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Apr 19, 2024 · 🔹History:The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel (French: République et Canton de Neuchâtel, German: Kanton Neuenburg; Romansh: Chantun Neuchâtel; Italian: Can...
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Apr 16, 2024 · Neuchâtel is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. Since the fusion in 2021 of the municipalities of Ne...
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Feb 4, 2023 · Experience the Charm of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.The city of Neuchâtel, the French-speaking capital of the Swiss canton Neuchâtel, lies on the northern shore o...
Neuchâtel at a glance. The university town of Neuenburg lies on the northern shore of the eponymous lake. The medieval core of the town, the castle and the collegiate church dating back to the 12th century lend Neuenburg its characteristic charm.
- Scavenger Hunt – Les Chenapans
- Admire The Street Art
- Hiking Near Neuchâtel – Creux Du Van
- Papiliorama Swiss Tropical Gardens and Butterflies at Kerzers
- The Laténium
- How to Get Around – The Neuchâtel Tourist Card
- Where to Eat
- Where to Stay
- Restaurant La Fugue
- Where to Get Further Information
If you’re visiting with your family, one of most popular things to do is to take part in a scavenger hunt. Called ” Les Chenapans” you can hire all the necessary equipment from the Tourist Office for a fee of CHF 15 and have endless fun following clues and discovering so many hidden parts of the town. It’s also the perfect way to learn all about th...
We were struck by the amount of wonderful Street Art we found all over Neuchâtel. 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.
To the west of the Neuchâtel in the Jura mountains you will find the Creux du Van. It is an amphitheatre-like canyon which offers the most amazing panoramic views as well as some really great hiking trails. Photo copyright Roland Gerth You can find out all about the Creux du Van here.
Photo by Rhoda Richardson Another place you might be interested in visiting is the Papiliorama Butterflies and Swiss Tropical Gardens in Kerzers. It’s a great day out for all the family. Papiliorama, Moosmatte 1, 3210 Kerzers. You can read all about Papiliorama here.
The Laténium is the largest archaeological museum in Switzerland. Its exhibits span over 50,000 years of history from the region and there is also a large archaeological park with finds dating back to the La-Tène Epoch. We didn’t have time to visit it but were recommended by friends. You can visit the Laténium website here.
To make your stay that much better the the Neuchâtel Tourist Card is a fantastic resource. You get the card if you stay one night or more in a hotel, bed and breakfast, holiday apartment or camping site, and it allows you to benefit from an amazing range of offers including: – FREE use of public transport in the Canton of Neuchâtel (train, funicula...
We had a great lunch sitting outdoors at the Brasserie Le Cardinal, a restaurant in the heart of Neuchâtel, in the Italian quarter. It is a little gem and its Art Nouveau décor inside is really stunning. There has been a restaurant on this site since 1902, but the house was originally built in the 18th century. It is located just below the castle n...
There are a large number of hotels, apartments and B&Bs to choose from in the Neuchâtel region. You can see a large selection on theJura 3 Lakes website here. We stayed at Hôtel Alpes & Lac in Neuchâtelwhich is located directly in front of the railway station so is ideal if you are travelling by train. It is clean and functional and has everything ...
The highlight was the hotel’s Restaurant La Fuguewhich has 12 Gault Millau points and our dinner was very good indeed. If you are looking to stay somewhere more luxurious and very unique we would suggest the Hotel Palifittewhich is located directly on the Lake and has little “pavilions” on stilts with direct access to the lake so that you can swim,...
You can find lots of information about the region on the Jura 3 Lakes website here. In Neuchâtel you can visit the Tourism centre in Neuchâtel at Hôtel des Postes, 2000 Neuchâtel and in Porrentruy the tourism centre is at Rue du 23 Juin 20, 2900 Porrentruy. We had a wonderful stay in this part of the Jura 3 Lakes Region and will definitely be back!
The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel (French: République et Canton de Neuchâtel; German: Kanton Neuenburg; Romansh: Chantun Neuchâtel; Italian: Cantone di Neuchâtel) is a mostly French-speaking canton in western Switzerland.
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Discover Neuchâtel. Located directly on the lake shore and dominated by the castle and Collegiale Church, the millennium-old Old Town built of yellow sandstone is a maze of narrow streets and alleyways that take the visitor from one discovery to another.
