It’s like a 60’s time warp – I’m inside one of the largest and lavish churches of the German late renaissance, staring up to the heavens and my ears are being assaulted by a deafening sound system echoing around the vaults.
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Switzerland
Lilu Light Festival, Lucerne
01/02/2019 .
Skiing in Verbier
11/12/2018 .
Verbier should carry a government health warning, something like ‘You come here at your own risk’. Risk of what! Well, your wallet for a start, then your health, then your ego.
Read the full story hereAutumn in Valais, Switzerland
01/11/2018 .
Ordinarily, it would take over 24 hours to heat this oven, so I was pretty fortunate it was good and ready by the time I got there. I was here to work, and work I did. After all, you can’t make proper mountain rye bread in Erschmatt without breaking a proper sweat.
Read the full story hereOn the Trail of Frankenstein in Geneva
12/08/2018 .
Lucy Daltroff is on the trail of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein in Geneva
Read the full story hereTravelling the Bernina Express
12/08/2018 .
Michael Edwards samples one of Europe’s legendary rail journeys from Italy to Switzerland.
Read the full story hereInsider Guide to Basel
17/03/2018 .
Is Basel, the art hub with culture unlimited, hot on the heels of Geneva in the race for weekend-break Travel Oscars? And is the city on the Rhine leading the charge of the land-of-milk-and-money up the global happiness leagues?
Read the full story hereHiking in the Jungfrau region
20/11/2017 .
Since the 19th century, Interlaken has been a magnet for tourists coming to Switzerland. It’s the gateway to the Jungfrau Region with its unique mix of lakes, waterfalls and mountains.
Read the full story hereTale of the Unspunnen in Interlaken
17/09/2017 .
Rupert Parker braves the rain at the tenth edition of the Unspunnen – the Swiss Wrestling, National Costume and Alpine Herdsmen’s Festival, held in Interlaken.
Read the full story hereEating Andermatt
25/03/2017 .
Rupert Parker takes a culinary tour of Andermatt and discovers military uniforms and Swiss Army Knives have been decommissioned in favour of chef’s whites and kitchen knives.
Read the full story hereExploring Switzerland’s Jungfrau Region. Soaring Alpine Scenery
06/03/2017 .
