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Zurich is the capital of the Canton of Zürich and one of the more affluent cities in Europe. It is located in the northern part of the Alps, at the northwestern end of Lake Zurich, at the mouth of the Limmat and Lake Zurich. Zurich means “water town” in Crete. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Zurich became the cultural, educational and scientific center of Switzerland's main German-speaking nation. Zurich is located in the trade route from France to Eastern Europe and from Germany to Italy. It is also a water, land and air transportation hub. The industry and commerce have always flourished, especially in the silk industry, which is the center of the silk industry in the north of the medieval Alps.

Old Town, Zurich

Bahnhofstrasse is located on the west side of the Limmat River, stretching from the Zurich train station to the Bourkeley Square on the shores of Lake Zurich. This is one of the world famous shopping streets, and is the same as New York's Fifth Avenue. It is also a place not to be missed by anyone coming to Zurich. All the precious brands and goods you can imagine can be found here, and the products are well-made and of high quality. If you catch up with discounts, the discounts on many big names are so low that you can't imagine.

It is difficult to consider much else charming than the waddle of a penguin - and if it is a chilly day, the Zurich Zoo will give you an eyeful. Each afternoon that the temperature is underneath 10 degrees Celsius - which it frequently is in Zurich - they lead a penguin march past the worshiping crowds. Be that as it may, penguins are not everything you can discover at the Zoologischer Garten: the zoo contains somewhere in the range of 2,200 creatures representing to more than 260 species from around the world. On the off chance that the winter climate has you down, look at the tropical displays.