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Swiss flags decorate a street in Zurich
Photo: Corbis

Zurich is a beautiful little big city in the Swiss-German speaking part of Switzerland. With about 300,000 inhabitants, it's just the right size; lots of cultural offers but you still bump into people you know regularly. Located at the Zurisee (lake Zurich), and just an hour away from the best ski ressorts in Europe.

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