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Summer wakeboarding on Hornberg
There is a new summer activity this year organised by the association Wake up Gstaad. Located at the storage reservoir on Hornberg, it is the highest wakeboard facility in Europe and the people behind...
View ArticleLight the night on fire
The Swiss National Day bonfires, ignited every 1 August night on mountain peaks encircling the Saanenland, are an amiable and soulful way of celebrating the foundation of the Swiss Confederacy and...
View ArticleBan on bonfires and fireworks for national day
Due to the drought of the last weeks and months, most cantons have a ban on open fires and firworks. The municipal councils of Saanen, Gsteig and Lauenen have now also issued a detailed statement just...
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Expat Adventures
“Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean,” so wrote Goethe, the famous writer and statesman. I think he has a point. Moreover, it’s a lesson in responsibility we...
View ArticleIssue 5|2018 Editorial: How wild are you?
No, I’m not talking about your nights out in the GreenGo.I’m curious about your attitude towards predators. Should they be allowed to roam Swiss forests and mountains? Or is there simply not enough...
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Eric Favre leaves The Alpina
Eric Favre has been the man behind the five-star hotel The Alpina for five years. During this time, the hotel has gained international status and received numerous awards. He will leave the hotel at...
View ArticleSheer perfection
Review of the recital on 21 July 2018, by Sir András Schiff, of the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, by Johann Sebastian Bach, given at the Mauritiuskirche, SaanenKategorie: Arts & Culture
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Huus Hotel bans straws
The Huus Hotel is showing a strong sign of environmental protection as it decides to banish plastic drinking straws from the hotel. With the hotel making this decision they are saving the use of at...
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Bear sightings in the region
Two separate bears sightings were made in early July. The first in Lenk and the second a few days later on the Sanetsch. Although there have not been any further signs of the animal, local authorities...
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The “Sarine Convention”: a milestone in inter-cantonal cooperation
It was a historic moment when the representatives of the municipalities of Saanenland and Pays-d’Enhaut signed the “Sarine Convention” together with the tourism managers of both regions. This now forms...
View ArticleMarkus G. Lindner returns to Gstaad
Top chef Markus Lindner will start working on his creations in Le Grand Bellevue in August this year.Kategorie: Local News
View ArticleThe second riding hall not to be built yet
The old riding hall in Mettlen was replaced in 2010/2011 by a new hall equipped with stables, employee accommodation, theory rooms and outdoor parking.Kategorie: Local News
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Cutting edge
In our third profile interview of the 2018 Summer Season, GstaadLife sat down with Regina Martin, President of the Swiss Association of Papercutting Art.Kategorie: Profile
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Rendezvous of cycling stars
The second edition of the Swiss vintage cycling festival BERGKÖNIG Gstaad is already a real hit. Two months before the event, many former Swiss cycling superstars confirmed their participation, such as...
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Les Rencontres à Rossinière, 15 June to 17 September 2018
Les Rencontres à Rossinière is the first in a series of biennial events that aim to promote the local heritage of the region, featuring aspects of wood – in its traditional role as a building material...
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Malt in the air
If you’re cruising down Gstaadstrasse in Saanen and catch a whiff of malt, it can only mean one thing: Jürg Domke is at work brewing Saane Gutsch, a local beer that has transformed his onetime hobby...
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Vintage Gstaad: back to when the magic started
Gstaad illustrated posters and postcards take us on an enchanting journey through space and time. Kategorie: Arts & Culture
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Cinema Expo at the Gstaad Palace
A great number of foreign film productions from James Bond, The Pink Panther and Sherlock Holmes took a piece of Switzerland and especially the Bernese Oberland to add a little something special to...
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Expat adventures
When my middle son was about eight, he went through a period of telling mother-in-law jokes. He had no idea what a mother-in-law was, but enjoyed the audience reaction as he recited one Les Dawson joke...
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