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After the March insolvency of the Austrian family foundations, investors are asking where the tycoon’s fortune has gone
...The gym has Technogym treadmills, bikes and machines Rooms and suites: 113 rooms, 25 suites Rates: Double, from SFr660 ($750/£595) Website; Directions Sam Jones was a guest of Park Hyatt Zürich Tell...
...the headquarters of the eponymous lifestyle magazine) Rooms: 56 rooms, five suites Spa and gym: No spa; 24/7 gym Rates: Double, from SFr315 ($358/£283) including breakfast Website; Directions Sam Jones...
...Guests can also book Formula1 performance coach Mark Arnall for a “TravelFIT” programme Rooms and suites: 119 rooms, 18 suites Rates: Double, from SFr904 ($1,022/£812) Website; Directions Andrew Jones...
...courts, winter ice-skating, and gym (plus, a nine-hole golf course and driving range nearby) Rooms and suites: 115 rooms, 60 suites Rates: From SFr790 including breakfast Website; Directions Andrew Jones...
...The views of the lowlands are fabulous, with Vaduz, the diminutive capital of Liechtenstein, visible opposite, and the upper Rhine Valley opening out beyond towards Lake Constance, Austria and Germany....
A byword for abundance, quality, craft and cosmopolitanism, the city’s many regular street markets also tell Switzerland’s story
For decades the city was a haven for artists, writers and composers in exile — as well as the occasional revolutionary. Here’s where to follow in their footsteps
A deep dive into one of the best cities in the world for urban dipping
These two-wheeled adventures into the Swiss heartland skirt lakes, cross mountain passes and take in hamlets and fairytale castles
The city’s streets are a goldmine for fans of modernist fonts and graphic design. Just look around you — and up
With its many excellent vegetarian and vegan restaurants, Zürich is a welcome outlier in a land famed for its meat- and dairy-rich cuisine
The Swiss city is steaming ahead when it comes to excellent baristas and charming cafés for your morning hit
Experiment in Switzerland’s biggest city will assess benefits of regulating supply of the recreational drug
...July 14-September 9, bbc.co.uk/proms Bregenzer Festspiele, Austria This summer Lake Constance’s famous floating stage plays host to a rare production of Verdi’s 1844 opera Ernani, directed by Lotte de...
...Victor Mallet in Paris, Sam Jones in Zurich, Akila Quinio in Esquelbecq, Raphael Minder in Warsaw, Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli in Milan and Alice Hancock in Brussels...
Even before the emergence of the Omicron variant, some governments were facing resistance to restrictions
Biometric wristbands will measure vital signs to detect early indicators of infection
...But also the far-reaching consequences of a drunken birthday party in 1977 and a disastrous pact between her younger brother, Acton (Stanley Morgan), and two of his friends, Hoke (Alfie Jones) and Frayne...
...No matter how old and tired they may be when one arrives, a few hours later they are returned as if they had just spent three weeks on Lake Constance....
...It’s a farce about being a farce, about the mechanism of comedy, presided over by our guide, the droll, all-seeing charlady (Ria Jones), and peppered with knowing asides to the audience....
Alpine state seeks return of land in Czech Republic taken from ancient ruling family
...Viktorina Kapitonova, with her soft, sharp feet and yielding torso, embraces the older style particularly in Ivanov’s Act Four where she drapes herself ragdoll-like on the shoulder of the noble Alexander Jones...
Swiss bank wants to attract and retain top staff in a world of long hours and flat or falling pay
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