Verified companions in Switzerland

Switzerland's financial centre at the top of its lake, with the Altstadt and Bahnhofstrasse, the banking quarter, and Zurich West's converted industrial district. Banking and the airport hub bring weekday business travel.

A French-speaking city at the western tip of Lake Geneva, home to the UN and dozens of international organisations, with hotels along the Rive Droite and the old town on the left bank. Diplomacy, finance and watch fairs set the calendar.

A pharmaceutical and art city on the Rhine where Switzerland meets France and Germany, with a compact old town on the Grossbasel side and the fair grounds in Kleinbasel. Art Basel and Baselworld weeks are the peaks.

The federal capital, with a UNESCO old town on a bend of the Aare, Parliament, and the embassies. Government business and a quieter pace than Zurich or Geneva.

A steep lakeside city east of Geneva, home of the International Olympic Committee, EPFL and a large university. Sport federations and academia bring international visitors.