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FWT 2012 - Air Glaciers

Freeride World Tour 2012 – Xtreme Verbier

  ithout doubt, the Freeride World Tour (FWT) is one of the most electrifying snow sport competitions of the 21st century.  The 2012 edition of the FWT was no exception and produced some of the most amazing extreme snowbo...
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Escape to another Century: Centovalli, Switzerland

Situated at the base of the Simplon Pass in the Swiss Canton of Valais is the small town of Brig which dates back to the Bronze Age. Here is the perfect departure point for many adventures around alpine Switzerland as well as i...
by Sonja Holverson
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34th International Balloon Festival Château-d’Oex

In a beautiful Swiss alpine valley, back in February 1979, the first International Hot Air Balloon Week began with just 12 balloons participating from 5 countries. From this humble beginning, the International Hot Air Balloon F...
by Dominique Schreckling
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Matterhorn, Backdrop for the Largest Acoustic Music Festival in Europe

Unplug in Zermatt: Acoustic Music Festival in Switzerland

Photo Dominique Schreckling Opportunities for Authentic Music Lovers The radical and rapid evolution of the music and recording industries since the development of home recording technologies and the advent of the Internet has ...
by Sonja Holverson
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Chillon Castle

Medieval Market and Storytelling Festival at Chillon Castle

Chillon Castle is the most visited historic monuments of Switzerland. It is located close to Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. The first written record of this castle dates back to the 12th century. It belonged to the Coun...
by Dominique Schreckling
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Zibelemärit – Onion Market in Bern

On the fourth Monday of every November, a traditional event fills the old city of Bern, the capital of Switzerland: the Zibelemärit or Onion Market. The area between the railway station and the Parliament buildings is transfor...
by Dominique Schreckling
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Switzerland’s Jungfrau – The Top of Europe

The Jungfraujoch is certainly among the highlights for every visitor to Switzerland. It is a mountain pass situated at 3’471 m (11’388 ft) between the Mönch Mountain at 4’107 m (13’474 ft) and the Jungfrau Mountain at ...
by Dominique Schreckling
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The City Above the Sea – Santorini, Greece

Some people don’t know why the sea, sun, sand and bikinis have such a big magnetism to them. Some people do. For me it’s a combination of my family connection to Hawaii and my time growing up in the Greek Islands. The Medit...
by Carlton Grooms
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Fêtes Médiévales de Saillon 2011

The village of Saillon holds every four years a medieval festival. Saillon is a village in the canton of Valais in Switzerland located between Martigny, famous for the Fondation Gianadda, and Sion. The village with the old hous...
by Dominique Schreckling
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