New Year' Eve - Zurich, Switzerland
Many Swiss celebrate New Year's Eve with a dinner with the family, - either at home or at a restaurant - and
go out to party later. Lots of restaurants offer special deals for the new Year's Eve, usually consisting of a more or less extended menu and champagne at midnight. Choose your favourite restaurant in our restaurant chapter - and don't forget to call therm as a reservation is essential.
It goes without saying that all bars and clubs in town have New Year's Eve Decoration and parties - including rather high New year's Eve admission fees, if you're not touring in too large numbers, bar hopping might be a good alternative to a club option, even though especially the Niederdorf area will be really crowded.
Silvesterzauber
The biggest New year's Eve Party in Switzerland is called (Silvesterzauber) ("New Year's magic) and takes place around Zurich's lake shore. Dozens of food stands, bars and tents with party music turn the area around Bellevue and Burkliplatz into a huge open air party. The climax of the evening is the fireworks display paid for by Zurich's hoteliers and Swiss Casinos Zurich. At exactly twenty minutes past midnight hundreds of rockets take off from boats on the lake. Around 200,000 people attend, so make sure you don't geft stuck snogging behind a tree and miss all the action. You wonder why the fireworks start twenty minutes late - for 15 minutes before and after midnight the city's church bells ring to bid the old year farewell and to welcome the new one.
Open: 20.00 - 03.00
Free admission
Web: www.silvesterzauber.ch
New Year's Eve Cruise
How about a five-hour cruise on New Year's Eve?
The MS Panta Rhei will glide over the water while you enjoy a six-course menu. DJ Janosch will then get you dancing to oldies and newer hits. If you prefer it without party music, take the MS Uetilberg. Of course you'll be in pole position to see the fireworks just just after midnight .
New Year's Eve Cruise
Burkliplatz
Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 487 13 33
Cruise starts 20.00. Ticket including dinner : ,......FR
half price for children
Web: www.zsg.ch
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