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Formalities: Holders of a valid UK passport or the national identity card of a Western European country do not need a visa to enter Switzerland. Citizens of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa can stay for up to three months without a visa.

Health precautions: At the time of going to press, there are neither major health concerns to consider nor vaccinations required by visitors entering Switzerland from Europe or the West. However, as there is no state health service and all medical treatment must be paid for, it is advisable to take out insurance cover that includes personal accident and sickness. Should you plan to tackle walking routes that stray from habitation, rescue cover in the event of an accident ought to be included.

International dialling code: When dialling Switzerland from the UK: 0041. To phone the UK from Switzerland the code is 0044, then ignore the initial 0 of the area code which follows. Cashless Swiss public call boxes are operated by a phonecard (Taxcard) on sale at post offices, newsagents and railway stations for CHF 5, CHF 10 and CHF 20.