Zurich, Switzerland

Switzerland's trendy city has something for everyone with its ancient old town, contemporary west side, and sparkling waters of Lake Zurich. Visit Zurich at Easter to see it come to life with swans, spring flowers, and, of course, plenty of chocolate to last a lifetime. There are bunnies and eggs to be seen when the city gears up for Easter. Eastertime is the perfect time to check out the Lindt museum, but don't forget to also visit the famous Sprüngli, Teuscher, and Confiserie Honold chocolate shops. After you've had your fill, go to the top of the Lindenhof for breathtaking city views.

A famous Zurich Tradition that you can't miss out on is Easter Monday Zwängerle. On Easter Monday, you can go along to Rüdenplatz at 10 am with a pocketful of 20 Rappen coins and take part in the traditional game of “Zwänzgerle”. It’s a Zurich Easter tradition similar to “egg tapping”. Children hold up hard-boiled eggs and the adults throw 20 Rappen coins (the “‘Zwänzgerli”) at the eggs. If the coin penetrates the shell and sticks in the egg, the adult wins the egg. If they don’t succeed, the child gets to keep the “Zwängerle”.

Another famous and fun activity to do in Zurich during Easter is the “hunt” for the fountains full of roses, which were prepared by the local Reformed Church. There are a total of 7 fountains and they were located on both banks of the Limmat River near the main tourist attractions of the Old Town (especially churches).