Once a busy crossroad of Mitteleuropean trade, the small town of Ernen in the Valais mountains is now a peaceful place to unwind. The newly opened Michelhaus hotel in a renovated chalet from 1686 is the ideal place from…
One of the few unifying experiences in multi-lingual Switzerland is Rainer Maria Salzgeber’s TV coverage of the national football team’s matches. The presenter says the sport can help the nation become more tolerant of…
Everyone, it seems. From the shopping aisles of one of Europe’s most respected grocery store chains to the meadows of piedmont to the Souk el Tayeb farmers’ market in Beirut, Farmers and their four-legged friends are the…
Japanese car company Subaru has always attracted a less conformist driver. Its crossover 434 Forester epitomises the brand’s quirky but unflashy design and solid reliability. Although recent Subaru models are looking a…
Our March round-up of the things floating Monocle’s boat includes retro Swedish headphones, tastebud-tingling Swiss wine and the finest handmade Italian candles.
Regional produce, a passion for perfection and a rejection of the latest
fads shows how a country can have an enviable culinary culture. We
take a tour of the quietly pioneering Swiss food landscape.
Every exciting opening, outstanding achievement and promising proposal always seems to go better with a good bottle of wine. So here are a few of the most appetising new bottles from some of the world’s most enterprising…
