Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Valentine’s Day: the mind and heart turn to wine and roses, wonderful Swiss chocolates, and, if your budget allows, a magical night at a special restaurant – this is a gentle reminder that you don’t need 14 February to think of these delights. Love knows no season. Swiss chocolates, by the […]
Lake Geneva region
Geneva-Lausanne autoroute: congestion at age 44
Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland (Le Temps, Fre) – The Geneva-Lausanne stretch of the A1 autoroute was built in 1964 and in its 44 years traffic has multiplied fivefold. Le Temps takes a close look at the options for dealing with the highway’s increasing congestion, with an interivew with Erwin Egger, who oversees the Western Switzerland […]
INTERVIEW / Raymond Paccot on why we love old wines
Féchy, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Ring out the new, bring in the old*! Winemakers have been singing this verse for centuries, almost as long as they have been making wine. The world in a glass of wine: nature, your friends, the food on your table, history, your surroundings. Vinea 2007, Sierre, Valais. The love of […]
Disease-bearer striped mosquito crosses the Alps
Ticino, Switzerland (Information from Le Temps) – The Asian tiger mosquito, easily identified by the white stripes on its back legs and overall small size, has made it over the Alps from Italy and Ticino, which is not good news for human beings in the Lake Geneva region. The insect already lives in France, which […]
French-speaking cantons populate new Swiss Tourism board
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Jean-Francois Roth, a politician and former head of canton Jura’s finance department, has been named the new president of the board of Swiss Tourism, the country’s tourism office. He replaces Dick Marty of Ticino, who has held the post for 11 years. Marty must step down under new rules. Three new […]