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7 regional Swiss foods you probably haven’t heard of When people think about Swiss food, two things usually come to mind: fondue and chocolate. And yes, you should absolutely try both. But if you stop there, you are missing a fascinating part of Switzerland. Swiss cuisine is remarkably regional. Cross a language border, enter a different canton, or travel from a city into the Alps, and the food on the table can change dramatically. Switzerland’s culinary traditions reflect Ge

The medieval legends, witch trials and supernatural stories hidden beneath one of Switzerland’s most beautiful cities Lucerne is usually presented as a picture-perfect Swiss city: the Chapel Bridge reflected in the water, the towers of the Old Town, the lake surrounded by mountains, and Mount Pilatus rising dramatically above it all. But look a little closer, and Lucerne has another story to tell. For centuries, people here lived with a very different understanding of the wor

A quieter, more local side of the city — beyond the postcard When visitors come to Basel, they usually know where to go. They walk through the Old Town, admire the red sandstone Rathaus, cross the Mittlere Brücke, visit the Kunstmuseum, and stand in front of the Münster overlooking the Rhine. And all of that is worth doing. But Basel has another side — one that becomes much more visible when you cross the Rhine into Kleinbasel. Here, the pace feels different. People sit besid