I’ve never been a skier. I admire the elegance, the speed, but I’ve long accepted that my winter excitement lives elsewhere. While the slopes are in full swing, something else quietly takes over the village: art. Gallery doors open, exhibitions overlap, conversations stretch longer, and ...

I’ve never been a skier. I admire the elegance, the speed, but I’ve long accepted that my winter excitement lives elsewhere. While the slopes are in full swing, something else quietly takes over the village: art. Gallery doors open, exhibitions overlap, conversations stretch longer, and ...

Do not miss the Mario Testino expo at Patricia Low Contemporary - only until tomorrow, 14th February!

Do not miss the Mario Testino expo at Patricia Low Contemporary - only until tomorrow, 14th February!

Over the last 20 years, prime residential property in key ski markets has undergone a complex evolution, shaped by regulatory environments, shifting buyer demographics and broader macroeconomic cycles. Against this backdrop, Gstaad is a market that truly stands apart in the Alps. Its prestige, carefully ...

Over the last 20 years, prime residential property in key ski markets has undergone a complex evolution, shaped by regulatory environments, shifting buyer demographics and broader macroeconomic cycles. Against this backdrop, Gstaad is a market that truly stands apart in the Alps. Its prestige, carefully ...

Why Switzerland’s most influential longevity voice returns to Gstaad each autumn

Why Switzerland’s most influential longevity voice returns to Gstaad each autumn

The Luxury of Slowing Down
Gstaad, Saanen, and the Quiet Case for Longevity

The Luxury of Slowing Down
Gstaad, Saanen, and the Quiet Case for Longevity

For a brief moment in February, the Promenade takes on an unmistakably Italian accent. From 8 to 25 February, a refined pop-up brings together three expressions of Made in Italy excellence – leather craftsmanship, contemporary jewellery, and 20th-century fine art – united by a shared language ...

For a brief moment in February, the Promenade takes on an unmistakably Italian accent. From 8 to 25 February, a refined pop-up brings together three expressions of Made in Italy excellence – leather craftsmanship, contemporary jewellery, and 20th-century fine art – united by a shared language ...

How Gstaad Palace’s nightclub continues to unite generations – without chasing trends

How Gstaad Palace’s nightclub continues to unite generations – without chasing trends

There’s a particular calm that sets in the moment you step through the doors of the Bellevue spa. The pace drops, voices soften, and the outside world stays firmly on the other side. I was invited for a 10-minute Brain Boost session, curious rather than convinced, and with just enough time to ...

There’s a particular calm that sets in the moment you step through the doors of the Bellevue spa. The pace drops, voices soften, and the outside world stays firmly on the other side. I was invited for a 10-minute Brain Boost session, curious rather than convinced, and with just enough time to ...

Next summer, escape the digital overload and join Unpluggo’s Digital Detox Camps – a transformative experience amidst the stunning limestone peaks of the Gastlosen. A charming chalet at Oberer Rudersberg in Abländschen (Saanen) – without electricity, Wi-Fi, or push notifications ...

Next summer, escape the digital overload and join Unpluggo’s Digital Detox Camps – a transformative experience amidst the stunning limestone peaks of the Gastlosen. A charming chalet at Oberer Rudersberg in Abländschen (Saanen) – without electricity, Wi-Fi, or push notifications ...

At the Grand Chalet in Rossinière, no one ever checked the guest list too closely – because some of the best guests had four legs, fur, or feathers. Pets and people alike found a home away from home at the Grand Chalet, where eccentricity was not merely tolerated but positively encoura ...

At the Grand Chalet in Rossinière, no one ever checked the guest list too closely – because some of the best guests had four legs, fur, or feathers. Pets and people alike found a home away from home at the Grand Chalet, where eccentricity was not merely tolerated but positively encoura ...

The turn of the year has a habit of sharpening our attention. Between what has already taken shape and what still exists only as an idea, there is a brief, productive pause. It is a moment when ambition, imagination and resolve coexist. If there is a thread running quietly through this New Year edition, ...

The turn of the year has a habit of sharpening our attention. Between what has already taken shape and what still exists only as an idea, there is a brief, productive pause. It is a moment when ambition, imagination and resolve coexist. If there is a thread running quietly through this New Year edition, ...

Edgard Bovier savours his work at the Café du Cerf in Rougemont. Here, he welcomes a clientele he knows well: holidaymakers from Gstaad and locals from the region. It is the perfect balance between a career spent in luxury hotels and his childhood at the Buffet de la Gare, his parents’ ...

Edgard Bovier savours his work at the Café du Cerf in Rougemont. Here, he welcomes a clientele he knows well: holidaymakers from Gstaad and locals from the region. It is the perfect balance between a career spent in luxury hotels and his childhood at the Buffet de la Gare, his parents’ ...

The run up to Christmas in the UK is heralded by the arrival of mince pies, delicious pastry cases filled with raisins, peel, suet and brandy. Boxes of them are piled high in shops, national newspapers hold blind taste tests and millions more bake them at home. They are as much a part of the season ...

The run up to Christmas in the UK is heralded by the arrival of mince pies, delicious pastry cases filled with raisins, peel, suet and brandy. Boxes of them are piled high in shops, national newspapers hold blind taste tests and millions more bake them at home. They are as much a part of the season ...

A return to Gstaad’s intimate grandeur

A return to Gstaad’s intimate grandeur

The Palace reveals its winter flavours

The Palace reveals its winter flavours

A friendly face in Rougemont for more than thirty years, Genevieve Roch has welcomed clients into her hairdressing salon ‘Coiffure Kalypso’ since 1992. GstaadLife spoke with her about how she got started, what keeps her inspired and the realities of running a one-woman business in the S ...

A friendly face in Rougemont for more than thirty years, Genevieve Roch has welcomed clients into her hairdressing salon ‘Coiffure Kalypso’ since 1992. GstaadLife spoke with her about how she got started, what keeps her inspired and the realities of running a one-woman business in the S ...

Not just a chance to acquire rare items, Piguet's December auction in Geneva is an experience that unites collectors and connoisseurs in a celebration of beauty, craftsmanship, and history. 

Not just a chance to acquire rare items, Piguet's December auction in Geneva is an experience that unites collectors and connoisseurs in a celebration of beauty, craftsmanship, and history. 

At first glance, the Longevity Investors Conference in Gstaad may sound like a playground for billionaires chasing eternal youth. But behind the headlines, this year’s gathering revealed a more serious reality: longevity has become a fast-growing field of science and investment, and Gstaad is ...

At first glance, the Longevity Investors Conference in Gstaad may sound like a playground for billionaires chasing eternal youth. But behind the headlines, this year’s gathering revealed a more serious reality: longevity has become a fast-growing field of science and investment, and Gstaad is ...

On 1 October, Dame Julie Andrews turns 90. Beloved worldwide as Mary Poppins and Maria von Trapp, she also found in Gstaad what she once called her “last paradise in a crazy world.”

On 1 October, Dame Julie Andrews turns 90. Beloved worldwide as Mary Poppins and Maria von Trapp, she also found in Gstaad what she once called her “last paradise in a crazy world.”

In 2025, not all groceries arrive by car.
Above Rougemont, 86-year-old farmer Elsy Gäumann still carries on a mountain way of life — with the help of her goat, Sissi, who faithfully hauls the weekly shopping up the slope to her farmhouse.

In 2025, not all groceries arrive by car.
Above Rougemont, 86-year-old farmer Elsy Gäumann still carries on a mountain way of life — with the help of her goat, Sissi, who faithfully hauls the weekly shopping up the slope to her farmhouse.