Interesting Facts

- The Helvetians adopted Roman civilization after Julius Caesar conquered Switzerland.

- Swiss chocolates, cheeses, pastries and wines are famous all over the world.

- The Swiss army knife manufacturer, Victorinox, was founded in 1884.

- Nestle, the Swiss confectionary major was formed by its founder Henri Nestle, a pharmacist, to market milk for feeding babies.

The tallest fountain, the Jet d'eau in all of Europe is located in Geneva.

The famous proponent of the Modern Movement in architecture, Le Corbusier was a Swiss native.

Albert Einstein was working as a patent clerk in Bern, Switzerland when he published his path breaking scientific discoveries.