It is just around over 2 hours drive from Zurich and even faster by train, and is definitely worth visiting for a short break. Once you arrive you can see how beautiful this city is, especially the old town. With its cobbled streets, and wonderful lake views it is certainly very captivating. There are plenty of charming squares with street cafes, cute little boutiques and lots of interesting architecture. In this part of town some of the streets have been painted bright colours and there are lines of washing hanging from poles.
It is certainly very colourful indeed and perfect for Instagram! These city landmarks are definitely worth exploring so do go for a walk around the castle and its grounds. You also get some great views at the top and there is a little path which takes you round the whole of the outside and there is a little cafe where you can sit down and take it all in.
You can also book guided tours of the castle — visit the website here. Walk the length of it and you can get even better views of the lake. Apparently it is the sole surviving piece of art work from an art installation created around the lake several years ago. You can find out all about the Scavenger Hunt here. Not only is it very colourful but also in so many different styles and very unique.
Take a look for yourself when you visit — and you will see what we mean. Here are a couple of examples. It is an amphitheatre-like canyon which offers the most amazing panoramic views as well as some really great hiking trails.
You can find out all about the Creux du Van here. Another place you might be interested in visiting is the Papiliorama Butterflies and Swiss Tropical Gardens in Kerzers. Papiliorama, Moosmatte 1, Kerzers. You can read all about Papiliorama here.
