Potatoes from Abländschen
Potatoes, agrotourism, a cooking competition and a trade fair. How do all these fit together?Kategorie: Local News
View Article“Cow portraits – icon or just cattle?”
What initially started off as a commission to photograph the Simmental cow, Fränzi, developed into a tribute to a Swiss icon.Category: Arts & Culture
View ArticleMusic opens people’s hearts
The charitable partnership between the Gstaad Menuhin Festival and SOS Children’s Villages Switzerland (SOS-Kinderdorf Schweiz).Kategorie: Arts & Culture
View ArticleThe right place at the right time
Sabine Köll and Simon Richard are the new managers of the traditional Rössli restaurant in Feutersoey.Category: Local News
View ArticleK in the museum
On 13 July an exhibition on Krishnamurti and his teachings opened at the Museum der Landschaft Saanen, open six afternoons each week until 22 September.Kategorie: Arts & Culture
View ArticleThe Gsteig-Sanetsch hiking trail is open again
New hiking trail to Sanetsch opened recently.Kategorie: Local News
View ArticleThe Best Swiss Holiday Hotel is in Gstaad
"At the height of the summer, the Gstaad Palace won first place in the BILANZ Hotel Ranking 2019," announced the Gstaad Palace in a press release. Another six hotels from the destination have also been...
View ArticleTour de France legends at the Gstaad Bergkönig
Some of the greatest Swiss cycling legends from the golden age will be among the list of participants of this year’s Bergkönig, including Urs Freuler, Albert Zweifel and Thomas Wegmüller.Kategorie:...
View ArticleCollecting awards
Good news never come alone. After Andrea Scherz was nominated as Hotelier of the Year, the Gstaad Palace also received the award as Best Holiday Hotel of the Year in the prestigious Bilanz rating. The...
View ArticlePrisoners of war in the Saanenland and Pays-d’Enhaut
The British historian Dr. Susan Barton has recently published a comprehensive history of Switzerland’s role as a host to injured soldiers made prisoners of war in the first world war. Kategorie: Arts...
View ArticleHealthcare update
The future of the region’s healthcare is to be secured through an integrated health network, with a health campus in Zweisimmen and a health centre in Saanen. Concrete plans will be presented in...
View ArticleNew administrative director
The municipal council of Saanen has appointed the 36-year-old lawyer Thomas Bollmann as the administrative director to replace Armando Chissalé, who is taking retirement. Bollmann will take up his post...
View ArticlePianist Fazil Say celebrates the night
Fazil Say is undoubtedly one of the world’s most extraordinary pianists. A fact he effortlessly displayed as he returned to the Menuhin Festival for a third time to perform a programme celebrating...
View ArticleThe upward trend continues
Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG (BDG) has ended with a positive balance sheet for the third time in a row.Kategorie: Local News
View ArticleTaxi driver and karate world champion
When he isn’t sitting behind the wheel of a Gstaad taxi or restoring furniture, Pablo Mobèche is training for karate. At the end of July, he won a gold medal with the Swiss team in the Czech...
View Article“Gstaad is my homeland”
The artist Alex Hank has found his own personal home in Gstaad and has also co-financed the mirror house. His public exhibition, Heimat, is open in Saanen, and represents a high-calibre selection of...
View ArticleLes Arts Gstaad Foundation to be dissolved
The board of trustees for the Les Arts Gstaad Foundation decided to dissolve the foundation at a meeting on 24 July.Kategorie: Arts & Culture
View ArticleA twentieth birthday gift
The association Les Amis des Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad met at the Gstaad Palace for its annual general meeting, with English tea served and then a concert by the young pianist Jérémie Moreau, who...
View Article“Füür und Flamme” for the Station
The former Saanen fire station is set to become a “creative world of experiences for both locals and visitors“.Kategorie: Gstaad LivingLocal News
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