 Comments

Swiss Phone Number, Swiss Phone Book, Phone Code for Switzerland As you might expect, finding a Swiss phone number is easily done on line, in a choice of languages and for free! Swisscom offer over 6 million listings of private people and businesses in their Switzerland telephone directory. Whether you’re looking for a Swiss chalet […]

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Tax Free Shopping in Switzerland

February 15, 2009 By Tony Page 4 Comments

Swiss Tax Free Shopping

Swiss Tax Free Shopping: The VAT rate in Switzerland is 8% and is included in the sales price. With prices in Switzerland as they are, any discount is welcome, so don’t miss out on your tax refund! All visitors living outside Switzerland are entitled to claim back the VAT if they spend more than CHF […]

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Languages in Switzerland

February 15, 2009 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Languages: In Switzerland, German is spoken in central and eastern areas, French in the west and Italian in the south.  Romansch is spoken in parts of the southeast.  English is widely spoken as a second or third language. And it’s always a big help to know a few phrases in the local lingo… German Here […]

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Emergency Telephone Numbers in Switzerland

February 15, 2009 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Emergencies In case of emergency, dial these numbers Emergency Telephone (Dial…) Ambulance 144 Police (emergencies) 117 Fire Brigade / accident 118 Poison Emergency 145 Information Telephone (Dial…) Directory Enquiries 1811 Overseas Operator 1141 Motoring Assistance 140 Weather Report 162 Traffic Conditions 163 Avalanche Bulletin 187 Fire Brigade / accident 118 Did I leave anything out?

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Telephone Communications in Switzerland

February 15, 2009 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Telephone & Fax All telephone numbers in Switzerland have at least 9 digits. To telephone Switzerland from abroad, dial the international code of your country +  41 and then, the number of the person you are calling (without the 0 at the beginning of the Swiss telephone number), e.g. +41 31987564 To call somewhere in Switzerland when in Switzerland, dial […]

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Swiss Postal Service

February 15, 2009 By Tony Page 2 Comments

Post Post offices are usually open from 8 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 5 pm on weekdays, although some branches in shopping centres often open the same hours as the shopping centres, and this includes late night shopping (usually Thursdays). On Saturdays, post offices in large cities are open from 8.30 am […]

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Museums, Galleries and Monuments in Switzerland

February 15, 2009 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Museums and Monuments The towns and regions of Switzerland have all sorts of museums and monuments for the visitor. In fact, there are around 700 museums and art galleries in the country, from internationally acclaimed art collections and to small specialized museums catering to a wide range of interests. In Gruyères, the creator of the “Alien” […]

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Visas and Entry Requirements for Switzerland

February 15, 2009 By Tony Page 2 Comments

Visas: Visas are required for a continuous stay of more than three months. But if your stay is shorter than three months you only need a valid passport. As you might expect, all citizens of the EU countries can enter Switzerland without a visa for tourist purposes, and according to the official website, this 90 […]

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Festivals and Events in Switzerland

February 15, 2009 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

There are Over 34,000 Festivals and Events in Switzerland Annually: From fighting cows in Valais to Hornussen (golf crossed with baseball), not to mention an International Film Festival (Locarno) and hot jazz on the shores of Lac Leman, the Swiss have a surprising partiality to partying and leisure events! And of course, being Swiss and […]

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