Zurich, Switzerland part 1: Old Town walking tour

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Zürich is the world’s best city to live in, with the highest quality of life, according to recent studies -- so it is also a perfect place to visit. While most people know its reputation as a modern banking center, you will be surprised to discover the historic charms of its extensive Old Town, among the largest in Switzerland, and the glamor of the modern shopping streets.
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Visitors can take pleasure in this great lifestyle, enjoying friendly, efficient services while exploring many fascinating sights. With just under 400,000 people in the city proper, Zurich is an ideal place to stay -- especially when you consider the main visitor attraction, which is a beautiful Old Town of cobbled lanes lined with historic buildings and numerous fine shops and restaurants. It is delightful to wander in this large pedestrian zone that is filled with enchanting little alleys which lead through an ancient town that was founded during the Middle Ages. With the right strategies you can see this slightly expensive city without spending a fortune. It’s an easy city to cover on foot, which is always the best and cheapest way to see any historic town.

[@markus57ch]

Greetings from Zurich. You have created a very nice and interesting video about "my" town!! I really enjoyed watching it!!! Thank you very much.

[@sarahaldawoud7325]

I was very happy to see that, thank you very much with all my heart and I hope there will be a lot of recordings about Switzerland or Germany because I wish to visit

[@abokarim1281]

Hi you are so lucky leaving there I am going there for honeymoon on this march and is there playing park, eye to see the city from top

[@ccaammiinniiito2]

@Marcus..."Your town" without question is marvelous. But what I'd like to know is what developments does Zurich offer in medicine? For example, how goes it with advances in stopping the growth of cancer and other life threatening diseases? I have read Israeli medicine is on the verge of a breakthrough. But I'm not interested in that region of the world. What say you?

[@markus57ch]

@@ccaammiinniiito2 You have to ask a doctor for that. I have no idea,sorry.

[@salmankhan-fk2qc]

good...b...roj....sojarland.....pech.....love....

[@miguelash886]

I really love Zurich. I spent about 10 days there back in 2012 and it's one of my favorite cities and I see I missed some interesting spots.

[@realisrare1382]

I live in Zurich. It's a very beautiful city. You have made such a wonderful video. Greetings from Zurich. 😊😊

[@AlonsoRules]

Zurich can be made a much cheaper city than many other European cities. Everything is so close and there are good supermarkets. The prices look high, but relative to income, its no worse than London or Paris. Its certainly not Poland cheap, but good enough for me. Remember, an expensive city is only expensive if one decides to spend there.

[@canuckpeoplerule]

I don’t know how you can leave! It must be terribly hard to leave such beautiful and amazing places that you go to? I would be balling my eyes out and have to be dragged out of there kicking and screaming. It would be impossible to have to come back to my life after seeing the magical places you travel to. You’re very lucky and I’m very jealous of you. But at least I have the next best thing in your great and thoroughly informative videos. I really appreciate you making them for all of us who can’t make it there. Thank you

[@rext8949]

Take a closer look ,Dennis is yawning .Just another day in the office for him, can't wait to get back Home .

[@Loty2023]

I have no words to thank you enough! I so much appreciate this splendid presentation. Very soon I'll try most of it! 😊❤

[@denniscallan]

I'm glad you like it, thanks.

[@jianchengyang3525]

it's kind of you to show us so many beautiful alleys ,streets etc with commentary

[@lovestreaming]

I've been in Zürich two times this year on rather short trips and I immediately liked it a lot. Such a lovely, calm atmosphere. I will have to go back and stay for a week, very inspired by this informative video. Thank you very much 😀

[@skerny1132]

Great video showing many parts of the old town - some that I didn’t know like the city model at the Stadtarchiv - well done!

[@ghulamkadirshahani1005]

My love for Zurich was already much but by watching your video now I'm going to be crazy for Zurich too much! even can't wait to see it.

[@tharrigville]

l love Zurich and wld love to live there. it only took one visit to fall in love.

[@336goodman]

Having lived in Zurich for 1 year ! I do recommend it ! Lots to do because the connections to other cities or countries is really feasible and enjoyable. I recommend Hotel Baur au lac at the southern end of the Bahnhofstrasse

[@pinoyofwtrading1751]

i want to get to Zurich ,i was amazed to the old town.

[@beafitze5909]

What a lovely film of our home turf, DANKE! 😊

[@Boeing737800MAX]

Free activities.... like walking around... xD

[@OLee82]

Yes, walking is indeed legal in Switzerland :-)

[@Zaitekno]

and we love doing it. Hiking, walking, strolling. Perfect activity with friends and family.

[@cesandlin]

A wonderful and accurate video about Zuerich. Thanks!

[@denniscallan]

That's what I like to hear, thanks!

[@rext8949]

At 38.45 I saw a sight that sent a shiver down my spine - construction cranes !.In Zurich ?? Hope it doesn't go the way of other cities ,overrun with skyscrapers .Zurich is a city of history and historical structures not impersonal glass and metal towers.

[@dav1dc293]

Thank you for including maps with your presentation. Your videos are some of the most informative travel vids out there. I really enjoy your work

[@rb3484]

Thank you for that amazing video of my hometown!And for each of your videos i love to watch them ,great work thank you my friend

[@rameshmahalingam6699]

WONDERFUL VIDEO WITH A VERY GOOD EXPLANATION WHICH WILL SUIT ALL THE TOURISTS

[@dav1dc293]

This guy is really good

[@luisagomes-fw5ki]

Great video about Zurich.❤

[@SangTTran10111213]

Thank you for a detail tour of Zurich.

[@diosdadosasil1559]

WHAT A NICE VIRTUAL TOUR, the narrator is just apt to the job.

[@naziasvoice]

Your kitchen looks like an artist’s den. Gorgeous😊👍

[@alejogb5810]

0:13 Guy failing on his flirting attempt

[@Zaitekno]

Hahah yes!!

[@zeitlichkeit540]

amazing, hope I can go there this autumn.

[@michaeljade1665]

It was fantastic Video. Well narrated and documented. enjoyed it very much. Thank you.

[@salmankhan-fk2qc]

ok...n..b...g...mx

[@leonoralacsina7129]

I mss that place

[@eckhal2]

Very good, spent three weeks in Zurich on business 20 years ago. STill looks the same. Old town sections very nice. Have to pull out my old pictures. Had a week day to explore the city in February had all of those churches and museums basically to myself that day. Thanks!

[@sushantnarang7552]

Best tourist information video about Zurich.

[@svwcharly]

Dennis, a really great video, nice pictures and unlike most other videos here on KZbin, you show where to go: streets, places, stations, parks. So one can follow your way. Thanks (for all your travel videos)!

[@cruisinsusan8210]

Thank you very much for this beautiful and informative tour of Zurich old town. We will be visiting this beautiful city in mid June lodging across from the train station. Three days and three nights of touring we have. Based on your video, we plan to walk and explore the old town. Not interested in the modern district. Thank you again!

[@shahidalvi7116]

Amazing city beautifully explained thanks

[@DeletedDelusion]

Small correction: The Zürich main station is called Zürich Hauptbahnhof or Zürich HB for short.

[@denniscallan]

Well, OK thanks, I call it the "train station" because I'm speaking English, but yes, you're correct. My other movie about Zürich focuses on the more modern downtown, in which I do mention Hauptbahnhof four times and bring you inside for an extended 5-minute tour of the station, 12 minutes into that movie: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5nFhKKniJdknZo

[@vultschlange]

Zürich HBF HauptBahnhoF. Well that's how you say it in German

[@Zaitekno]

Haupt = main Bahnhof = (train)station So HB simply means 'mainstation' to us.

[@ProjektleiterBroteundBroetchen]

@@denniscallan I think he wrote that because at 2:25 you accidentally wrote "Hofbahnhof"

[@phamthingoclan5121]

Thank you very much for your highly qualitative video. I like it very much!

[@RajReviewsDualSportPhotoGadget]

Excellent guide.👍 Thank you.

[@roseg.4354]

Thank you for posting i liked the beautiful scenery... ❤️

[@leonoratirazona9916]

Thank you very much! Watching this during the pandemic. I love traveling a lot 🥰

[@elenasever8504]

Thank you very much, it was very interesting !

[@kaladzahar9239]

Hello

[@debadams5602]

Wow, beautiful. Thank you.!!!!

[@roseg.4354]

Beautiful place, thanks for posting. ❤️

[@kaladzahar9239]

Hello

[@kaladzahar9239]

Can you be recognized?

[@WernerStulz]

Thanks for this amazing View on my Hometown! I explore a view things I dit it no..... Specally the House No. 4 at Neumarkt.

[@denniscallan]

very glad I could show you a new trick. That door has no sign or label about the model inside.

[@salmanshahzad8425]

Very nice

[@irenaci9924]

nice video from zurich

[@freedomvoice8884]

Good tour, thank you.

[@clarkcalabrese5573]

Greetings Dennis!!! We had a wonderful time in Zurich. We spent 3 days in the Old Town area in late October, 2021. Your video on Zurich, Part 1 & 2 Made our stay very enjoyable. We did just about everything on "the list" except for the city of Zug. Found all the hidden doors and more. FYI, getting around during and eating out at restaurants during Covid is Not an Issue. Keep your passport and Covid card handy. Most restaurants will check your stats, then will be glad to seat you. The service everywhere was Great! The Food was Delicious!!! Thanks again!! Clark C.

[@denniscallan]

Hi Clark, I'm so glad the videos were helpful to you in getting the most out of that wonderful city. Some might think it is just a modern city for bankers, but we know the truth.

[@peacef77]

I really like your vlogs!!! Thank you for taking me to Zürich... :) xoxo

[@martinguan927]

never been to switzerland and im planning to visit there this October!!! yayyy

[@TheNatasha66]

I really enjoy your vlogs. This is one place I'd love to visit.

[@RahulRDS331]

i love it...

[@MMMM-pq1cj]

Zurich is the city with the most fountains with drinking water. So you can refill your bottle nearly everywhere. And Zurich is also home of the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world called Hiltl opened in 1987.

[@denniscallan]

Oh yes, Hiltl, my favorite, see my movie about them kzbin.info/www/bejne/h32ZqIN6na-Bpac and also their associated restaurant, Tibbits, in many locations now including London kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5q5famLacmGjtk

[@Zaitekno]

Great Video series! Keep it up, Sir!

[@yguc9342]

This channel is awesome.

[@ahsia85]

thank u 4 the useful video :)

[@lililopez9937]

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@variorahmadian7482]

VERY EXPENSIVE CITY.

[@ifukill7538]

Switzerland is gorgeous. If you are swiss can you please tell me how amazing your country is.

[@dallasramani1121]

i am in june first week there

[@laserbeam002]

Wonderful post. Thank you.

[@mhmadtirk4007]

It's very nice think

[@AndrzejLondyn]

Thank you for an interesting tour. I will never go there.

[@midas1929]

All say Zurich is so expensive and it is. But as a Swiss, sometimes you can also have a price shock in London, Porto Cervo or Mykonos.

[@Jaykay586]

1:10 It's fair to say that Zurich is more than 'slightly expensive' lol

[@AslanAslan-fi5oe]

İch libe Zurıch 💖🌙

[@glenyskemp6052]

Beautiful 😍

[@paksocialworktv4321]

Nice

[@lordownanglo]

Amazinggg

[@evgeniyevgeniyevgeniy7949]

very nice thanks

[@serendipity4364]

Please make one full indepth video on Copenhagen, Denmark please 🙏🏻 and other Denmark cities too

[@dallasramani1121]

i have 1 day for zurich ,please suggest me where should i stay, in night i have flight 22.00pm,

[@chip599XX_VGRLeader]

Angela Ziegler (Mercy) Lived this Place Mercy from Overwatch

[@stank_it8114]

Pepega LULW

[@SubnetMaskedMan]

Looks like Amsterdam

[@payyath3192]

missyou

[@salvatorebonacci8798]

La classifica delle nazioni più belle al mondo in buona parte non si deve prendere sul serio e citta' 🤔🤔😉

[@mkm_]

I'm curious what year this was filmed because I noticed that people in this video were not constantly looking at their phones. And the phones that I did notice didn't look like smartphones so it was probably filmed before or around 2007? Anyway, great video! :)

[@ericcarlson3746]

just watched the Bern video. is it advisable to visit ALL these "old towns"? does it get duplicative? Not far away are Strasbourg and Freiburg, is there really much difference?

[@YouhavetoBelieve3347]

*Each has its own extremely ancient, rich unique history*

[@rext8949]

I love Switzerland ,what I don't like is the currency; the Swiss franc is too strong .

[@denniscallan]

Yes, Switzerland is not cheap, but the US dollar value there has gained 15% since the middle of 2010.

[@rext8949]

@@denniscallan Made America Great already !

[@ramonlovo6148]

Great information. How do I go from the airport to Hotel Alexander? Thank you from Nicaragua

[@denniscallan]

frequent direct train service from airport to main station, then walk or taxi to hotel.

[@luanagaloiu2879]

👍👍

[@rabd6821]

I went there few years ago and I almost got hit by the tram 😅

[@rext8949]

It would have created a scandal in Zurich .

[@rabd6821]

AnSonn xtv really! I guess it didn’t happen before?

[@rext8949]

@@rabd6821 The Swiss are too precise to commit such a faux pas .If they did do it , it would be in style and celebrated with ceremony.🚻☺

[@rabd6821]

AnSonn xtv LOLz 😆

[@saranchanakesorn6856]

🇨🇭❤

[@kaladzahar9239]

Hello

[@kaladzahar9239]

This is my WhatsApp number

[@leilal8053]

Thx 4 making the effort 2 pronounce names correctly...unlike Rick Steves who after 30+ yrs if traveling 2 the same places in Europe still misspronounces everything 😉

[@masterprophet8378]

That's because Rick Steves is a buttwipe!

[@sepskifahrer9217]

Hofbahnhof you mean Hauptbahnhof :D

[@level4279]

I wanna to work there .. but i'm poor

[@salvatorebonacci8798]

La Svizzera e molto bella però no e ' nei primi posti a livello mondiale👍👍👍🤔🤔

[@SubnetMaskedMan]

Looks like Amsterdam without red light & weed.

[@ymoralesesq]

Thank you so much!!! Going next month for a few days... Do the stores take credit cards, or do you recommend walking around with francs?

[@denniscallan]

Sure, credits cards widely welcomed in this finance capital of Zurich, and you don't need a PIN number, unless you are getting cash advance or have debit card.

[@ymoralesesq]

Thank you so much for the info...We always have a few bucks for small purchases and the use of public bathrooms which charge a fee but to buy train, tram or boat tickets, breakfast, lunch or coffee and pastry, we'd rather use a credit card..

[@robertcavalier6133]

Looks & sounds lovely! I've been to Europe; would enjoy another visit. If someone wishes to sponsor my next trip to Switzerland -- I'm a college grad, single, healthy, white, 62, & need an updated U.S. passport. Thanks! * Cav *

[@themadlad8540]

I have two branches of ancestors from here.

[@aianet]

Thank you for the videos. They are good! But the advice to feed swans with bread isn't good. Swans are vegans.

[@foxesonfire]

bread can be vegan. but yea not good for birds

[@shahidalvi7116]

Very nice

[@upfreaks]

02:24 You got the name of Zurich's main station wrong, it's "Zürich Hauptbahnhof".

[@beheler1]

Does anyone know of a youtube video similar to this detail for Paris?

[@rajendranthangavelu6294]

Dear

[@shpresajetullahu1207]

Zurich be like

[@gonza8824]

friendly? slightly expensive? it is very very expensive!!

[@rext8949]

you sound as if you were bitten

[@mal-shehri4560]

Is it a 24 hours city?

[@rr3775]

M AL-SHEHRI NO. Things close at 8pm. Everything is closed on Sundays. Night life is a relaxed affair.

[@vindowmaker5819]

M AL-SHEHRI a think tank did a study; conclusion: 25 year olds prefer New York, 35 yo prefer London and 45 yo prefer Zurich.

[@shlomitzador3647]

Banhoff Strasse, sir

[@pabloe5941]

wich language is being talked in that city? german or french?

[@boris7098]

German, Switzerland-german and french

[@Showermewithflowers]

Do you have an email address I have question on my up coming travels to Switzerland with my family.