Switzerland

The range of topics covered by the articles from Switzerland extends from cultural and culinary backgrounds to practical travel tips

Der Gipfel des Titlis ist für indische Touristen besonders attraktiv, weil Engelberg und der Titlis seit den 1990er Jahren als Drehorte für Bollywood-Filme bekannt sind. Filme wie „Madly in Love“ und „Das Liebesdreieck“ haben romantische Traumsequenzen auf dem Titlis-Gletscher gezeigt / © Foto: Georg Berg

Titlis – summit of dreams

Despite the construction site, Indian tourists will continue to flock to the 3,238 metre-high peak in central Switzerland in 2025
Naturkunstwerk von Marion Strunk aus Deutschland, Fadenskulptur in Rot auf dem Landart Pfad Gerschnialp in Engelberg 2025 / © Foto: Georg Berg

Engelberg land art trail

Every two years, a natural stage for art is created near the Gerschnialp. Those who enter it sharpen their awareness of the beauty and power of nature
Mensch trifft Kuh - auf dem Weg zur 1.700 hoch gelegenen Hobielalm, Engelberg / © Foto: Georg Berg

Kiss the cow at the Alpbeizli!

Away from the hustle and bustle of the Titlis, Engelberg offers the perfect Swiss idyll with cows, cheese alp and hiking bliss
Benches from the Schatzalp Davos. The clear, symmetrical structure and the solitary position in nature with a strong orientation towards the valley and view of the mountain panorama emphasize the uniqueness of the building, built between 1898 and 1900 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Thomas Mann was already here

The writer’s 150th birthday is celebrated all over the world. Davos as a source of inspiration for the novel The Magic Mountain joins in
The Administration Clock Tower Building is now the Pullman Visitor Center and Museum. The garden architect Nathan Barrett, commissioned by George Pullman, created a pond called Lake Vista on the green lawn / © Photo: Georg Berg

Pullman City near Chicago

The history of comfortable rail travel began in 1880 on the Chicago prairie. To this day, the name Pullman stands for luxurious travel worldwide
Jacobite steam train. British Railways steam locomotive in Glenfinnan, Scotland / © Photo: Georg Berg

Legendary train routes

Traveling by train – sometimes it’s not just the scenery that is the star, but the train itself. Three examples from Switzerland, Scotland and Sri Lanka
HR Giger gravestone, 1940 to 2014 in the Gruyères cemetery. The black granite stone bears a motif from the series Biomechanoid, Biomechanical Matrix / © Photo: Georg Berg

HR Giger’s Alien in the Castle

The dark nightmare worlds of the surrealist artist from films such as Alien, Dune and Poltergeist live on in the HR Giger Museum. A visit is a must for science fiction fans and a test of courage for everyone else
Cuchaule, the queen of the Bénichon, is a brioche bread with saffron. It is served as the first course on the Kilbi menu together with Kilbi mustard / © Photo: Georg Berg

Bénichon, Kilbi? Definitely Fribourg!

The Kilbi is a festival celebrated in the canton of Fribourg and is one of Switzerland’s living traditions. The cuchaule, a brioche with saffron, is the queen of the festive menu
Alpine procession in Plaffeien. Every year in the fall, the cattle are driven back to the village from summering on the alp in a procession / © Photo: Georg Berg

From the alpine pasture to the sheep retreat

It’s a tradition for the bucket list: summer grazing dates back to the Middle Ages and has UNESCO status. In Switzerland, it is actively practiced and yet under threat
The old telephone booth in the Waldhaus is now a cell phone retreat for the benefit of all guests who want to use the lounges and many other places in the house to read, play, talk or think. Pleasant times when the telephone was located in its own booth and not in everyone's pocket / © Photo: Georg Berg

Phone booth for mobile calls

The old telephone booths of the Hotel Waldhaus have been converted into exclusive locations. This is the only place where cell phones may still be used
In Cerentino, you can stay in the lavishly renovated historic patrician house Cà Vegia, with centuries-old original furniture but no electricity. The sink is located in front of the entrance door, Circolo della Rovana, Switzerland / © Photo: Georg Berg

Digital Detox in Ticino

In the village of Cerentino you can stay in the historic patrician house Cà Vegia, with copper boiler, soapstone stove and without electricity.
Absinthe store in Rome / © Photo: Georg Berg

Absinthe, legendary cult drink

Absinthe, this name carries the taste of the forbidden. A journey along the route of absinthe in France and Switzerland.
Zincarlin in a rock cellar. Production of the traditional Zincarlin cheese from the Muggio Valley in Ticino, Mendrisio. Three different ages of the Ticino cheese speciality are stored here. The cheese cylinders are washed almost every day with white wine / © Photo: Georg Berg

Culinary specialties in Ticino

In Ticino, Switzerland, there are culinary treasures to be discovered to this day. Behind them are mostly passionate people who preserve culinary traditions.
Unobstructed panoramic view from the bedroom. The furnishings could not be more practical / © Photo: Georg Berg

Glamping and Hide Aways

Travel greener and be close to nature? Instead of camping, there’s glamping, a night in the barrel or digital detox in a patrician house without electricity. Deceleration guaranteed.
Raclette cheese half / © Photo: Georg Berg

Raclette – the original from the Valais

In Valais, the raclette cheese is spread with potato and cucumber. Raclette etiquette is not to wait in any case, so that everyone eats at the same time.
Different products are created from the different degrees of grinding. The fine and silky Farina Bona flour is used for baking and flavoring dishes / © Photo: Georg Berg

Farina Bona, a Ticino specialty

Ilario Galbani has passionately continued the story of Farina Bona, the roasted corn flour he produces in Vergeletto, Ticino.
Products of the Pasticceria Marnin in Locarno, Switzerland / © Photo: Georg Berg

Panettone in perfection

Panettone is the Christmas classic. The pastry is made perfect by sourdough, the best ingredients and time. A visit to the Pasticceria Marnin in Locarno, Ticino
With the road bike over the asphalt. Sports student Julius Berg on the road with bike guide Roland Holzer from Albinen / © Photo: Georg Berg

On the road by bike in Veloland

By bike, the Swiss means the road bike. Asphalt roads here go up to 2,600 meters. In addition, Swiss drivers have a reputation for being polite
Absinthe products from the Bottles Armand Guy distillery in Portarlier, France / © Photo: Georg Berg

Absinthe – forbidden and rediscovered

A rewarding look at the turbulent history of this drink, which translated into German simply means wormwood. Absinthe is the taste of the forbidden
The highest vineyard in Europe of Visperterminen / © Photo: Georg Berg

Heath village Visperterminen

In the Upper Valais at an altitude of 1,150 meters and framed by the highest Swiss mountains grows the Heida wine This grape variety gives the place its nickname
Wine production at Tenuta San Giorgio. At the end of September the grape harvest is finished and the work in the wine press is in full swing / © Photo: Georg Berg

Tenuta San Giorgio on Lake Lugano

The most modern knowledge from the world of vinology is adapted to the peculiarities of each site in this winery overlooking the bay of Agno.
Giacometti Hall in the Zurich Orphanage Building, which houses the municipal police station / © Photo: Georg Berg

Food tour through Zurich

Swiss Classics is a three-hour entertaining culinary tour of traditional stores and innovative start-ups through Zurich’s old town
The green Muggio Valley in Ticino. A Swiss cultural landscape like in a fairy tale / © Photo: Georg Berg

The green Muggio Valley in Ticino

The sparsely populated Valle di Muggio above Lake Lugano is the southernmost valley in Ticino. Chestnut forest alternates with dry meadows and orchards
Auf dem See zuhause. Gabriella Monfredini ist Gastgeberin bei Swiss Tavolata und fährt leidenschaftlich gerne mit ihrem Boot raus auf den See / © Foto: Georg Berg

Ticino cuisine on Lake Lugano

Many fish swim in Lake Lugano: trout, pike, tench, chub. Gabriella Monfredini serves them as host of Swiss Tavolata in her cantine.
Marialuce Valtulini in ihrem Felsenkeller, der sogenannten Cantine in Salorino. In einem normalen Jahr wären alle Fächer mit den kleinen, zylinderförmigen Käsen gefüllt, aber seit der Covid Pandemie ist die Produktion zurückgefahren. Denn der Zincarlin wird gerne von Touristen gekauft und diese bleiben aus / © Foto: Georg Berg

Zincarlin – Speciality from Ticino

Marialuce Valtulini is one of the few women who take care of the production of Zincarlin in the Valle di Muggio. The traditional cheese had fallen into oblivion until the Slow Food movement rediscovered it
Sion with the castles Valère and Tourbillon surrounded by vineyards / © Photo: Georg Berg

Sion: city – country – wine

Valais is the largest wine-growing region in Switzerland. Whether on a city tour, an e-bike tour or hiking tours, Valais wine is always a big topic
In Erschmatt, the rye breads typical of the Swiss canton of Valais are baked / © Photo: Georg Berg

Rye bread baking experience

In Erschmatt, rye bread has been baked for centuries as a community event. Once a year, in December, they heat up the old oven in the community center
Narrow streets and the city hall of Basel / © Photo: Georg Berg

Food tour in Basel

Basel offers a self-guided food tour. Under your own direction, you can reach restaurants with special concepts and get a lot for 29 Swiss francs.
Saffron harvest in Mund, Switzerland / © Photo: Georg Berg

Culinary rarity – Saffron from Switzerland

The most expensive spice in the world does not only grow in the Orient. The southern slopes below the small village of Mund are considered the best growing area for the rare plants
Reinhart Collection, founded by Oskar Reinhart in Winterthur, Switzerland / © Photo: Georg Berg

Oskar Reinhart Collection in Winterthur

Picnic with Picasso – How a small museum in Switzerland charmingly encourages its visitors to linger with a creative and Corona-worthy idea
Saffron harvest in Switzerland / © Photo: Georg Berg

Saffron, spice and remedy

Saffron gives an incomparable aroma. It would be too bad and too expensive to use saffron only as a coloring agent. About the cultivation in Valais and Morocco.
Basel City Hall / © Photo: Georg Berg

Basel on the Rhine

The Swiss border and trading city of Basel is home to Switzerland’s oldest university, 46 museums and has served as a refuge for many a maverick thinker
Early in the morning, the snow is cleared away in front of the entrance portal in winter / © Photo: Georg Berg

Waldhaus Sils in the Engadine

The Waldhaus Sils is a nostalgic place full of stories about its illustrious guests. The grand hotel in the Upper Engadine has been writing hotel history since 1908.
Façade decoration of the Hechler family at the Hotel Krone in Weil am Rhein / © Photo: Georg Berg

Hotel Krone in Weil am Rhein

A harmonious triad of culture, design and wine in the boutique hotel between Vitra Campus and Fondation Beyeler. Star architects and designers meet here
The Cresta Palace is a luxury hotel in Celerina, Grisons, Switzerland / © Photo: Georg Berg

Cresta Palace Hotel in Celerina

Celerina, the place where the Cresta Palace Hotel is located, is not far from Sankt Moritz, but is known as an independent place only in Switzerland
The Hotel Lenkerhof is located in the middle of park-like grounds on the outskirts of Lenk. 80 rooms have a south-facing balcony / © Photo: Georg Berg

Healing luxury hotel Lenkerhof

Lenk is an insider tip because the place is remote and almost only known in Switzerland. When the road ends you reach the village and the hiking paradise Lenk

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Kalender

Roggenbrot aus dem Wallis

Das Dorf Erschmatt im Kanton Wallis steht ganz im Zeichen des Roggens. Fotos aus dem Stadel und dem historischen Backhaus zeigen, wie man sich früher gemeinschaftlich mit eigenem Roggenbrot versorgt hat. Als geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (GUP) oder appellation d’origine protégée (AOP) ist das Walliserbrot eine Schweizer Brotspezialität. Den Kalender gibt es in verschiedenen Größen. Er ist das perfekte Geschenk für Liebhaber des ursprünglichen Lebens.

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69,99 €		978-3-674-02012-3
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Pain de Seigle du Valais

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