Neuchâtel is a historic university city located in the French -speaking part of Switzerland. It is in the west of the country sandwiched between the Jura Mountains and Lake Neuchâtel, the largest lake in Switzerland.

The city is famous for its established university, its historic castle, its old cobbled streets, its regular market, and its gentle ambience amongst many other attractions. The city also has many traditional shops where one can buy fine jewellery, local cheeses, and some of switzerland's world-famous chocolate. These are also many festivals during the year, such as the wine festival with the street parades and the buskers' festival.

Neuchâtel is easily accessible by a very efficient rail network and a modern highway system. the city is approximately 1 hour 20 minutes from Geneva airport, 2 hours 10 minutes from Zurich airport and 50 minutes from Bern, the capital of the country. There are also excellent travel links with the surrounding countries (i.e. France, Germany, Italy and Austria), as well as a direct line to Paris with the famous French high-speed train, the TGV.