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The Capra, luxury alpine, spa and wellness retreat is located in the resort of Saas-Fee, known as the Pearl of the Alps. Situated at 1,800 metres, the car-free resort, powered by renewable energy, has a backdrop of 18 four-thousand-metre peaks and a north-facing glacier. There is also the Dom, Switzerland's highest mountain. Cold winters with consi...
Geneva Tourism's Choco Pass provides a tour of the city's Swiss chocolatiers. It gives pass-holders 24-hour when they can create a fully customisable chocolate-tasting tour around Geneva's top artisans. These include the amandes princesses at Guillaume Bichet and Sweetzerland's chocolate truffles and Grand Cru hot chocolates at La Bonbonnière, The ...
19 to 21 February 2024 Basel goes wild for exactly 72 hours at the end of February. The Carnival in Basel, which is on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, starts 4.00am sharp on Monday19 February 2024 and ends 72 hours later. Fasnacht is the name for the pre-Lent carnivals in Switzerland, southern Germany, Alsace and western Austria. Whil...
Davos is a town and Klosters-Serneus is an Alpine resort village in the Swiss Alps, within the canton of Graubünden. Davos is a popular ski resort with a conference center that hosts the annual World Economic Forum. Downhill and cross-country ski areas include Jakobshorn, Pischa, Rinerhorn and Parsenn. Summer activities include swimming and sailing...
There are more than 900 museums throughout Switzerland, but only one that brings us the life and work of the greatest artist of the silent movie era – Charlie Chaplin. However, this is no normal museum. Chaplin's World is the family home, the Manoir de Ban in Corsier-sur-Vevey on the shores of Lac Léman, or Lake Geneva as it's also known. It'...
Verbier is an Alpine village in Switzerland's Valais Canton, and the gateway to the 4 Vallées ski area. Trails on Mont Fort Glacier have views of the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc. Mont Gelé is known for its off-piste ski slopes. In Haut Val de Bagnes nature reserve, waterfalls cascade into Mauvoisin Lake, site of the arched Mauvoisin Dam. Following th...