5 Sights in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Neuchâtel, Switzerland! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Neuchâtel. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Neuchâtel

1. Hôtel de Ville

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Hôtel de Ville

The Neuchâtel City Hall is a public building located in the heart of the city of Neuchâtel (Switzerland). It was built between 1784 and 1793, according to the plans of the French architect Pierre-Adrien Pâris. This neoclassical building draws its inspiration from the codes of antiquity, but also refers to the models of the Italian Renaissance. Since its inception, it has been the seat of the municipal legislative and executive authorities.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de ville de Neuchâtel (FR)

2. Collégiale

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The Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame de Neuchâtel is a 12th-century Protestant building located on the hill of the castle of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It overlooks the city of Neuchâtel. The parish is a member of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the canton of Neuchâtel.

Wikipedia: Collégiale de Neuchâtel (FR)

3. Muséum d'histoire naturelle

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The Natural History Museum of Neuchâtel, which is located in the former girls' college designed by Rychner and completed in 1853, has a permanent exhibition of most of the species of mammals and birds of Switzerland in their environment.

Wikipedia: Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Neuchâtel (FR), Website

4. Musée d'ethnographie

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Musée d'ethnographie Alain Germond / Musée d'ethnographie / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Musée d'ethnographie de Neuchâtel (MEN) is a museum of ethnography in Neuchâtel, Switzerland established in 1904. The collections consist of 50,000 objects from all regions of the world, with about half from Africa. The MEN is well known for its museology of the rupture, initiated by Jacques Hainard in the 1980s. This exhibition policy aims at questioning the objects' meaning and the museum's social role.

Wikipedia: Musée d'ethnographie de Neuchâtel (EN), Website

5. Musée d'art et d'histoire

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Musée d'art et d'histoireRoland Zumbühl (Picswiss), Arlesheim (Commons:Picswiss project) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The musée d'art et d'histoire is a museum in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Among its exhibits are the Jaquet-Droz automata. The collections of paintings include works of Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Wikipedia: Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Neuchâtel) (EN), Website

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