Switzerland
Great Summer Activities in Verbier, Switzerland
02/09/2019 .
Fête des Vignerons, Vevey
13/08/2019 .
I’m baking under a brutal midday sun watching 6,000 performers act out the story of winegrowing. It’s a two and a half hour celebration on the scale of an Olympic opening ceremony, it only takes place every twenty-five years and I’m loving every second of it.
Read the full story hereLilu Light Festival, Lucerne
01/02/2019 .
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.
Read the full story hereSkiing 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. Legendary Alpine train from Italy to Switzerland
12/08/2018 .
Michael Edwards samples the Bernina Express, one of Europe’s legendary rail journeys from Italy to Switzerland.
Read the full story hereInsider Guide to Basel. Art and culture for a perfect weekend.
17/03/2018 .
Michael Edwards offer up his insider guide to Basel as the perfect long weekend?
Read the full story hereHiking in the Jungfrau region. A unique mix of lakes waterfalls and soaring mountains.
20/11/2017 .
Since the 19th century, Interlaken has been a magnet for tourists coming to Switzerland. It’s the gateway to hiking in 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.
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