Rather than taking the strong franc lying down, Geneva Tourism has decided to offer 1,000 free hotel nights to draw travelers to the city. Geneva has done well scooping up travel awards. In 2014 and 2015 the city was crowned Europe’s best weekend city break destination ahead of cities such as Paris, London, Rome, Istanbul, Madrid, Lisbon, […]
Montreux Jazz Festival’s new boss discusses its story after 50 years
Today the media were welcomed to festival founder Claude Nobs’ garage, next to the home he grew up in, to see the kick-off this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival and to celebrate its 50th birthday. Sadly, Claude passed away unexpectedly in 2013 after a skiing accident, so this event under the leadership of its new boss, was both nostalgic and upbeat. Le […]
Amazing footage of high altitude Swiss lake in summer and winter
The video below by Achim Meylan shows shows the incredible beauty of Lac de Joux from the air in summer. Lac de Joux is situated in the canton of Vaud at just above 1,000 metres in the Jura mountain range in Switzerland. Because of the lake’s altitude and microclimate, in winter it is transformed into […]
Fly like a bird over Lausanne and beyond
Lausanne-based Brosky Media created this stunning three minute video of Vaud’s capital city, Lausanne. Watching this it is easy to imagine why Lord Byron, who lived there from 1788 to 1824, James Mason, who lived there from 1963 to 1984, and Coco Chanel, who lived there from 1945 to 1971, all chose the city. Some […]
Hotel de Londres, Brig, Switzerland
Brought to you by Hotel de Londres. Melissa Van Roosbroeck recently visited Hotel de Londres in Brig, Switzerland to chat with the owners about the hotel’s history and recent renovation. Can you tell us a bit more about the history and background of Hotel de Londres and its link to England? The name of our […]
Get ready for the Swiss legs of the Tour de France 2016
The 103rd Tour de France will started on 2 July 2016 in Mont Saint Michel, a small island accessible on foot at low tide, on the Atlantic coast of France. From there the route will take riders south to the Pyrenees, into Spain and Andorra, before heading north via France to Switzerland. On 18 July […]
Montreux Jazz Festival opens
The 49th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival opens today. The scorching line up this year is in tune with the summer heat wave. The opening line up includes Emeli Sandé, John Legend, Soak, The Staves, Ibeyi, Oscar and the Wolf, Lilly Wood & the Prick. Click here for the full programme (in English) For […]
High speed Swiss Gotthard tunnel countdown begins
On 2 June 2015 the 365 day countdown to the official opening of the new Gotthard base rail tunnel started. The 57 kilometre long train tunnel is scheduled to open on 1 June 2016. It is the world’s longest train tunnel, longer than the Channel Tunnel and the Seikan Tunnel in Japan, which links the […]
How Europe’s highest vineyard ended up with 500 owners and Indian connections
Get high on Switzerland this summer, writes Renu Chahil-Graf from her Swiss mountain retreat. There are many reasons to visit, not least its exceptional food and wines and salubrious climate. The highest altitude vineyard in Europe is known to be in Visperterminen, a village of 1,400 people, nestled in a mountain range just across from […]
Crédit Agricole 2015 Swiss (Tennis) Open in Gstaad, Switzerland
July 25 – August 2, 2015 The quirky ATP tennis tournament known as ‘Wimbledon of the Alps’ celebrates its 100th anniversary with a packed side programme of events, including a ‘legends’ exhibition match on Sunday July 26 and the transformation of the entire village to a state of 1915 chic. Recent years have seen home […]
