Today two notable organisations provide mountain rescue services in Switzerland. Prior to 1946 mountain air rescue did not exist. Air Glacier SA is based in Sion in Valais, and Swiss Air-Rescue Rega in Zurich. Rega has twelve operational bases around Switzerland but does not operate in Valais. In Valais, Rega uses the services of Air […]
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 […]
Montreux’s Christmas market – get ready for the 25th anniversary!
No wonder the annual Montreux Noël festivities have been among the most popular in Switzerland for a quarter of a century. Here’s a run down of what’s on offer in 2019. Lakefront Christmas market Kicking off on 21 November until 24 December 2019, 172 merchants and craftspeople will be offering countless gifts from their mini […]
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 […]
CHANTEZ, SI ÇA VOUS CHANTE! – CONCERT at Victoria Hall – September 26, 2019
If you like to sing – in the shower, in a choir, karaoke…. Come and do it in STYLE – at the Victoria Hall, with two of the most charming and talented entertainers around – the lovely Raphaëlle Farman, and the exuberant Jacques Gay. This delightful couple will lead you through melodies from beloved musicals, […]
Zermatt temporarily cut off after rock fall
Road and rail access to the Swiss mountain resort of Zermatt were cut off between Monday evening and Tuesday this week. Rock fell across the road and rail link at around 19:30 on Monday between Randa and Herbriggen, around four kilometres south of the Zermatt, according to Radio Rottu Oberwallis. The nations most in love with Zermatt (Le News) The […]
Chaplin’s World – enter the home and life of a comic genius
Film legend Charlie Chaplin spent 24 years living in the Manoir de Ban, a grand old mansion above Vevey in Switzerland. In 2016, his charming former home and grounds were cleverly and artfully transformed into Chaplin’s World and opened to the public. Wandering through the rooms of the mansion it is easy to imagine you’ve been […]
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 […]
Foxtrail – an adventure game on the streets of Lausanne
As we zoomed down the metro line, the puzzle unfolded with the first clue we were given: watch for the fox’s green paw print on the rail track. Later, during our half-day adventure chasing the “fox”, we had to figure out a series of other clues: a barometer showing a thieving alligator, a particular sewer […]
Lake Geneva – tests show beaches with cleanest water
A map published recently by the Commission internationale pour la protection des eaux du Léman (CIPEL), a Swiss-French intergovernmental organisation, rates the water quality at most Lake Geneva beaches as excellent or of a medium to good quality. Only one, Pointe-à-la-Bise – Collonge-Bellerive was rated as having water that is sometimes polluted. The map above […]
