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Medieval Market and Storytelling Festival at Chillon Castle

Posted December 18, 2011 by Dominique Schreckling
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During the weekends of December before Christmas, the castle organizes the Medieval Market and Storytelling Festival. Craftsmen and women, minstrels and troubadours, archery demonstrations and medieval guards give life to the courtyards and rooms of the castle and turn a visit to the castle into a step back in time and a unique experience while storytellers recount the legends of former times around the fire.

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Zibelemärit – Onion Market in Bern

Posted December 4, 2011 by Dominique Schreckling
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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.

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Breitling Fleet
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Aviation

The Breitling fleet flies in formation

Posted November 14, 2011 by pressrelease
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A spectacular flight above the Lake Lucerne, at the heart of Switzerland, featured a gathering of the essential components of the Breitling “fleet”, with the seven L-39C Albatros planes composing the fabulous Breitling Jet Team (the world’s largest civilian aerobatics team flying on jets); the Breitling Super Constellation (one of the world’s last three flightworthy [...]

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Sports

Montreux Volley Masters 2011

Posted November 10, 2011 by Dominique Schreckling
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The Montreux Volley Masters, an international women’s indoor volleyball competition, is a most unique event. Each year the organizer invites 8 national teams among the best teams of the world. The event takes place outside the official tournaments of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the results do not count in the ranking of the teams.

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Consumer Shows

PDN PhotoPlus & WPPI Shows • New York • 2011

Posted November 7, 2011 by Len Rapoport
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illed as the hottest industry event for photographers and image-makers, Photo District News or PDN as we know it once again hit the Big Apple with a bust out show PhotoPlus New York 2011. Running from Thursday October 27th through Saturday the 29th, 2011 this show welcomed photographers from around the globe. The show is [...]

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View on Aletsch Glacier
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Switzerland’s Jungfrau – The Top of Europe

Posted September 28, 2011 by Dominique Schreckling
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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 4’158m (13’642 ft) in the Bernese Alps which are in the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. The Jungfraujoch belongs to the UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site of Jungfrau – Aletsch – Bietschhorn.

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