More than chocolate and banks

Photo: View of St. Peterskirche tower and two of its four clocks from Münsterbrücke. 

The old town goes along both banks of Limmat river, which divides the city in two parts and flows into Lake Zürich. The "Altstadt" is full of charm, little alleys, narrow and with no vehicles driving around. 

There are several churches in Zürich whose spires can be seen from high points, but the most important are four: Grossmünster, Fraumünster, St. Peterskirche and Prediger. All of them look quite alike except Grossmünster on the river's right side, which has two towers instead of only one spire. By the way, the legend says it was founded by Charlemagne at the beginning of the 12th century. Crossing the Limmat we find Fraumünster, a parish church built on a former abbey for woman - so its name. A little bit further along the Limmat, we find Sankt Peterskirche with the widest tower clock in Europe - with more than 8m of diameter! And last but not least, the Gothic-styled Predigerkirche rises up also on the right riverbank and it holds the main library in Zürich in its cloister.

Photo: Grossmünster's 12th century cloister from the inside.