Eventhough shopping, Limmat river and Lake Zurich might be the primary reason for going to Zürich do not overlook the charming Schanzengraben Canal. Built as a city fortification system in the 17th century, the canal is now lined with wooden boardwalks and sandstone slabs, and runs from the Gessnerbrücke past the Mannerbadi to the mouth of the lake at Bürkliplatz. It’s at its prettiest near the Baur au Lac hotel, but the action—water polo!—happens near the Selnaubrücke. Are you here with your dog it will propably love to dip its toes in the crystal clear water.

We better know the segment of the canal that runs from behind Baur au Lac up to Hallenbad City. We look at it at year's all seasons. Enjoy its calm in the middle of the city. We enjoy the nice little houses along the canal as well as the cool office buildings and cafe terraces but mainly the trees decorating it all along which change their seasonal colors until they shed their leaves in the winter. There are lots of boats parking in the canal. Very few seem to be active even over weekends. Quite an expensive way to own a boat in Zurich.