Sightseeing

Swiss travel | Aigle

Aigle, capital of the Chablais winemaking region: Château d’Aigle 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... [Read more of this review]

Museum H R Giger – Aliens in Gruyères

H R Giger Museum at Gruyeres Fans of the “Alien” movies will be pleased to know of the Museum H R Giger in Gruyères. This Museum is home to the permanent collection of the works of H.R. Giger, the award winning Swiss designer of Ridley Scott’s blockbuster “Alien” movies. After visits to medieval towns and castles and... [Read more of this review]

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Food

Swiss Cheese Fondue

How Swiss Cheese Fondue was invented and how to make it: Swiss Cheese Fondue 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 fondue comes to mind.  This most typical of Swiss foods had a very humble beginning.  Back... [Read more of this review]

Swiss Cheese – more than Gruyère, but…

Swiss Cheese Selection 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... [Read more of this review]

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Useful facts

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 of this review]

Tax Free Shopping in Switzerland

Tax Free Shopping Rolex shopping in Gstaad The VAT rate in Switzerland is 7,6 % 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... [Read more of this review]

Swiss Public Holidays 2009

Swiss Public Holidays 2009 These are the main public holidays in Switzerland. Regional and local holidays, such as January 2, 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 10 April Good Friday 12 April Easter Sunday 13 April Easter Monday 22 May Ascension... [Read more of this review]

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