Please be aware that
Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes in Zurich do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.
In Zurich, DST starts on the 2nd Sunday in March and ends on the 1st Sunday in November.
Facts About Zurich
Information for Travelers
The city of Zurich is a global center for banking and finance and is located at the northern end of Lake Zurich in northern Switzerland.
The city is also a charming and fascinating place for tourists.
Its many attractions include dozens of museums, a well-preserved old town filled with medieval and Renaissance buildings.
The city has enough art both inside and outside the museums to keep art lovers happy for a week.
Although bustling with business activity, Zurich is one of the best Swiss cities to visit and is perfectly organized for sightseeing on foot.
The city is also a good base for visiting many other fascinating places in Switzerland and the neighboring Black Forest region of Germany.
Culture
Zurich is known as the economic and cultural center of the country and one of the main financial and industrial capitals of Europe.
Zurich's tradition of liberal thought and active intellectual life attracted important figures including Georg Büchner, Vladimir Lenin, James Joyce, CG Jung and Thomas Mann, and this tradition continues into modern times.
The picturesque streets of the old town on either side of the Limmat are evidence of the town's pre-medieval history.
Walks like the Limmatquai follow the river to the 17th-century town hall.
Read about Zurich in Wikipedia
Current time in Zurich Switzerland with seconds according to the official atomic clock.
