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Basel City Break | Norman Miller | Switzerland, Basel, Basel
With its church steeples, venerable colleges and grand hotels perched on the banks of the Rhine, Basel exudes the sort of historic classiness you’d expect of Switzerland‘s wealthiest city
Davos By Starlight | Martin Li | Switzerland, Swiss Alps, Davos
“Yes,” stammered the old man in startled confirmation, “this is Küblis.” He had good reason to sound surprised. Taking his dog for a quiet evening walk, he could be forgiven for not expecting to meet two strangers emerging from the night-time gloom and having to ask which car park they had just skied into
Life Beside the Lake | Justine Hardy | Switzerland, Zurich, Zurich
I go to Zurich because it is everything that most big cities are not. It is Ariel to London’s Caliban...
Mürren | Martin Li | Switzerland, Berner Oberland, Murren
When James Bond raced down from the summit of the Schilthorn, Blofeld’s pursuing gunmen sniping at his ski tails, he probably didn’t appreciate he was reluctantly participating in a Swiss tradition that has just celebrated its 60th anniversary
The Berner Oberland, Switzerland's playground | Jasper Winn | Switzerland, Swiss Alps, Interlaken
As Christina led me down Hoheweg - Interlaken's main street - the almost alcoholic intensity of the air filled my lungs. The dark bulk of the mountains ringing the town promised adventure and aching muscles
Villars | Martin Li | Switzerland, Swiss Alps, Villars
"You shouldn’t drink any more water for a few hours," cautions my amiable host Guy as he refills my wine glass with the fine local white. I’m part of a group of revellers enjoying a night-time fondue party at a mountain restaurant which will be followed by a torch-lit ski back down the valley