Some are afraid of the dark. Others have a fear of spiders. But one man’s greatest fear – losing the Saanenland’s historic barns – has pushed him to great lengths to ensure his worst nightmares don’t become reality.
After considering a petition to ban fireworks by a group called Celebrations Without Fireworks back in February, the municipal council has released a list of requirements for their use, excluding the possibility of a total ban.
The four profile interviews this summer explore different perspectives of innovation and sustainability in the Gstaad region. Christian Hoefliger, president of the Hotelierverein Gstaad Saanenland, discusses challenges and chances in tourism.
The second version of the plans for Les Arts Gstaad have been published by the municipality of Saanen and the Canton of Bern.
Les Arts Gstaad took yet another important step. After revisions to the plans and the bundling of the three parts of the project it has been approved by the municipality of Saanen and the Canton of Bern in a preliminary viewing.
Sting sang about an Englishman in New York. I’m an expat in Gstaad. Isn’t that the same thing? Sort of? OK, so I’m not a multi-platinum singer-songwriter, but after 13 years as a "legal alien" I do know about expat life.