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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.

Brittany near Trégastel / Restaurant Pourquoi Pas at Hotel Castelbrac Dinard Brittany/France - best hotels Brittany
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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…
3. March 2025
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Champagne House Epernay / Honfleur Normandy/France - best hotels Champagne & Honfleur
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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…
7. February 2025
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Zurich/Switzerland / Wein & Sein Bern/Switzerland - Switzerland travel & dine in style guides
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My Switzerland travel & dine in style directories 2025

Guides about my home country - itinerary, premium destinations, luxury hotels & fine dining 2025: I just wanted to let you know that I have updated my Switzerland directories for traveling and dining in style for 2025! There are the four…
16. January 2025
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Isola Bella Borromean Islands Lake Maggiore Piedmont/Italy - activities Stresa
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Some of the best things to do around Stresa in the northern Piedmont/Italy

Activities around Stresa on the Lake Maggiore, known as gateway for the Borromean Islands: There is no question that the main draw in Stresa is the visit to the Borromean Islands. Each of them has its own distinctive character and all three…
26. December 2024
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3 of the best (Michelin) fine-dining restaurants around Stresa in the northern Piedmont/Italy

Where to go as a fine-dining afficionado in one of the first tourist resorts on the Lake Maggiore: While Stresa itself has some dining spots recommended by Michelin, my husband and I did not choose them. Either they appeared too traditional…
8. December 2024
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Boutique Hotel Stresa Piedmont/Italy - best luxury hotel Stresa
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Boutique Hotel Stresa, a high-end hotel in Stresa on Lake Maggiore/Piedmont, Italy

How it is staying in style at probably the best luxury hotel in Stresa in the northern Piedmont: You may have never heard of Stresa, but it is one the older tourist resorts in Europe. This small, elegant town, embracing Lake Maggiore's western…
19. November 2024
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I am a luxury travel and gourmet blogger with a passion for the finer things in life. I seek out exceptional luxury hotels and Michelin-recommended restaurants that merit the experience – and the cost – , and I prefer to explore destinations on foot whenever possible. Occasionally, curiosity takes over, and I find myself diving deeper into the stories behind the places I visit.

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