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The city of Lugano

12 March 2012 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Rubric: General Reading Time: 7 minutes

View on Lake Lugano and Monte San Salvatore © Valser

Lugano is a city of 54,667 inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The city lies on Lake Lugano, and its warm summers and the fact that in recent years it has attracted an ever growing number of celebrities, entertainers and successful athletes have given it the nickname of the “Monte Carlo of Switzerland”. It is the 9th largest city of Switzerland by population. read more…

Tags: Bezirk Lugano, Canton of Ticino, Kanton Tessin, Kreis Lugano Ost, Kreis Lugano West, Lake Lugano, Luganersee, Lugano, Monte Brè, Monte San Salvatore, Schweiz, Sighignola, Swiss, Switzerland

Not only cheese: Appenzell

5 March 2012 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Rubric: General Reading Time: 5 minutes

Aerial View © Hansueli Krapf

Appenzell is the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Appenzell has no municipal government of its own; rather, the different parts of Appenzell belong to the districts Appenzell, Schwende and Rüte. Because of that, for firefighting, energy and water, the town Appenzell has a special-purpose municipality, the Feuerschaugemeinde. read more…

Tags: Alpaufzug, Alpen, Alps, Appenzell, Appenzeller, Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Cheese, Community of Appenzell, Dorf Appenzell, Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden, Käse, Schweiz, Swiss, Switzerland

Zermatt and the Matterhorn

27 February 2012 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Rubric: General Reading Time: 6 minutes

Zermatt and Matterhorn © Stan Shebs

Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of about 5,800 inhabitants. The village is situated at the end of Mattertal at an altitude of 1,620 m (5,310 ft), at the feet of Switzerland’s highest peaks. It lies about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the over 10,800 ft (3,291.84 m) high Theodul Pass bordering Italy. read more…

Tags: Alpen, Alps, Bezirk Visp, canton of Valais, Kanton Wallis, Matterhorn, Mattertal, Schweiz, Swiss, Switzerland, Visp District, Zermatt

The Valle Riviera in Switzerland

10 February 2012 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Rubric: General Reading Time: 4 minutes

Iragna © biascaturismo.ch

Descending from the North, the Riviera suddenly opens up, as the alpine valleys of Leventina and Blenio come together. From Biasca, at the end of the River Moesa, there are, on both sides of the valley, picturesque villages that give the visitor an historical vision of an important past, together with the image of modern industry. read more…

Tags: Biasca, Canton Ticino, Claro, Cresciano, Fluss Ticino, Iragna, Kanton Tessin, Lodrino, Osogna, Prosito, Schweiz, Swiss, Switzerland, Ticino, Ticino river, Val Pontirone, Valle Riviera

Romantic Hotel Muottas Muragl, the first plus-energy hotel in the Alps

1 February 2012 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Rubric: General, House of the Month, Hotels Reading Time: 5 minutes

During summer 2010, the entire Berghotel Muottas Muragl was completely renovated. Particular focus was placed on the aspect of environmental-friendliness, giving rise to the first plus-energy hotel in the Alps. read more…

Tags: Bezirk Maloja, Canton of Graubünden, das erste Plusenergie-Hotel des Alpenraums, District of Maloja, Gemeinde Samedan, Kanton Graubünden, Kreis Oberengadin, MILESTONE Tourismuspreis, Muottas Muragl, Oberengadin, PlusEnergieBau® (PEB) Solarpreis 2011, Schweiz, Schweizer Alpen, Schweizer Solarpreis 2011, Swiss, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, the first plus-energy hotel in the Alps

Overview Theme Weeks

27 December 2011 | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt | Rubric: General, Bon voyage, Theme Weeks Reading Time: 20 minutes

(Latest addition: March 2024) In irregular intervals we publish Theme Weeks about cities, regions, and countries. Here you can find the complete list. read more…

Tags: Abruzzen, Abruzzo, Abu Dhabi, Ägypten, Al Andalus, Alentejo, Algarve, Algeria, Algerien, Alsace, Amsterdam, Andalusia, Andalusien, Apulia, Apulien, Argentina, Argentinien, Armenia, Armenien, Asturias, Asturien, Äußere Hebriden, Australia, Australien, Austria, Autonomes Gebiet Tibet, Auvergne, Bahrain, Balearic Islands, Balearische Inseln, Bangladesch, Bangladesh, Basilicata, Basilikata, Bavaria, Bayern, Beirut, Belarus, Belgien, Belgium, Berkshire, Berlin, Bhutan, Birma, Bolivia, Bolivien, Bon voyage, Bretagne, Britische Kanalinseln, Brittany, Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, Brüssel, Brussels, Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, Bulgarische Schwarzmeerküste, Burgenland, Burma, Calabria, Canary Islands, Caribbean, Carinthia, Castila-La Mancha, Catalonia, Champagne, Channel Islands, Chateaux of the Loire Valley, Chile, co co, co cork, Colombia, Cornwall, Corsica, Côte d'Azur, County Cork, County Galway, County Mayo, Croatian Adriatic coast, Cuba, Cyclades, Cyprus, Deutschland, Djibouti, Dordogne, Dschibuti, Dubai, East Anglia, East Frisian Islands, East Jerusalem, Ecuador, Egypt, Eivissa, Elsass, Emilia-Romagna, England, Estland, Estonia, EU, Florida Coasts, Floridas Küsten, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, French Riviera, Frisian Islands, Gascogne, Gascony, Georgia, Georgien, Germany, Greenland, Grönland, Guatemala, Gute Fahrt, Bon voyage, Guyana, Hamburg, Holland, Honduras, Hungary, Ibiza, Iceland, India, Indien, Indonesia, Indonesien, Iran, Ireland, Irland, Island, Israel, Istanbul, Istria, Istrien, Italian Riviera, Italienische Riviera, Japan, Jerusalem, Jordan, Jordanien, Jütland, Kalabrien, Kanarische Inseln, Karibik, Kärnten, Kasachstan, Kastilien-La Mancha, Katalonien, Katar, Kazakhstan, Kolumbien, Korsika, Kroatische Adriaküste, Kuba, Kuwait, Kykladen, La Rioja, Laos, Lapland, Lappland, Latvia, Lebanon, Leinster, Lettland, Libanon, Libya, Libyen, Ligurian Riviera, Litauen, Lithuania, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Madrid, Malaysia, Marokko, Mazedonien, Mexico, Mexiko, Miami, Moldau, Moldawien, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Moscow, Moskau, München, Munich, Myanmar, Navarra, Navarre, Nepal, Neuengland, Neukaledonien, Neuseeland, New Caledonia, New England, New York City, New Zealand, Niederlande, Nordfriesische Inseln, Nordkorea, Normandie, Normandy, North Frisian Islands, North Korea, NYC, Oman, Österreich, Ostfriesische Inseln, Ostjerusalem, Outer Hebrides, Overview of all Theme Weeks, Pakistan, Palaestina, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Paris, Patagonia, Patagonien, Peru, Philippinen, Philippines, Potsdam, Provence, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Queensland, Republic of China, Republik China, Rom, Rome, Russia, Russland, San Francisco, Sardinia, Sardinien, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-Arabien, Schlösser an der Loire, Schottland, Schweiz, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Sicily, Sizilien, South Africa, South Korea, Steiermark, Styria, Südafrika, Südkorea, Swiss, Sylt, Taiwan, Tel Aviv, Tessin, Thailand, The Netherlands, Theme Week, Themenwoche, Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ticino, Tokio, Tokyo, Toskana, Tunesien, Tunisia, Türkei, Turkey, Türkische Riviera, Turkish Riviera, Tuscany, UAE, Übersicht aller Themenwochen, Ukraine, Ulster, Umbria, Umbrien, Ungarn, United Arab Emirate, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, USA, VAE, Vatican, Vatican City, Vatikan, Vatikanstadt, Venedig, Venetien, Veneto, Venezuela, Venice, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Verenigtes Königreich, Vienna, Vietnam, Wales, Warsaw, Warschau, Washington D.C., Weißrussland, West Jerusalem, Westjerusalem, Wien, Zeeland, Zypern

The Jetset Destination St. Moritz

22 December 2011 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Rubric: General Reading Time: 6 minutes

Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow 2008 © Frédéric de Goldschmidt - www.frederic.net

St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The highest summit in the Eastern Alps, the Piz Bernina, lies a few kilometres south of the town. The year-round population is 5600, with some 3000 seasonal employees supporting hotels and rental units with a total of 13,000 beds. read more…

Chur, the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden

24 November 2011 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Rubric: General Reading Time: 7 minutes

Chur or Coire is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton. Archaeological evidence of settlement at the site goes back as far as the Pfyn culture (3900-3500 BC), making Chur one of the oldest settlements in Switzerland. The modern part of the city is to the west, but the old portion, with all the historical buildings, is to the east. Here is the cathedral church of St Luzius. read more…

Tags: Alpen, Alps, Bezirk Plessur, Canton of Graubünden, Chur, Churer Pfirsichsteine, Coire, Kanton Graubünden, Kreis Chur, Rhein, Rhine, Schweiz, Switzerland

Country overview

9 November 2011 | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt | Rubric: General Reading Time: 5 minutes

In addition to the regular search function, a country overview is available here. Click on the country name to see all currently available blog entries. read more…