World Travel Guide Search for a City   Destination Guides > Europe & Russia > Europe > Switzerland Switzerland .  Switzerland .  Information And Maps .  Money And Banks .  Communications .  Getting Around · Trains And Buses · Boats · Driving, Hitching And Cycling .  Food And Drink · Food · Drink .  Emergencies · Emergency Numbers .  Switzerland On The Net .  The Swiss Museum Passport .  Opening Hours And Holidays .  Adventure Sports .  Travel Details .  Explore Switzerland .  Alpine Switzerland .  Northern cities .  Suisse-Romande .  Ticino SWITZERLAND - NORTHERN CITIES Switzerland    view all cities Top Destinations .  Zurich Northern Switzerland , much of it known as the Schweizer Mittelland - the populated countryside between the Jura to the north and the high Alps to the south - is a region of gentle hills, lakes and some high peaks, though ones by no means as grandiose as the heights further south. There's a wealth of cultural and historical interest in the German-speaking cities of Zurich , Basel , Luzern and the federal capital, Bern . Wherever you base yourself, the mountains are never more than a couple of hours away by train.