Explore über-trendy Zurich West, the city’s former red-light district transformed into a cutting-edge collection of shops, restaurants and bars. Don’t miss the messenger-bag company Freitag’s flagship store, built from 17 rusted shipping containers that echo the company’s recycle esthetic (freitag.ch).
See the winter sun stream through the 1967 Chagall-designed stained-glass windows of the 13th-century Fraumünster Cathedral, an embodiment of the city’s modern yet traditional soul (Fraumünsterstrasse).
Dine in style at Parkhuus, the signature restaurant of the ultra-luxe Park Hyatt hotel, set in a soaring room surrounded on three sides by floor-to-ceiling glass (parkhuus.ch).
Visit star architect Santiago Calatrava’s ingenious Stadelhofen railway station and visually arresting University of Zurich Law School, his pet projects for his adopted hometown.
Sample world-famous Swiss chocolate at Café Schober, one of Zurich’s oldest confectioneries that’s been turned into a tearoom (41 044 251 8060).
