Welcome to Swiss Traveler – a luxury & gourmet travel blog

Do you enjoy staying at luxury hotels and dining at exceptional Michelin-recommended restaurants while traveling? Are you looking for outstanding accommodations and acclaimed dining experiences that offer excellent value for money? Then you have come to the right place.

Here you will find detailed reviews and insights into luxury hotels and fine-dining establishments that are truly worth the expense.

From time to time, you will also discover recommendations for local activities, with a particular focus on exploring destinations on foot. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famously said, “Only where you have walked have you truly been.”

Keep traveling—and do it in style.

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…

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…

Naflipo/Epidaurus, Peloponnese/Greece - Peloponnese itinerary

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 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.…

Cognac, Dordogne & Cantal/France - best hotels Cognac, Dordogne & Cantal

Europe, Europe Activities, Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants, France

19 days on the road in North & Central France in style – PART III way from Brittany to Switzerland

An itinerary (with best hotels & restaurants) through Champagne, Normandy, Brittany, Cognac, Dordogne & Cantal - Cognac, Dordogne & Cantal: Finally we come to the last part of a North and Central France trip done in late summer…

Brittany near Trégastel / Restaurant Pourquoi Pas at Hotel Castelbrac Dinard Brittany/France - best hotels Brittany

Europe, Europe Activities, Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants, France

19 days on the road in North & Central France in style – PART II Brittany (main destination)

An itinerary (with best hotels & restaurants) through Champagne, Normandy, Brittany, Cognac, Dordogne and Cantal - main focus Brittany: Now it is about the Brittany, the main focus of a road trip in North and Central France that my husband…

Champagne House Epernay / Honfleur Normandy/France - best hotels Champagne & Honfleur

Europe, Europe Activities, Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants, France

19 days on the road in North & Central France in style – outline & PART I way to Brittany from Switzerland

An itinerary (with best hotels & restaurants) through Champagne, Normandy, Brittany, Cognac, Dordogne & Cantal - overview & Champagne/Honfleur: A long held plan came true in late summer 2024, when my husband and I set off on an…