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City break in Neuchatel. Active leisure ideas for Neuchatel - attractions, recreation and nightlife
Neuchâtel is a popular sports tourism destination. Active tourists can enjoy well-maintained parks with walking and cycling paths in the city and beautiful nature reserves and lakes in its vicinity. Neuchâtel also has an interesting botanical garden called Jardin Botanique de Neuchatel. It is historic and has been adorning the city for dozens of od years. Here you can see huge trees, admire unusual landscape decorations or get into glass greenhouses presenting collections of exotic plants. Now the garden offers a small hotel with a restaurant serving regional cuisine. In summer, some of its tables are set up right in the garden.
Neuchâtel will please tourists with a variety of stores and shopping centers. Most of them are distinguished by high prices, but there are also suitable places for budget tourists in remote … 
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The name “Neuchatel” can be literally translated as "New Castle". It is an ancient Swiss town located on the shore of the lake with the same name. Neuchatel is one of the most … Open
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One of the city's most unusual entertainment centers is Minigolf de Neuchatel la Canebière. It occupies a huge area and offers its visitors excellent mini golf courses. It'd be interesting to spend time here for both experienced players and those who've long been planning to learn the basics of golf. Some courses are suitable even for visitors with children, which makes this entertainment complex a popular family leisure facility.
The Swiss city of Neuchatel lying on the lake of the same name is a great place to spend a vacation, and hundreds of tourists so. Many of them come here with their children as a big family. … Open
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Cheese lovers will likely appreciate the Tete de Moine Museum located in the immediate vicinity of Neuchâtel. This museum was founded in an old cheese factory, which has been operating for several hundred years. Its visitors are invited to go down its old cellars with vaulted stone walls and see with their own eyes how popular varieties of cheese are made. A necessary part of such excursions is tastings. In the museum, you can see expositions, one way or another related to cheese making. Unique Tete de Moine cheese is noteworthy for being prepared for eating in the form of thin shavings, so its slicing and serving are always pretty spectacular.
In Neuchâtel, gourmets will have the opportunity to taste popular Swiss dishes. Delicious cheeses and deli meats remain the main symbols of local cuisine. One of the locals' favorite meals … Open
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City tours, excursions and tickets in Neuchatel and surroundings
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Map of all parks
National and city parks around Neuchatel
♥ Regional Nature Park 'Haut-Jura' , 100.5 km from the center. On the map
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♥ World Heritage Site 'Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch' , 103.1 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Regional Nature Park 'Ballons des Vosges' , 117.5 km from the center. On the map
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Map of all pret-parks
Amusement parks near Neuchatel
♥ Amusement park 'Swiss Vapeur Parc' Le Bouveret, 67.8 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Jungfrau Park' Interlaken, 79.6 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Steinwasen Park' Oberried, 125.2 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Cigoland' Kintzheim, 145.3 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'FreizeitPark Bell' Bell, 152.9 km from the center. On the map
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Map of all Michelin restaurants
Michelin-starred restaurants in Neuchatel
♥ Restaurant 'O’Terroirs' Neuchâtel. Type - Modern French. 0.6 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'La Maison du Prussien' Neuchâtel. Type - Creative. 1.9 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'Le Bistrot du Prussien' Neuchâtel. Type - French. 1.9 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'La Table de Palafitte' Monruz . Type - Classic cuisine. 2.6 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'Auberge d’Hauterive' Hauterive . Type - French. 3.6 km from the center. On the map
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Guide to your best city break in Neuchatel - popular places for recreation and leisure. Things to do during the day in Neuchatel - attractions, parks, beaches, aquaparks, racing tracks, biking trails or waterski. Recommendations (with addresses, phone numbers and links) where to spend your time in the evening (bars, discos, clubs, etc.). We share some good ideas and the question 'What to do in Neuchatel?' disappears immediately.
