Appropriate footwear for December in Switzerland
Angie, a traveler from Australia, is planning a week in Switzerland with her family in December. She is unsure about what footwear to bring for the cold weather and asks for advice on whether they need insulated boots for cities like Zurich, Lucerne, and Grindelwald, or if trainers will suffice.
- Wear breathable and warm socks with your boots to keep your feet cozy.
- In cities, trainers are generally acceptable unless there's recent snowfall.
- Consider using thermal insoles for extra warmth in your shoes.
- Having a windproof jacket, gloves, and a knitted cap is essential for cold weather.
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Hi, we are a family of four (2 boys age 8 and 9). We are planning an itinerary for Europe in December (11-17) which includes a week in Switzerland. This may sound odd but I’m really unsure about appropriate footwear! Coming from Australia I’m struggling to get my head around how cold it will be and have had many conflicting opinions.
We are planning to do Jungfraujoch so we will have some snow boots (not high quality though) but I’m wondering what people wear the rest of the time in the cities? We will be visiting Zurich and Lucerne and Grindelwald. Can we get away with just trainers or do we need some insulated boots? Or do people wear snow boots in the city as well?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Regards
Angie
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Hello Asdoda,
Welcome to MySwissAlps!
For traveling in December to Switzerland, I recommend you bring: windproof jacket, sweaters, knitted cap, gloves, thick socks, boots with tread soles. When you’re up in the alps, you should wear warm clothes, knitted cap, gloves, and boots with tread soles will do. I don’t think you will need insulated boots, as long as you wear warm socks with the boots. If you’re still afraid of getting cold feet, you could always purchase sheepskin or thermal foil insoles for your boots/shoes.
When you are in the cities, wearing trainers will do. Majority of people don’t wear snow boots in the city unless we get hit with a snowfall. You could always put the warm insoles in your trainers in case you find you need the added warm.
Please refer to http://www.myswissalps.com/we ather as well.
I hope that helps!
Best regards,
Suzanne
Thanks Suzanne,
That helps a lot! It’s great to finally get some reliable advice
kind regards
Angela
any stout-soled deep tread footwear will be OK, shoes with good tread will usually work in the main Swiss cities, but boots may be needed at higher altitudes if it happens to snow – or if you go to a snowy high altitude destination.
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