Many informations about the region can be found on the Neuchâtel Tourism web site and more specialy about the La Chaux-de-Fonds.
De nombreuses informations sur la région peuvent être trouvées sur le site web de Neuchâtel Tourisme et plus particulièrement sur La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Viele Informationen über die Region finden Sie auf der Website von Neuenburg Tourismus, insbesondere über La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Here’s a small abstract of what you can read about the city.
Situated at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level, built as regularly as a chessboard, this city is marked by its unique watchmaking industry and tradition which is listed as UNESCO World Heritage site.
Incomparable
The city nestled in the Neuchâtel Mountains, unlike any other, is considered one of the highest located in Europe. Surrounded by fields and forests, it was built almost entirely by and for the watchmaking industry. You will find rectilinear roads throughout the city, which give it its unique appearance. If you climb up to the Espacité Tower or participate in a guided tour, you can appreciate this special chessboard design even better.
Watchmaking and UNESCO
The urban structure of the watchmakers’ town of La Chaux-de-Fonds has been listed as UNESCO World Heritage since 2009, and it is best explained at the Espace de l’Urbanisme horloger. It takes special understanding to grasp the meaning of a place which breathes in the rhythm of its watches. The superb Musée international d’horlogerie with more than 4,000 exceptional pieces from sundials to atomic clocks will doubtlessly enchant you.
Art Nouveau
La Chaux-de-Fonds is also famous for its importance in the world of Art Nouveau in Switzerland, and it has its own style, the ‘Pine Tree’ style. Decorations are subtly integrated into buildings or building complexes such as the crematory, and will be discovered during a guided tour on this topic.
Le Corbusier, native of La Chaux-de-Fonds
His real name was Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, and he was born in this town. As a young man, Le Corbusier realised several of his works here, among others the White House, La maison blanche. This avant-garde building is open to the public on weekends.
For avid walkers
Download a tourist brochure of two circuits in the city (and one for Le Locle city).
Some narrated walking tours of the city are available on izi.travel (need dedicated free app).
Seven paths in the contryside of the city are avaible on https://www.cheminsdes7abeilles.ch/en/
Remember, the Neuchâtel Tourist Card, known as the NTC, is a guest card issued free of charge and automatically sent to all persons (adults and children) staying at least one night in a hotel or parahotel establishment (campground, bed and breakfast, holiday apartment or house, and group accommodation) in the Canton of Neuchâtel. With the NTC, you can enjoy around forty activities and free public transport throughout the Canton of Neuchâtel for the entire duration of your stay.