This place... 2 pieces of advise...!
1. Check out whether there are any public holidays near your intended period of travel.
2. Do not go there on a Sunday..!
If you fail to notice this 2 things, you might just end up doign nothing when you are there. This is a good place for retirement only when you have lots of available cash to spend. We went to Basel and Zurich, and I can say that the country is really rich. I counted more Ferraris than the no of Nissans on the road. So, what do you think abt this..
Transport to and from this country is expensive. An air tick from Rome to this place cost about 80 euros while a ticket from Basel to Amsterdam cost 110 euros. There is no way you can avoid this amount when travelling to Switzerland. Just look at the no of budget airlines taht fly to Switz and you will agree...
Shopping is good here, regardless whether you are looking for cheap or expensive things here, they have it all. Just remember to bring more money to spend. Ermmm, when we went there, we didn't brought any CHF with us. We used our Singapore ATM cards to draw cash here, may have some charges (S$5 each time I think), but its very convenient.
The streets are clean and is very peaceful here. No worries even if you are travelling alone at night here. We stayed in Basel and all you need is just a ticket for trams to get around here. When in Zurich, we simply used our legs to walk. That whole place can be reached by walking.
Some will find that Switz is boring, to a certain extent, I will agree. But it also depends on whether you can find things to shop. Amazign watches kept me occupied the entire afternoon here.
Basel
Zurich