Seventy years after Yehudi Menuhin first brought his musical friends to the Saanenland, the festival that bears his name entered a new era. With Daniel Hope at the helm, the 2026 anniversary edition combined world-class performances, fresh ideas and a renewed emphasis on personal connections.

Seventy years after Yehudi Menuhin first brought his musical friends to the Saanenland, the festival that bears his name entered a new era. With Daniel Hope at the helm, the 2026 anniversary edition combined world-class performances, fresh ideas and a renewed emphasis on personal connections.

A revised plan to secure healthcare services in the Pays-d'Enhaut beyond 2028 has received political backing, following the abandonment of a proposed CHF 20 million hospital project.

A revised plan to secure healthcare services in the Pays-d'Enhaut beyond 2028 has received political backing, following the abandonment of a proposed CHF 20 million hospital project.

Twenty-two young musicians have been selected from 183 applicants for this year’s Alberto Lysy International Violin Competition, culminating in a free final concert at Saanen Church on 10 October.

Twenty-two young musicians have been selected from 183 applicants for this year’s Alberto Lysy International Violin Competition, culminating in a free final concert at Saanen Church on 10 October.

Guerino Paltenghi has never needed grand subjects. A flower in front of a window, bottles on a table, a snowy hillside, a sheep in a neighbouring field: in his paintings, familiar things are given a different weight.

Guerino Paltenghi has never needed grand subjects. A flower in front of a window, bottles on a table, a snowy hillside, a sheep in a neighbouring field: in his paintings, familiar things are given a different weight.

In a world where almost everything has a price, it is easy to assume that value and cost are the same thing. Yet some of life's greatest riches remain wonderfully immune to transaction. No one can buy an extra hour in the day or recreate the pleasure of choosing to walk instead of drive simply because ...

In a world where almost everything has a price, it is easy to assume that value and cost are the same thing. Yet some of life's greatest riches remain wonderfully immune to transaction. No one can buy an extra hour in the day or recreate the pleasure of choosing to walk instead of drive simply because ...

As of today no bonfires or fireworks - also on Swiss National Day as Bern introduces a fire ban

As of today no bonfires or fireworks - also on Swiss National Day as Bern introduces a fire ban

Ahead of a visit to Château-d’Oex, former   prisoner, soldier, priest and prison chaplain Reverend Paul Cowley shared the extraordinary story of how he rebuilt his life after youth crime, homelessness and imprisonment. Today, he helps thousands of former offenders find employment ...

Ahead of a visit to Château-d’Oex, former   prisoner, soldier, priest and prison chaplain Reverend Paul Cowley shared the extraordinary story of how he rebuilt his life after youth crime, homelessness and imprisonment. Today, he helps thousands of former offenders find employment ...

Robert Louis Stevenson once wrote that he travelled “not to go anywhere, but to go.” I have started to think he never lived somewhere like the Saanenland, where the world simply comes to you.

Robert Louis Stevenson once wrote that he travelled “not to go anywhere, but to go.” I have started to think he never lived somewhere like the Saanenland, where the world simply comes to you.