Stein am Rhein means stone by the Rhine. There aren’t too many rocky geographical features in the area but there is a lot of cobblestone that is ready to destroy the soles of your shoes. Cobblestone aside, if you look up you’ll realise that many of the buildings in the Read more…
Having lived in both Germany and Switzerland, I can confidently say that even though Laufenburg spans across both countries, it definitely feels more German than Swiss. The buildings are practically designed with rectangular features and plain colours while religious buildings are placed on the top of a hill rather than Read more…
Located near the border with Italy, Silvaplana is deep inside Graubünden’s Engadine Valley where Romansh is taught in school and fewer than 1,200 people live in the village. The Engadine Valley is so beautiful that the Bernina Express runs through a fair section of it, though it does not pass Read more…
Just like Campione d’Italia, Büsingen am Hochrein is the only other foreign enclave in Switzerland. There used to be another German enclave in Switzerland, but they agreed to a land swap in 1967 to solve the logistical challenge, however, Berlin never let go of Büsingen. It now has the only Read more…
Campione is entirely surrounded on all four sides by Switzerland so there is no immigration control between this enclave and Switzerland, just like the German enclave of Büsingen am Hochrhein. Before January 1, 2020, Campione was in the customs union of Switzerland and enjoyed no customs tariffs, but since then Read more…
Without a doubt, the Kloster Disentis is the largest and oldest monastery in the valley dating back all the way to the early 8th century. The church itself was built during the Baroque era and shares many architectural features with the Abbey of St. Gallen. To get there, you can Read more…
Whether its summer or winter, I’ve always found St. Gallen to be a very pleasant city to visit with its many UNESCO cultural heritage sites. It’s easy to get to with a one-hour train ride from Zürich and very easy to walk around with many pedestrianised areas and even a Read more…
Aarburg is just one of the few places along the river Aare that start with two a’s, other names include Aarau and Aargau. Its train station is a little out of the way so you will find the walk a little boring, there’s nothing to see along the way to Read more…
Much like New York, New York or Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Monte Carlo, Monaco as a certain showy ring to it. When you hear it you just know that the place has so much ego its as eager to spill as an oil tanker in the Gulf of Mexico. It Read more…
The medieval town of Yvoire is marketed exactly as such – a medieval town that has not seen massive change for hundreds of years. Park your car outside the town limits and walk in to see the charming stone buildings and calm narrow streets that are the veins of the Read more…