Although making sweeping statements, or being full of “hot air” as we say, isn’t perhaps very Swiss, we often have... Read More
The birth of the Swiss Confederation, conventionally dating back to a distant 1291, is celebrated in Switzerland every 1 August.... Read More
In recent days the SNB has introduced and put into circulation the new 50 franc banknote. This is the first... Read More
It was night-time over the Atlantic, on a red-eye flight from New York to London, and Alessandro Merga (27) would... Read More
The name may be a little misleading – Null Stern Hotel means “Zero Star Hotel”. Yet this accommodation high in... Read More
The Locarno Film Festival, scheduled for 3-13 August, will be starting soon. As has now become a tradition, the tranquil... Read More
The Swiss cross comes to mind, the Swiss army knife, the Alps, cheese of course, or perhaps fine chocolate: but what is typically... Read More
Ray Donnelly (57) is tall and slim. He moves like Barack Obama and talks like George Clooney. Ray was a successful... Read More
Though stunning above the surface, this river only reveals its true beauty underwater: Number one on the Diviac list of... Read More
For almost 40 years now, “Estival”, the Ticino jazz festival, has been considered as one of the world’s most high-profile... Read More
Finally: the new arts and cultural center LAC opens today, on 12th of September, its doors in Lugano.... Read More
