
Where to stay & dine in style in Lugano, Switzerland
Top luxury hotels & (Michelin) dining in the near-Mediterranean Swiss south:
You find in Switzerland not only the Alps and the Mittelland but also an area with a Mediterranean vibe, the Ticino. This most southern part of Switzerland is…

Walk & gourmet lunch in the Lavaux vineyards near Lausanne/Switzerland
Easy hike & fine lunch in the beautiful Lavaux vineyard terraces:
When visiting Lausanne last year and marveling at the Lavaux vineyards from far, I wanted to hike this UNESCO World Heritage Site as soon as possible. And an opportunity…

2 great high-class hotels to ski-in/ski-out in Switzerland
Hotel Tschuggen Arosa & Hotel Castell Zuoz in the Swiss Alps:
Winter vacations - skiing & winter hiking - is something that my husband and I do every year. And for this purpose, we favor upscale ski-in/ski-out hotels in Switzerland.…

Fine dining directory Switzerland, part two
Gourmet restaurants to choose when traveling Switzerland:
With part two of a gourmet restaurant advice Switzerland, I end my series of blogposts about my lovely home country. I started with a guide on how to visit this Alpine nation, and this…

Fine dining directory Switzerland, part one
Which Swiss (Michelin) restaurants to choose as a traveling gourmet:
It is high time to advise on fine dining restaurants in Switzerland too after my other guides on my wonderful home country! While the first one was about where to go (precisely…

Summer weekend at the prestigious Geneva luxury Hotel La Réserve
Stay & dine in style in Switzerland's most cosmopolitan city:
Quite some time ago, my husband and I headed quite often to Geneva. In recent years, we never managed to get there again. So, when friends asked us to join them two days at the…

Short vacation in the Lower Engadine at Switzerland’s smallest five star hotel
Stay & dine in style at the In Lain Hotel Cadonau in Brail:
After several stays in the Upper Engadine in Switzerland's eastern Alps it called my husband and me to the Lower Engadine. While it is often just seen as an extension of the much…

Foodie getaway at a 2-star Michelin restaurant in the Lake Constance area, Switzerland
UPDATE: out of business end of February 2024
Tobias Funke's Incantare Restaurant in Heiden in quaint Appenzellerland:
The first reason to come here to one of the furthest corners in Switzerland was its reputation as foodie destination. I wanted…

Review of Restaurant Memories at Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
UPDATE: Michelin three stars as from fall 2022
Sven Wassmer, one of Switzerland's hottest chefs, at two Michelin-starred restaurant:
A stay at Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in the eastern Swiss pre-Alps is not complete without dining at one of its…
