Tourist information

The city of Neuchâtel is located between the Arc of the Jura Mountains and the Lake of Neuchâtel in the French speaking part of Switzerland and is the seat of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

The canton of Neuchâtel is well known for the spectacular landscapes of the Jura Mountains and its beautiful vineyards at the lake’s edge.

The town and its surroundings are characterised by a long watch and clock making tradition, today’s leading micro and nanotechnology and - last but not least - a culture of fine winemaking and gastronomy.

• The Neuchâtel region: a brief portrait : assets, geography, economy, key figures, etc. on the official homepage of the canton of Neuchâtel.
• Neuchâtel on Wikipedia
• Neuchâtel on GoogleMaps
• Find out more about local wine and food on the French homepage of the Office des vins et des produits du terroir

• Zurich International Airport 2h
• Geneva International Airport 1h20
• EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg  2h
• Paris-Charles de Gaulles or Paris-Orly 1h to Gare de Lyon by RER, 4-5h by TGV
• Frankfurt International Airport  <5h by ICE/ICN

• MySwitzerland.com : Official homepage of Swiss Tourist Office
• Neuchâtel tourism : Tourist information of the City of Neuchâtel
• Watch Valley : Tourist information for Neuchâtel and surroundings

To get around

• SBB.ch : Online timetable for public transport in Switzerland
• tnneuchatel.ch : Map and timetable for public transport in Neuchâtel

To visit

• Latenium.ch : Park and Archaeological Museum of Neuchâtel. The Laténium exhibits 50,000 years of prehistory and history in original settings. More than one hundred archaeological sites buried underground and under the waters of the lake have been exposed in the last few years, covering a period stretching from Neanderthal man to the Middle Ages.
  
• men.ch : Museum of Ethnography
• Dürrenmatt Center : Exhibition and research center dedicated to the famous Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt.