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City in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
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Winterthur is a cultural city with many different museums, among them the Oskar Reinhart Museum am Römerholz exhibiting modern art, the Technorama science centre and the Fotostiftung Schweiz showing Swiss and European photography. It is Switzerland's 6th biggest city, with a population of 112,000 in 2018.
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A good place to spend a rainy day with kids. Lots of hands-on experiments. It offers an experimental environment to improve visitors' knowledge about natural phenomena in a self-directed way. There are over 500 exhibits respectively "experiment stations" and wide-ranging "laboratory facilities". Technorama claims to be "one of the largest – and on account of its quality and its exemplary informal educational function – most renowned science centres in the world".
Am Römerholz
Comprises around 200 works by European artists spanning the period from late Gothic to the threshold of modern art, with particular emphasis on 19th-century French painting.
A castle first mentioned in 1024 now showing how people lived there around said epoch.
Boat trips on this nearby lake are enjoyable.
English speaking tour through Winterthur including two bar stops.
Best Indian food at very affordable price. Don't forget to order Tandoori chicken.
Stylish bar close to the mainstation.
Modern bar. Best cocktails in town. Try their whisky sour! Food at lunchtime, good vegetarian meals. Very good tea. Come early at weekends.
Archstrasse 2 8400 Winterthur
Hostel with both dorm and rooms.
The four-star hotel enjoys a unique location in the heart of the idyllic city park, only a few steps away from Winterthur's charming old town. Also bookable online on www.SwissQualityHotels.com
By car
Use the highway from Zurich, St.Gallen, Kreuzlingen or Schaffhausen.
Public Transport in the canton of Zurich has useful information on getting around and what to do in the canton of Zurich. Use the Swiss Federal Railway Site for Public transport and its fares in Switzerland.
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