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discover.swiss uses Categories, in order to make it easy to navigate and to improve search, Categories are built like a tree. However, it does not exist in Schema.org

An example of the Categories available at discover.swiss: - gastronomy - accommodation - points of interest - tours - events

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Related to Types & Categorise:

The available properties of an entity might overlap with the Categories such as Restaurant. For Types it indicates the abstract meaning of a Restaurant, which means this place is a restaurant with the main type FoodEstablishment. Where in categories, it indicates a sub-category of Gastronomie, where the restaurant has, a kitchen and this kitchen can be → vegan, Italian, etc.

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Example:

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            "identifier": "ch_08",
            "name": "Gastronomie",
            "children": [
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0816",
                    "identifier": "ch_0816",
                    "name": "Alp-Sennerei"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0812",
                    "identifier": "ch_0812",
                    "name": "Bar",
                    "children": [
                        {
                            "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_081201",
                            "identifier": "ch_081201",
                            "name": "Cocktailbar"
                        },
                        {
                            "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_081202",
                            "identifier": "ch_081202",
                            "name": "Hotelbar"
                        },
                        {
                            "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_081203",
                            "identifier": "ch_081203",
                            "name": "Musikbar"
                        },
                        {
                            "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_081204",
                            "identifier": "ch_081204",
                            "name": "openair"
                        },
                        {
                            "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_081205",
                            "identifier": "ch_081205",
                            "name": "Quartierbar"
                        },
                        {
                            "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_081206",
                            "identifier": "ch_081206",
                            "name": "Weinbar"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0803",
                    "identifier": "ch_0803",
                    "name": "Bergrestaurant"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0804",
                    "identifier": "ch_0804",
                    "name": "Biergarten"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0813",
                    "identifier": "ch_0813",
                    "name": "Bistro"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0810",
                    "identifier": "ch_0810",
                    "name": "Brauerei"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0808",
                    "identifier": "ch_0808",
                    "name": "Brennerei"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0809",
                    "identifier": "ch_0809",
                    "name": "Café"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0822",
                    "identifier": "ch_0822",
                    "name": "Café"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0818",
                    "identifier": "ch_0818",
                    "name": "Gasthof"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0805",
                    "identifier": "ch_0805",
                    "name": "Gelateria"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0831",
                    "identifier": "ch_0831",
                    "name": "Grill"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0817",
                    "identifier": "ch_0817",
                    "name": "Grotto"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0815",
                    "identifier": "ch_0815",
                    "name": "Imbiss"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0827",
                    "identifier": "ch_0827",
                    "name": "Imbiss"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0802",
                    "identifier": "ch_0802",
                    "name": "Kneipe"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0830",
                    "identifier": "ch_0830",
                    "name": "Konditorei"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0829",
                    "identifier": "ch_0829",
                    "name": "Kulturlokal"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0826",
                    "identifier": "ch_0826",
                    "name": "Lounge",
                    "children": [
                        {
                            "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_082601",
                            "identifier": "ch_082601",
                            "name": "Afterwork"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0806",
                    "identifier": "ch_0806",
                    "name": "Nightclub"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0801",
                    "identifier": "ch_0801",
                    "name": "Pizzeria"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0811",
                    "identifier": "ch_0811",
                    "name": "Pub"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0807",
                    "identifier": "ch_0807",
                    "name": "Restaurant",
                    "children": [
                        {
                            "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_080701",
                            "identifier": "ch_080701",
                            "name": "Küche",
                            "children": [
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070103",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070103",
                                    "name": "amerikanisch"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070104",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070104",
                                    "name": "asiatisch"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070108",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070108",
                                    "name": "Fisch"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070105",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070105",
                                    "name": "französisch"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070115",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070115",
                                    "name": "Gourmet"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070110",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070110",
                                    "name": "international"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070106",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070106",
                                    "name": "italienisch"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070107",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070107",
                                    "name": "japanisch_sushi"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070114",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070114",
                                    "name": "lokale Spezialitäten"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070109",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070109",
                                    "name": "mediterran"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070111",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070111",
                                    "name": "mexikanisch"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070112",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070112",
                                    "name": "orientalisch"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070117",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070117",
                                    "name": "Pasta"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070116",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070116",
                                    "name": "Pizza"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070113",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070113",
                                    "name": "spanisch"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070102",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070102",
                                    "name": "vegan"
                                },
                                {
                                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_08070101",
                                    "identifier": "ch_08070101",
                                    "name": "vegetarisch"
                                }
                            ]
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                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0823",
                    "identifier": "ch_0823",
                    "name": "Schiffsgastronomie"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0828",
                    "identifier": "ch_0828",
                    "name": "Schokolade"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0824",
                    "identifier": "ch_0824",
                    "name": "Spirituosen"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0814",
                    "identifier": "ch_0814",
                    "name": "Vinothek"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0821",
                    "identifier": "ch_0821",
                    "name": "Weingut"
                },
                {
                    "@id": "https://api.discover.swiss/info/v2/categories/ch_0825",
                    "identifier": "ch_0825",
                    "name": "Weinstube"
                }
            ]
        }