A sentence in this issue has stayed with me. In our Profile interview, Rita Rovelli Caltagirone says she believes knowledge is the greatest richness. She talks about the pleasure of listening to someone who knows something you don't; of discovering an artist, an idea or an entirely different world – ...

A sentence in this issue has stayed with me. In our Profile interview, Rita Rovelli Caltagirone says she believes knowledge is the greatest richness. She talks about the pleasure of listening to someone who knows something you don't; of discovering an artist, an idea or an entirely different world – ...

Rita Rovelli Caltagirone has called Gstaad home for over forty years. Cindy Schönrich has spent the better part of two decades shaping life at the Gstaad Yacht Club. Together, they created the Gstaad Cultural Encounters – dedicating Mondays in August to spending time with expert guest sp ...

Rita Rovelli Caltagirone has called Gstaad home for over forty years. Cindy Schönrich has spent the better part of two decades shaping life at the Gstaad Yacht Club. Together, they created the Gstaad Cultural Encounters – dedicating Mondays in August to spending time with expert guest sp ...

Gstaad has long been a place where families return generation after generation. For violinist Daniel Hope, the connection runs even deeper. This summer, as the new Artistic Director of the Menuhin Festival Gstaad, he returns not only to the festival that shaped his musical life  but also to the ...

Gstaad has long been a place where families return generation after generation. For violinist Daniel Hope, the connection runs even deeper. This summer, as the new Artistic Director of the Menuhin Festival Gstaad, he returns not only to the festival that shaped his musical life  but also to the ...

At 94, Fiona Thyssen has lived several lives. A country child in wartime Britain. A top model in the early days of Vogue. An active figure in the international art world. Now enjoying quieter days in Pays-d’Enhaut, Fiona met with GstaadLife to talk fashion, adventure and the importance of taking ...

At 94, Fiona Thyssen has lived several lives. A country child in wartime Britain. A top model in the early days of Vogue. An active figure in the international art world. Now enjoying quieter days in Pays-d’Enhaut, Fiona met with GstaadLife to talk fashion, adventure and the importance of taking ...

Art in Time makes its Gstaad debut through a personal collaboration between Studio Naegeli and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele.

Art in Time makes its Gstaad debut through a personal collaboration between Studio Naegeli and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele.

Nahmad Contemporary has quietly developed one of the most intriguing exhibition programmes in the Alps, one that understands how historical weight and contemporary perspective can sharpen each other. This winter, at Tarmak22, the gallery presents Picasso | Painter and Model, a tightly focused exhibition ...

Nahmad Contemporary has quietly developed one of the most intriguing exhibition programmes in the Alps, one that understands how historical weight and contemporary perspective can sharpen each other. This winter, at Tarmak22, the gallery presents Picasso | Painter and Model, a tightly focused exhibition ...

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!

January arrives quietly, carrying both ambition and vulnerability. We make resolutions, to sleep better, move more, eat differently, slow down, while already knowing how fragile these promises can be. The real question is no longer what we want to change, but whether we are willing, and able, to sustain ...

January arrives quietly, carrying both ambition and vulnerability. We make resolutions, to sleep better, move more, eat differently, slow down, while already knowing how fragile these promises can be. The real question is no longer what we want to change, but whether we are willing, and able, to sustain ...

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

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

David Maude-Roxby-Montalto Di Fragnito is a multi-talented British artist living in Château-d’Oex and the very definition of master craftsman. An accomplished glass sculptor, diamond-point stipple engraver and painter, he also designs unique and exquisite jewellery. Montalto’s work ...

David Maude-Roxby-Montalto Di Fragnito is a multi-talented British artist living in Château-d’Oex and the very definition of master craftsman. An accomplished glass sculptor, diamond-point stipple engraver and painter, he also designs unique and exquisite jewellery. Montalto’s work ...

A conversation with David Schmid, Vice President of the Gemeinde Saanen

A conversation with David Schmid, Vice President of the Gemeinde Saanen

From soaring US tech stocks to mounting global debt, the signals are mixed. Speaking at the Saanen Bank’s Market Barometer, economist Klaus Wellershoff presented five theses that cut through the noise.

From soaring US tech stocks to mounting global debt, the signals are mixed. Speaking at the Saanen Bank’s Market Barometer, economist Klaus Wellershoff presented five theses that cut through the noise.

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.”

Just beyond the Chamaveau woodlands, in the village of Les Moulins, lies a quiet parcel of land. No cows graze here; instead, beds of rare heirloom vegetables stretch across the soil, bees flit among aromatic plants destined for herbal teas, and the first sound on arrival is the chorus of hens. This ...

Just beyond the Chamaveau woodlands, in the village of Les Moulins, lies a quiet parcel of land. No cows graze here; instead, beds of rare heirloom vegetables stretch across the soil, bees flit among aromatic plants destined for herbal teas, and the first sound on arrival is the chorus of hens. This ...

Nowadays, it is rare to be able to boast nearly a quarter of a century in the same job. But in Gstaad, we like to give time, time... Portrait of Christoph Müller, the undisputed boss of the Menuhin Festival, who is stepping down after 24 editions (one edition being  cancelled because ...

Nowadays, it is rare to be able to boast nearly a quarter of a century in the same job. But in Gstaad, we like to give time, time... Portrait of Christoph Müller, the undisputed boss of the Menuhin Festival, who is stepping down after 24 editions (one edition being  cancelled because ...

We asked Christoph Müller to share some of his funniest memories, and he was generous with his anecdotes. Here are the most memorable ones:

We asked Christoph Müller to share some of his funniest memories, and he was generous with his anecdotes. Here are the most memorable ones:

The tourist board’s old winter slogan – Id Ruhe vor Natur (meaning into the stillness of nature) – has stuck with me. It captures something essential about life here: the sense that nature isn’t just a backdrop, but a force that steadies us, calms us, draws us in.

The tourist board’s old winter slogan – Id Ruhe vor Natur (meaning into the stillness of nature) – has stuck with me. It captures something essential about life here: the sense that nature isn’t just a backdrop, but a force that steadies us, calms us, draws us in.

To say that Margherita de Pahlen is a discreet personality is an understatement, an euphemism … Encountering her in the Gstaad region is quite rare, as her character is marked by a natural, atavistic reserve that is deeply rooted in her. It is therefore quite an achievement that she agreed to ...

To say that Margherita de Pahlen is a discreet personality is an understatement, an euphemism … Encountering her in the Gstaad region is quite rare, as her character is marked by a natural, atavistic reserve that is deeply rooted in her. It is therefore quite an achievement that she agreed to ...

Returning this summer as a familiar face – and as the 2025 Artist in Residence – Fazıl Say once again graces the Gstaad Menuhin Festival with a series of original and deeply personal performances in solo, duo, trio, and quintet formats. He will give no fewer than three concerts that ...

Returning this summer as a familiar face – and as the 2025 Artist in Residence – Fazıl Say once again graces the Gstaad Menuhin Festival with a series of original and deeply personal performances in solo, duo, trio, and quintet formats. He will give no fewer than three concerts that ...