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Sightseeing

St Mauritius Church in Zermatt

St Mauritius Pfarrkirche - The Zermatt Roman Catholic Parish Church: Walking around the centre of Zermatt, the dominating tower of St Mauritius parish church is hard to miss. St. Mauritius Pfarrkirche in Zermatt is a Roman Catholic parish church. It stands in Kirchplatz, next to the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof and the Marmot Fountain. St. … [Read More...]

An Alpine Chapel at Riffelalp

Riffelalp Chapel is a Private Chapel 2,210 Metres Above Sea Level: Located over 2,210 metres above sea level is Riffelalp, an intermediate station of the Gornergrat-Bahn. Many hikers come up here to start their Alpine hikes, and also at Riffelalp are the Riffelalp Resort and the Riffelalp Chapel, a chapel built by Alexander Seiler, founder of … [Read More...]

Swiss travel | Aigle

Aigle, capital of the Chablais winemaking region: This beautiful serene town of Aigle is the capital of the Chablais wine growing region and lies south-east of Lake Geneva. Aigle and its neighbouring town Yvorne are reputed to produce what are acclaimed to be the best wines of the region and some of the best in Switzerland. Brief History of … [Read More...]

Food

Swiss Cheese Fondue

How Swiss Cheese Fondue was invented and how to make it: When the temperature is freezing and the chill in the air is converting into goosebumps on your skin, there's nothing like some rich comfort food to ward off the cold. The Swiss cheese fondue comes to mind. Origin of the Swiss Cheese Fondue The Swiss cheese fondue, a most typical … [Read More...]

Swiss Cheese – more than Gruyère, but…

When I read that there are more than 400 varieties of Swiss cheese, I was astounded. Most non-Swiss people would only know of a handful, the most popular ones being Emmenthal and Gruyère. Still, Gruyère is undoubtedly the big cheese of the Swiss dairy industry, so when we visited the walled city of Gruyères, we of course visited the … [Read More...]

Useful Facts

Public Holidays in Switzerland 2012

Swiss Public Holidays 2012: These are the main public holidays in Switzerland. Regional and local holidays, such as January 2 (Saint Berchtold Day), May 1 (Labor Day), June 7 (Corpus Christi) among others, are also observed in many parts of the country. 1 January New Year's Day 6 April Good Friday 8 April Easter Sunday 9 … [Read More...]

Find a Swiss Phone Number

Swiss Phone Number, Swiss Phone Book, Phone Code for Switzerland As you might expect, finding a Swiss phone number is easily done on line, in a choice of languages and for free! Swisscom offer over 6 million listings of private people and businesses in their Switzerland telephone directory. Whether you're looking for a Swiss chalet phone number, … [Read More...]

Tax Free Shopping in Switzerland

Tax Free Shopping The VAT rate in Switzerland is 8% and is included in the sales price. With prices in Switzerland as they are, any discount is welcome, so don't miss out on your tax refund! All visitors living outside Switzerland are entitled to claim back the VAT if they spend more than CHF 400 in one shop in one day. The goods must be … [Read More...]