Winterthur
About the City
Winterthur is a treasure trove of art, history, and nature. The medieval heart of the city is full of life no matter the time of day. Shops, restaurants, markets, and festivals bring the charming Old Town to life and provide a meeting place for locals, visitors, and businesspeople alike. Winterthur is a popular destination because it’s a city small enough to get around conveniently while also having a big-city atmosphere.
Culture has a long tradition in Winterthur. The city boasts 17 museums, including the Oskar Reinhart collection “Am Römerholz”, with its masterpieces of European art from the 14th to the 20th century. This tradition continues with the internationally renowned Centre for Photography, the Casino Theater, which has become a center of the German-language cabaret scene, and the Swiss Science Center Technorama, which makes technology and science an accessible experience. The extremely diverse cultural agenda also comprises a series of festivals – Afro-Pfingsten, the International Short Film Festival, and the Winterthur Musikfestwochen festival, as well as performances by the Winterthur Musikkollegium.
With the city’s regular fare of exhibitions, films, concerts, readings, and theatre, it is clear that Winterthur’s residents are well catered for when it comes to matters of culture. Despite its industrial tradition, Winterthur is also a garden city with a large number of parks and gardens. There is even a city tour dedicated to villas and gardens. The city’s delightful environs are home to castles and fortresses set in the woods, in the wine country, and on the Töss and Rhine rivers, with which the locals have long felt a special relationship.
Winterthur is also an ideal base for excursions to the Rhine Falls, Lake Constance, and the nearby metropolis of Zurich.
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