Useful Tips
Useful Apps
Want to find the best restaurant in the city? Looking for something fun to do? These touristic apps will have you up and running from one swiss landmark to another!
Local Cities- Type in a city and you will receive all the information there is, from population numbers to clinics in the area, from calendars to maps....
Vaud Guide- Download this app and get recommendations for the Lake Geneva area.
Paybyphone- This is the simplest way to pay for a car park ticket.
Fairtiq- Fairtiq allows you to travel wherever you want in Switzerland. You only pay for what you actually use.
Smatch- This app helps you get in touch with people based on the sport you practice, your level, location and availability.
CH Info- All you want to know about the Swiss political system.
Meteo Swiss- best weather forecast that exists... Complete with dangers, rain animation and the temperature, this app has all the info about the sky.
Useful Websites
Surfing the internet for a good site? Are you lost between all those links? Here, we offer the best of them all. All the info on your favourite country.
ch (https://www.ch.ch/en/ )
swissinfo (https://www.swissinfo.ch/ )
thelocal (https://www.thelocal.ch/ )
toppreise.ch (https://www.toppreise.ch/en) the Swiss price comparison
comparis.ch (https://en.comparis.ch) Compare prices of insurance, loans, mortgages and real estate in Switzerland
Useful Books
The art of reading is one not to miss, and we are displaying elite books for all the expats in Switzerland. Learn all the facts and culture through those pages.
Swiss Watching by Diccon Bewes
How to be Swiss by Diccon Bewes and Michael Meister
Swisstory by Laurie Theurer and Michael Meister
The New Beyond Chocolate by Margaret Oertig-Davidson
Going Local by Margaret Oertig-Davidson
Switzerland a Cartoon Survival Guide by Sergio J. Lievano and Wolfgang Koydl
Swissness in a Nutshell by Gianni Haver
Swiss Life: 30 Things I Wish I'd Known
26 Things You Absolutely Must See in Switzerland
Culture smart! Switzerland by Kendall Hunter
The Culture Map by Erin Meyer
Living Along Lac Léman by Catherine Nelson-Pollard
Living and Working in Switzerland by David Hampshire
Living in Vaud by Valeria Haray
Useful Blogs
The best Swiss blogs over the internet... They offer tips, guidance and plenty images. You'll never get bored reading these, and you will learn lots of new things.
MyLausanne (https://www.my-lausanne.com/en/ )
LivinGeneva (http://livingeneva.com/ )
LivingNyon (https://www.livinginnyon.com)
Iamexpat : (https://www.iamexpat.ch/lifestyle/cities-switzerland/geneva-city-guide)
