Switzerland

Train journeys

Twelve days on trains in one of the world’s most spectacular destinations

Every hour is a peak hour aboard this grandest of grand rail tours.

Anthony Dennis

St Peter’s Church, its clock and the Limmat River.

Zurich

Seven reasons Switzerland’s largest city is also its most underrated

This country may be known more for its towering peaks than its teeming cities, but its biggest urban hub Zurich is well worth a peek.

Anthony Dennis

The Castello di Montebello, one of three fortresses in UNESCO-listed Ticino’s capital.

Europe

The underrated region where Italian lifestyle meets Swiss efficiency

It was once an ordeal to get here, but Swiss engineering prowess has pierced a route with awe-inspiring road and rail tunnels.

Steve McKenna

Taking the regional service involves changing trains twice.

Train journeys

Can a cheap, public service be as good as a tourist train? I tested both

Switzerland’s Bernina Express tourist train and its panoramic carriages are well known, but few realise there’s a cheaper regional service on the same route.

Shaney Hudson

Culture holidays

This country’s version of graffiti is much more beautiful than Italy’s

Sgraffito is part of an art form dating back 500 years.

Sue Wallace

Switzerland’s largest art museum, the Kunsthaus, feeds the soul.

Culture holidays

Forget France and Italy: Where to see masterpieces without the queues

The Tate Modern is packed, the Prado is heaving and there’s no way around the lines at the Louvre. But I won’t despair as I’ve a crowd-free alternative.