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.