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A guide book is a book for tourists or travelers that provides details about a geographic location, tourist destination, or itinerary. It is the written equivalent of a tour guide. It will usually include details, such as phone numbers, addresses, prices, and reviews of hotels and other lodgings, restaurants, and activities. Maps of varying detail are often included. Sometimes historical and cultural information is also provided. Different guide books may focus on different aspects of travel, from adventure travel to relaxation, or be aimed at travellers with larger or smaller travel budgets. Guidebooks can have factual problems, information may be out of date (especially for regions undergoing rapid development), the author may have a hidden agenda (for example free meals or rooms in exchange for inclusion in the book or a favorable review -- compare tout). Guide books are generally intended to be used in conjunction with actual travel, although simply enjoying a guide book with no intention of visiting may be referred to as "armchair tourism".
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Switzerland (direct democratic federal republic) is located in the Alps and bordered by neighbours Germany (also of Lake Bodensee), France, Austria and Liechtenstein. The official languages in Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansh. The country is also known by its Latin name Confœderatio Helvetica (CH). The capital Bern. Switzerland is popular with winter sports enthusiasts, hikers, climbers and other bergsporters. Places are: the Bernese Oberland (with the Eiger and Jungfrau mountains) with Interlaken ski resort, Ticino, Zurich, Graubünden, Schaffhausen (with the largest waterfall in Europe), Lake Geneva, Fribourg and Jura (known places such as Montreux and Gstaad). The city of Bern has the longest covered winkelarcade (of over 6 miles) of Europe. In the canton of Zermatt, the famous Matterhorn mountain.