Zurich is Switzerland's biggest city with a population of 340,000. Zurich is one of the world's cleanest and safest cities and a well known financial and insurance centre. Zurich is not all grey and dull however. Zurich's old town, straddling the Limmat river is clustered with small medieval buildings, cafés and bistros giving Zurich a more intimate feel.
Zurich has over 200 hotels but you must book well in advance. Expect prices for Zurich hotels to rise steeply during Euro 2008. Cheap accommodation in Zurich can be found in a youth or backpacker hostel but places are few and far between. Camping in Zurich is possible but there is only one campsite within easy reach of the city centre. It may be best to look for options outside of Zurich for cheap accommodation during the European Championships.
Nightlife in Zurich is actually livelier than one would assume. Long the preserve of the banking classes, Zurich is waking up and along with the renaissance come some ultra cool bistro and cocktail bars. Try the Pur Pur Bar behind the opera house. With low level seating and Asian Mediterranean cuisine it is the place to be seen - if you can bear the posers and surly staff!
One of the most famous restaurants in Zurich, if not Switzerland, is the Blindekuh or 'Blind Cow'. All the serving staff are blind and the whole restaurant is plunged into total darkness. You must be led to your table and order, eat and converse in pitch blackness. The philosophy is that your other senses are awakened. Instead of sight, enjoy the heightened senses of smell, hearing and touch. If you can get a reservation here when in Zurich you are in for a truly unique dining experience.
Euro 2008 Zurich Matches/Fixtures
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Euro 2008 Zurich Stadium - Letzigrund Stadion
The Letzigrund Stadium is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in late 2007. The new stadium will have a capacity of 31,000.