Insider's walk though old town Zurich, Switzerland: Unlocking Europe's hidden city

By Brian Johnston
April 16 2016 - 12:15am

Balcony decoration on the facade of a Niederdorfstrasse building.
 Photo: Brian Johnston
Balcony decoration on the facade of a Niederdorfstrasse building. Photo: Brian Johnston
Evening on the Marktgasse, Zurich. Photo: Marktgasse Hotel
Evening on the Marktgasse, Zurich. Photo: Marktgasse Hotel
Wystube Isebaehnli at 26 Froschaugasse. Photo: Brian Johnston
Wystube Isebaehnli at 26 Froschaugasse. Photo: Brian Johnston
Depiction of old Zurich in the state archives at 4 Spiegelgasse. Photo: Brian Johnston
Depiction of old Zurich in the state archives at 4 Spiegelgasse. Photo: Brian Johnston

Care for a delightful insider's walk around Zurich's old town? Start off on the right (east) bank of the river, which splits the old town in two, in a quiet residential square just behind busy Münstergasse, which leads from the cathedral. The square doesn't have a name, but is sandwiched between Leuengasse and Spiegelgasse. It has lovely old buildings, one of which housed Lenin as he plotted revolution in exile.

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