Located in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, Locarno shares the southern Alps with Bellinzona and Lugano. It is located on the northern shore of the Lago Maggiore, a lake that Switzerland shares with Italy. The centrepiece of the town is the Piazza Grande where you’re always recommended to walk on Read more…
While it may look insignificant on a map as a passover station for long-distance trains, Nyon prides itself on its Roman heritage. With an amphitheatre and the ruins of an old church thousands of years old, it’s fair to say that this old town has a bit of history. I Read more…
When you’re on a ‘Rolle’ with watching stunning sunsets on the lake, you have to swing past Rolle. Located between Geneva and Lausanne, half-hourly regional trains bring you to this backyard of Genevans in just 25 minutes. Although the trains are frequent and fast, I do have one complaint: the Read more…
Much like Montreux and Vevey, Morges is a quiet town on the shore of Lake Geneva. Most famous for its quadrilateral castle with round towers on all corners, the old town area of Morges is full of buildings dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. During summer, the castle Read more…
Marseille is wonderful to visit in the summer, with its warm but dry weather you’ll sweat but the sweat won’t stay long. Also, remember to bring moisturising products and lip balm when travelling to the city to prevent sensitive skin and lips from cracking. Right on the Mediterranean coast, it’s Read more…
Délemont is the capital of the Canton of Jura – the newest canton in Switzerland formed by a secession from Bern in 1979. It is also the only canton in Switzerland that has allowed women to vote in all matters since its formation. The secession of Jura came from religious Read more…
When I tried to classify this place, I was split between calling it an “iconic place” or a “city” as there is a habited settlement in the area that serves the touristic area around it. The town of Kandersteg is served by a half-hourly train connection from Bern via Thun Read more…
Freiburg is the most beautiful medieval city you’ve never heard of In Switzerland. Does the name sound familiar? That’s because there are two cities of the same name in Germany. Perched high on a hill top, Freiburg (or Fribourg in French) features original urban fortifications surrounding the well-preserved old town. Read more…
Known in German as Biel and in French as Bienne, the city is truly bilingual. While Freiburg might advertise itself as being legally bilingual and give French preferred typefaces on signs, Biel treats both languages equally. When you walk into a store, you’re greeted by a “Grüesse” followed by a Read more…
Not very well known to the outside world, nor to Swiss people for that matter, Heiden is locate in the conservative canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Despite having just 4,000 inhabitants, it actually holds some significance to Swiss history. Henry Dunant, one of the founders of the ICRC spent the last Read more…