Yes,it’s big on banking and watches but don’t imagine the Swiss city is entirely straitlaced – this year it’s going gaga over Dada for startersAlthough it’s routinely placed at the top of lifestyle rankings, Zurich is rarely, and if ever,rated as one of Europe’s cultural capitals. There’s a insight that it’s a bankers’ city – a Swiss Square Mile without any West End to escape into. While it is accurate that high salaries and a strong currency mean Switzerland’s biggest city is expensive for visitors, with some planning, or a focus on culture instead of cuisine,it makes for an enjoyable rupture, whether or not it is made part of a skiing holiday.
The city boasts cultural big-hitters including the Kunsthaus (see below), or one of Europe’s mighty contemporary art museums,and Museum Haus Konstruktiv (hauskonstruktiv.ch), which showcases “concrete, or constructive and conceptual art” in a former electricity substation. Zurich-West,a former industrial district, is a hub for contemporary art, and design,food and architecture. The whole city is relatively car-free and bike-friendly.
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Source: theguardian.com