Normally a quiet lakeside town, Pfäffikon near Zürich is going to turn it up a notch when they host the outdoor Festival La Perla this summer...
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The centuries-old city of Bern has seen the likes of Napoleon and Einstein. Today, Bern makes its history and culture accessible to people like you and me.
Dimitri Burkhard
Why Hotel Gloria in Beatenberg is our “Heimat” away from home
Say you have one weekend in the Jungfrau region. Would you rather stay in tourist packed Grindelwald, in the shade of the Eiger north face? Or would you...
Mamiko
In the house of a genius at Einsteinhaus in Bern
The streets of Bern’s Kramgasse are interlaced with fashion shops, bakeries and restaurants – all forming an unmistakable chain of colors and buzzing with activity...
Indira
Bern’s Loebegge is more than just a street corner
Every city has one: An iconic spot full of history, legends and memories. When it comes to Bern, ask any local and they will point at Loebegge (the corner of the Loeb department store)...
New York City vs. Bern, Switzerland
Christoph Simon is an award winning Swiss author with a big heart for New York City and Bern, Switzerland. His cartoon drawings put a big smile on my face…
Visiting Ballenberg in Brienz – Switzerland’s Outdoor Museum
Hands up who thinks of Heidi when thinking of Switzerland! Trouble is, when you move here and become an expat in Geneva, Zurich or any other modern Swiss city, you lose sight of the country’s most evocative and...
Michela
The annual Onion Market in Bern is all about… onions!
Every fourth Monday in November, Bern shall awaken to the sounds and smells of the traditional Onion Market. From the railway station and down the...
Eva
Interlaken Souvenir Buying Guide (By a Local!)
No, the cuckoo clock does not originally come from Switzerland. It’s a Bavarian Black Forest way of telling time...
Basel, Bern and Lucerne: the one-day TRIPlets from Zürich
There are an infinite number of natural, historical or amusing places close to Zürich. Here are three cities that can easily be visited in a day.
Sylvia