Switzerland  is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It has borders with France, to the west, Italy to the south, Austria and  Liechtenstein to the east and Germany to the north.
The climate is temperate, but varies with altitude. Switzerland has cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters and cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers.
Switzerland is known for its mountains, but it also has a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes. The highest point is Dufourspitze at 4,634 m while Lake Maggiore is only 195 m above sea level.
Some key cities and places to see:

•  Berne — an amazingly well preserved old-town with arcades along almost every street; great restaurants abound, as do bars and clubs
• Basel— the traveller's gateway to the German Rhineland and Alsace
• Geneva— this centre of arts and culture is an international city home to around 200 governmental and non-governmental organizations
• Interlaken— the outdoor and action sports capital of Switzerland; anything from skydiving, bungee jumping, hiking, white-water rafting, to canyoning
• Lausanne— scenery, dining, dancing, boating and the Swiss wine-country are the draws
• Lucerne— main city of the Central region with direct water links to all of the early Swiss historic sights
• Lugano— a gorgeous old-town, a pretty lake, and the food is simply amazing
• Zurich— a major centre of banking and has a thriving nightlife
• Grindelwald— the classic resort at the foot of the Eiger
• Rhine Falls— the largest falls of Europe, close to Schaffhausen
• Zermatt- famous mountain resort at the base of the mighty Matterhorn 

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