Switzerland Features

Switzerland Features

• Top Attractions
  

  Of course. Alternatively called Il Cervino (Italian) or Le Cervin (French), this is Switzerland's trademark, drawing crowds every year. The pedestrian-only... read more

• Switzerland Top Experiences
  

  From Miles Davis to Prince and everyone in between, this world-renowned festival hosts both jazz fixtures as well as up-and-coming pop acts... read more

• Quintessential
  

  If you want to get a sense of contemporary Swiss culture and indulge in some of its pleasures, start by familiarizing yourself with the rituals... read more

• If You Like
  

  La Cuisine? Die Kockkunst? La Cucina? Like the patchwork that is Switzerland, fine Swiss food is a culinary trifecta drawn from three countries:... read more

• Understanding the Swiss
  

  Though they're proud, sober, self-contained, independent culturally and politically, disdainful of the shabby and the slipshod, painfully neat... read more

• Flavors of Switzerland
  

  Although fast food has made definite inroads in Switzerland, it's still a country deeply rooted in seasonality and fresh produce—it's been... read more

• Lodging Primer
  

  From luxurious palace-hotels that are home to well-off internationals to comfortable bed-and-breakfasts with eager hosts ready to meet your every... read more

• Switzerland Today
  

  After centuries of poverty, with fathers sending sons abroad as mercenaries (resulting in Swiss Guards at the Vatican, for example) and citizens... read more

• Best Hikes
  

  Hiking is practically a religion for the Swiss, and it's easy to see why: more than 37,000 mi of marked and maintained trails braid across a... read more

• Money-Saving Tips
  

  Switzerland ranks as one of the most expensive countries in the world, but that doesn't mean you have to mortgage your home or sell a kidney... read more

• Speaking the Language(s)
  

  The Swiss are champions of multilingualism: at least one foreign language is mandatory in most schools from the primary level. And lucky you:... read more