Travel video guide
Things to Do in Switzerland: 12 Places From About Swiss
This guide turns Schweizer Spezialitäten, die du probiert haben solltest 🇨🇭😋 - Folge 1 from About Swiss into a practical travel map with 12 saved spots around Zürich, Appenzell, and Basel. The mapped places include an area marker and a train station. Use it to understand the places, food notes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
About Swiss highlights how Swiss culinary traditions often transcend cantonal borders, such as the Italian-influenced Älplermagronen born from the Gotthard tunnel construction. Maik emphasizes that while some dishes like the Schwyzer hay soup sound unusual, the combination of local herbs and cream creates a surprisingly tasty experience. He concludes that these regional specialties, from savory meat pies to kirsch-soaked cakes, form a vital part of Switzerland's diverse cultural heritage.
What this map is good for
- Planning a train station stop or short itinerary in Zürich.
- Seeing where the mapped places sit together before choosing what to visit first.
- Saving 12 mapped spots into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Nidwalden
Area marker in Nidwalden, Switzerland, Nidwalden, Switzerland - Obwalden
Area marker in Obwalden, Switzerland, Obwalden, Switzerland - Schaffhausen
Area marker in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Switzerland - Lucerne
Area marker in Lucerne, Switzerland, Lucerne, Switzerland - Zürich
Area marker in Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Uri
Area marker in Uri, Switzerland, Uri, Switzerland - Schwyz
Area marker in Schwyz, Switzerland, Schwyz, Switzerland - Zürich HB
Train Station in Bahnhofplatz, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland - Solothurn
Area marker in 4500 Solothurn, Switzerland, Solothurn, Switzerland - Appenzell
Area marker in Appenzell, Switzerland, Appenzell, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland - Basel
Area marker in Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Basel City, Switzerland - Glarus
Area marker in Glarus, Switzerland, Glarus, Switzerland
Food notes from the video
- Züri Geschnetzeltes
- Berner Rösti
- Lucerne Chügelipastete
- Älplermagronen
- Schwyzer hay soup
- Ofetori
- Glarner Ziger-Hörnli
- Zug cherry cake
- 2 more included in the app.
Experiences captured
- Conducted a culinary tour through Swiss cantons
- Researched historical origins of Älplermagronen and Italian influence
- Explored regional potato and cheese variations
- Analyzed the ingredients of traditional hay soup
- Investigated the disputed cantonal origins of Ofetori
- Differentiated between various regional side dishes
- Examined the use of Schabziger cheese in Glarus
- Reviewed the preparation of Basel cabbage wraps
Official tourism resource
The official visitor guide for Zürich, providing information on sightseeing, events, hotels, and travel planning for the city and surrounding region.
Planning questions
What are the best spots in Switzerland from this video?
This guide maps all 12 spots featured in the video, with names, addresses, and neighborhoods, so you can plan your trip to Switzerland.
What are the must-try foods in Switzerland?
Creator picks from the video include Züri Geschnetzeltes, Berner Rösti, Lucerne Chügelipastete, Älplermagronen. Open the map in Varedelo to see which spot each one is at.
Can I save these spots to use on my trip?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save every spot, get directions, and revisit the guide from your phone while you travel.
Use it on your trip
Save this travel map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.