Best known at the epicentre of the world’s banking and financing industry Zurich is a versatile and vibrant city to visit. A truly buzzing metropolitan, big things happen in Zurich but away from the corporate hustle and bustle there is a lot to explore in the world’s financial capital. No trip to Zurich would be …
Picture a dream mountain resort and it would look a lot like Grindelwald in the Bernese Alps. This village is under the infamous North Face of Eiger, a monumental wall of rock that inspires and intimidates in equal measure. The North Face was first conquered in 1938 and attracts hundreds of climbers every year, which …
The celebrated mountain resort of Saas-Fee is cradled by the Saas Valley in Valais. With old wooden chalets and granaries, Saas-Fee is a village with real history, and has been adapted to the needs of modern winter sports fans. There’s a system of Wi-Fi-connected funiculars, cable-cars and ski lifts to get you to pistes that …
In the eastern Alps’ Engadin Valley, St. Moritz is a glamorous mountain resort synonymous with privilege and old money. British aristocrats had a hand in St. Moritz’s early success, and their presence lingers in the members clubs, like the men’s only Cresta Skeleton Run. St. Moritz is the kind of destination where they play polo …
The resort village of Engelberg in Central Switzerland’s Uri Alps was formed around a medieval monastery. Despite a tempestuous past, Engelberg Abbey still has monks, and remains at the heart of the community, hosting recitals on summer nights. For high-speed downhill skiing and once-in-a-lifetime adventure look to Mount Titlis, a forbidding 3,200-metre peak to the …
In the Landwasser Valley, Davos is a resort village amid the Rhaetian Alps of Graubünden. At an elevation of over 1,500 metres, Davos is billed to be the highest town in Europe. And funiculars, cable-cars and ski-lifts are ready to hoist you even higher, into six mountain areas for skiing in winter, and hiking and …
Looking out to the Alps, Switzerland’s fifth largest city has been the “Bundesstadt” and de facto capital for almost 170 years. Bern has a lovable UNESCO listed old town tucked into a long meander of the River Aare. A lot of the old core is from the 15th century and is laced with several kilometres …
The world’s Olympic Capital, the city of Lausanne is draped on steep slopes on the north shore of Lake Geneva. Both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport are here, and there’s a new world-class Olympic Museum if you want to pull that sporting thread. The Romanesque and Gothic cathedral …
Cosy, walkable and straddling the Rhine, Basel is at the tripoint where the Swiss, German and French borders meet. Basel’s art and culture put it on an equal footing with almost any city in the world. The Kunstmuseum is the shining light, replete with Renaissance, Baroque and modern art. And the Altstadt is a confusion …
It’s no mystery why Lucerne is so beloved by tourists. The city rests beside Lake Lucerne, couched in a heart-lifting mountainous landscape. Both the lake and the mountains are at your fingertips, whether you feel like a paddle steamer cruise or want to conquer a mighty Alpine peak like Pilatus or Rigi. There’s also plenty …