Dimitri Burkhard
GALOTTI is a meeting point for musicians and friends of music. It's a lab, a stage, a classroom and a bar. Those who want to make music or learn to...
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Newly Swissed is a flagship online magazine about Switzerland. From Swiss world records to quizzes or random facts about Switzerland, it’s all right here! Switzerland is understood for various items: its cold climate, mountainous topography and its political neutrality, that is presumably brought on by its geographic seclusion and being one in all the highest mountainous countries in Europe. If you are interested in everyday life in Switzerland, please visit our archive with dozens of articles
Christian
Zürich’s Sechseläuten festival through a professional lens
Access to front-row views of Zürich's Sechseläuten festival is a perk of an official photographer. Have a look at the parades and Böögg torching...
Cloudia Chen
The time I went cross-country skiing with an Olympian
I recently had the opportunity to visit the Sports High School in Engelberg. There, Olympians-in-the-making told me about their motivation - and they took me...
Why Zürich is a runner’s (and triathlete’s) paradise
As runners, what do we all hate? Long traffic lights, exhaust, or crowds of pedestrians blocking our way. Runners in Zürich have none of these troubles...
Jérôme
Here are 9 valuable things I learned at writing workshops
As a writing workshop organizer, being a writing workshop attendee is part of the job. That’s why I’ve attended ten of them, and here's what I've learned...
Chantal Panozzo
How not to climb a mountain (and other no-no’s about Switzerland)
We sometimes forget that our missions is to keep our dear readers out of harm's way. Alas, we have dug deep to identify the top no-no's in Switzerland...
12 myths about Switzerland (and whether they’re true or not)
Say you're a regular Italian who happens to move to Switzerland. You start your new life and slowly learn all the habits of your new country...
Alessandra
Some thoughts about this thing called the “Swiss Stare”
As part of growing up in Canada, I learned about staring and how rude it is. Years later in Zürich, my expat students complained about the Swiss Stare...
It’s here! The 2017 Holiday Gift Guide for Switzerland
The season of giving is here and some of your stockings or gift boxes might still be empty. This year's holiday gift guide for Switzerland contains many...
