Destinations
St. Moritz – Switzerland
Glitz and Glamour at St. Moritz - but not so much in Summer... St … [Read More...]
Shopping
Tax Free Shopping in Switzerland
Tax Free Shopping The VAT rate in Switzerland is 8% and is included in the … [Read More...]
Sightseeing
Becoming a Groupie on a Swiss Alps Hike
Travel writer Carol Antman surmounts misgivings and mountains in Switzerland When I was invited to tag along as a journalist with Alpine Adventure Trails Tour on a two-week hike in the Swiss Alps, I was eager for my husband Mark to book the trip and come. Somehow he did not share my enthusiasm. “…climbs of 2,500 to 4,000 vertical … [Read More...]
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...]
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 2013
Swiss Public Holidays 2013: 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. Tue Jan 1 New Years Day Wed … [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...]