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Welcome to Swiss Traveler – a luxury & gourmet travel blog

Do you fancy best luxury hotels and (Michelin) restaurants whenever you travel? Are you looking for fine accommodations and hot dining-spots that are priced competitively? Then this is the place for you! Here you find detailed information about high-end lodging and fine dining worth the expense.

Every now and then, there are also suggestions for activities, especially how to explore an area by walking. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said, “Only where you were walking, you have really been”.

Keep traveling – do it in style!

Teide Volcano/Los Cristianos Tenerife/Canary Islands/Spain - overtouristed Tenerife
Europe, Europe Activities, Spain

A trip to overtouristed Tenerife, Canary Islands/Spain, with mixed feelings

How it was to travel to the largest Canary Island, where overtourism is everywhere: I have to admit straightaway that I did not feel completely comfortable with the decision to travel to Tenerife. It was the first time that my husband and I…
11. July 2025
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best fine-dining restaurants Madeira
Europe, Europe Restaurants, Portugal

Where to go in Madeira for best (Michelin) fine dining

The top restaurants in Madeira that no fine-dining lover should miss: After visiting Madeira regularly in recent years, is is high time for me as fine-dining lover to give an update on the island's impressive gourmet restaurant scene. While…
23. June 2025
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Acropolis/Hotel Xenodocheio Milos/Restaurant CTC Urban Gastronomy, all in Athens/Greece - best hotel & restaurants Athens
Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants, Google My Maps, Greece

A short stay in Athens/Greece in style – PART IV, end point of a Peloponnese trip

Where to go in Greece's capital for a conveniently located luxury hotel & nearby Michelin (starred) restaurants: When traveling the Peloponnese and using Athens' airport, you cannot help but visiting Greece's capital too. At least if you…
9. June 2025
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Hotel The Westin Resort Costa Navarino/Hotel Manna Arcadia, Peloponnes/Greece - best hotels Peloponnese Arcadia
Europe, Europe Activities, Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants, Google My Maps, Greece

14 days on the road in the Peloponnese/Greece and a short stay in Athens in style – PART III “West Finger & Palm”

A Peloponnese itinerary with its “Fingers”, “Palm” & 3 days in Greece’s capital with best hotels & restaurants – "Ring Finger", Olympia & Arcadia: This is part three of a voyage on the "Peloponnese Hand". Let your left…
18. May 2025
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Hotel Kinsterna Monemvasia/Hotel Aria Estate Mani, Peloponnese/Greece - best hotels Peloponnese Fingers
Europe, Europe Activities, Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants, Google My Maps, Greece

14 days on the road in the Peloponnese/Greece and a short stay in Athens in style – PART II “East & Mani Fingers”

A Peloponnese itinerary including its “Fingers”, “Palm” & 3 days in Greece’s capital with best hotels & restaurants – "Index & Middle Finger": Now it is about two more "Fingers of the Peloponnese Hand"! In this context…
28. April 2025
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Naflipo/Epidaurus, Peloponnese/Greece - Peloponnese itinerary
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14 days on the road in the Peloponnese/Greece and a short stay in Athens in style – PART I outline & “Thumb”

A Peloponnese itinerary including its "Fingers", "Palm" & 3 days in Greece's capital with best hotels & restaurants - overview & Nafplio/Argolis: Seeking sun and warmth in Europe late October, my husband and I headed to the Peloponnese.…
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