Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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2.6 km
170 m
Experience Neuchâtel in Switzerland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in NeuchâtelSight 1: Jardin Botanique de l'Ermitage
The Botanical Garden of Neuchâtel (JBN) is a museum institution of the City of Neuchâtel open to the public and in which scientific research is carried out. It is developed over an area of 8 ha made up of natural environments, areas managed in favour of biodiversity and botanical collections. Two sites of national importance flourish there; one of dry meadows and the other for the reproduction of amphibians and reptiles.
Sight 2: Muséum d'histoire naturelle
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
Sight 3: Château de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel Castle is a castle in the municipality of Neuchâtel of the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Sight 4: Collégiale
The Protestant collegiate church of Notre-Dame de Neuchâtel is a twelfth-century religious building located on the hill of Neuchâtel Castle in Switzerland. It overlooks the city of Neuchâtel. The parish is a member of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the canton of Neuchâtel.
Sight 5: Musée d'ethnographie
![Musée d'ethnographie](/static/images/wikipedia/Switzerland_Neuchâtel_Musée-d'ethnographie.jpg)
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.
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