Hoher Kasten in the Appenzell region (Switzerland) is a place with fantastic views and an opportunity for pleasant and light trekking. Light? Well, not this time.
Fronalpstock is among the TOP places you can visit in Switzerland. Not far from Zurich, close to Lucerne, it gives splendid vistas, 360-degree view on the Swiss Alps. And if you stay there a little bit longer you will encounter the most magical and spectacular sunset.
Great, forty-meter billboard occupies the entire wall of the hall at Zurich airport. A huge panoramic image catches everyone’s attention: Sphinx Observatory on a steep rock towering over a great snow field of Aletsch glacier. “Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe”, the yellow slogan screams. A similar banner hangs in Beijing. Last year Jungfrau was visited by over a million tourists.
The Appenzell region in eastern Switzerland is mainly known for cheese and idyllic landscape. Just happy cows and small villages scattered over the green hills here and there. However, in the middle of this gentle land protrude several ridges bristling with spikes: it is the Alpstein region, a small subgroup of the Alps, with its spectacular scenic trails. Let’s set
The plan for our first trip to Grindelwald was obvious. First of all: see the famous Jungfrau, Monch and Eiger peaks and… second: walk under the famous north face of the latter – walk the Eiger Trail. In short, the roof of the Bernese Oberland in a nutshell. To appreciate the beauty of this area, however, we need to take
Each exquisite dish requires the highest quality of ingredients, and a good recipe and presentation guarantee an unforgettable experience. So, how do you plan the perfect weekend in Switzerland? It’s simple – the base is, of course, mountains, topped with a pinch of adrenaline and local ingredients. Everything elegantly shaken, not mixed. Good weather and a glass of wine will
There are places you fall in love at first sight. You just open the guide, browse the pictures on the web, and you hit that one image, which burns instantly in mind. One look and thoughts go in the direction of three, irreversible words: I have to be there! I saw this bevelled column (Ra Gusela) with a small hotel
You have seen it. I guess everyone has. Three pictures from the Dolomites appear in guidebooks, brochures and come back like a boomerang every autumn. White church on the backdrop of forest hills and sharp, rocky peaks. Bent tops like shark fins and vertical walls bathed in red sunset light. Every landscape photographer looked with envy for these scenic vies.