Until the approval of the new building on the Bellevue lawn, plans for a padel court have been proposed.
The cable car industry was on the upswing. Now there is the threat of a power shortage for the coming winter. And three months before the winter season, should we be worried?
When I was young, I invented a game called “shoe shops”. It was very straightforward. I would collect shoes from around the house, stick price tags on them and arrange them in neat pairs up the stairs.
The 14th edition of the Glacier 3000 Run attracted 720 men and women to the Saanenland. The weather conditions were optimal. But the warm weather had taken its toll on the glacier, and the organisers had no choice but to shorten the route by a kilometre.
It’s a tough feeling as a race driver to leave a track and hear the cars behind you still racing. Especially at Spa at La Source!
La Source is a hairpin corner tackled in 1st gear, and once you exit, it takes you flat out onto Eau Rouge/ Raidillon.
On Friday and Saturday, 5-6 August, car and sailing enthusiasts gathered in Gstaad for the 16th classic GYC Rally & Yachting event. An event that grows each year, and this one was no different.
Gstaad is renowned for its prestigious sporting and cultural events. One of these events is particularly special: the Hublot Polo Gold Cup.
There once was a museum called “The History of the Swiss in the World” located on the Penthes estate near Geneva. But lack of funds and two years of covid restrictions took its toll, and in January 2022, after 44 years, the doors closed permanently.
OF STICKS AND STONES
W hen tackling the peaks and high passes in Saanenland’s environs, most visitors carry handy, collapsible aluminium sticks to provide stability. But it was not always thus. Our predecessors never ascended without the ubiquitous Alpenstock.
Each year Europe’s premier country event draws big stars of the country scene to Gstaad. For two whole days the village has entirely surrendered to cowboys and cowgirls.
Who knew that Mozart could break dance? Christoph Hegel, conductor and director, and the DDC Dancefloor Destruction Crew reinterpreted the work of the Salzburg child prodigy in “Breakin’ Mozart” to the delight of an enraptured audience at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival.
People come from far and wide to witness the cacophonous progression of the cows returning to their home, the Gstaad valley. But how long has this gone on for? Why is it such a special event? Read on for all you need to know about the local Züglete …
This year’s Brocante & Markt in Saanen will go down in the annals as the biggest of its kind to date, with around 130 registrations; the 18th market was a success! The conditions could not have been better, with glorious sunshine and temperatures around 25 degrees Celsius.