5 AMAZING THINGS TO DO IN CENTRAL SWITZERLAND. Welcome to Switzerland. The land of chocolate, cows, cheese…. but also, the land of high mountains, deep blue lakes and medieval cities. At the moment, we’re experiencing a heat wave in Switzerland. Luckily, we can always escape the heat into the mountains or cool off with a refreshing dip in one of our many lakes. If you’re dreaming about spending your summer in Switzerland, this post is just for you (although most of these ideas are just as suitable for winter. Except for one maybe, but you’ll see). With an area of a little over 40.000 km 2 , Switzerland is a rather small country. And an extensive network of public transport and highways makes travelling around very easy. Nevertheless, Switzerland has got so much to offer, and one single post just wouldn’t do it justice. Therefore, I’m focusing this post on Central Switzerland, one of my absolute favorite Swiss regions. City life in Lucerne No trip to Central Switzerland would be c...