Whether you usually pirouette on figure skates, or shave ice on hockey skates — or use the “third skate” (your butt), Canton Zürich has great rinks to put glide in your stride. Check out the list below, and if you have another favorite ice skating spot in Zürich Canton to recommend, let us know! Holiday […]
20 ice skating rinks around Lake Geneva. Get your skates on!
Ice skating season is here so get your skates on! There are ice-skating rinks all over Geneva, Vaud and neighbouring Fribourg. Entrance prices vary and all rinks have skates that you can hire. The links below will take you to the relevant websites for prices, locations and opening and closing times. The ice skating season […]
10 Swiss Christmas markets to get you in a festive mood
While Christmas may be considered an over-commercialised affair, the Swiss hold true to their roots. Traditional Swiss Christmas typically lasts from the beginning of Advent (Sunday 1 December 2019) to the end of Epiphany (6 January 2020). While each Swiss home may give the tradition a slight twist, some customs have remained intact: the excitement, […]
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS – English language musical theatre in Nyon
In the run up of the Christmas season this year, instead of their traditional Pantomime, GAOS offers THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, by Alan Bennett, adapted from Kenneth Grahamme’s book. Renew your acquaintance with Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger in this modern-day production. A Christmas treat for all! The animals’ adventures take them from the […]
Geneva’s Escalade festival promises to repulse Savoyard attacks from 6 Dec 2019
By Bill Harby Muskets blasting, swords flashing, drum and fife corps parading through the medieval streets, plus hot spiced wine and little cauldrons made of chocolate – welcome to this year’s “Escalade”. Geneva citizens know the story of how, on the night of Dec. 11th, 1602, a sharp-eyed cook now immortalised as Mère Royaume, spied […]
Thanksgiving 2019: where to go in Switzerland
Every year on the fourth Thursday of November – the 28th this year, Americans come together with family and friends to reflect, be thankful and consider those in need, while sharing a traditional, usually sizable, meal. The traditional thanksgiving feast is not for committed vegans. The turkey is the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving table, but […]
Five gorgeous Swiss parks for contemplating autumn splendor
By Bill Harby Whether you prefer thickets of grand old trees, a formal English garden, or a pocket park, these five urban green spaces offer colourful ways to rustle through autumn leaves. Geneva: Park La Grange One minute you’re in bustling Geneva with buses and trams and people everywhere, then, a few steps later, you’re […]
5 stunning Swiss gorges to explore in autumn
A country with high mountains, glaciers and snowfields, naturally has lots of rushing rivers and streams cascading down through the millennia, chipping away at the bedrock, carving watery paths with steep walls. This is why Switzerland is blessed with so many gorgeous gorges. (Random fact: in French “gorge” means “throat.”) Autumn is a fine time […]
CERN tours – go on, expand your universe – 2019 open days
CERN Open Days 2019 On 14 and 15 September 2019, CERN will open its doors to the public for two special days for a glimpse at the heart of one of the world’s largest particle-physics laboratories. The Open Days give visitors the chance to discover the facilities, both underground and on the surface. With free […]
Taking a trip back in time on a Swiss steam train
Trains run Saturdays and Sundays from 4 May until 27 October 2019. On 21 May 1966, the local rail company closed the line between the two small towns of Blonay and Chamby, in Switzerland’s Riviera region, on the eastern reaches of Lake Geneva. Too few were catching the trains on this stretch of track, that had opened in […]
