Tagged Switzerland

January 9, 2023

THE GLAMOROUS Dolder Grand hotel overlooks Zurich as a turreted guardian, with guests able to soak up the magical views across the city of Zurich, its azure lake, and its surrounding snow-capped mount...

Glass has a good time in Geneva, Switzerland

Ashleigh Jacobs

October 31, 2022

I’VE ARRIVED into Geneva, the second largest city in Switzerland. The gateway to the Alps for winter-sports enthusiasts, Geneva is also famed for dramatic views of Mont Blanc and the dominating eponymous Lake. ...

Glass embarks on a wellness journey at Chenot Palace Weggis

October 17, 2022

I’M FLOATING mid-air with the aid of suspension slings during my Nurac treatment at Chenot Palace Weggis, the award-winning wellness retreat in Switzerland. Built on the site of the former Park Hotel Weggis, Ch...

Glass escapes to the mountains at The Chedi, Andermatt

Imogen Clark

September 15, 2022

AN ESCAPE to the Swiss mountains is always a good idea. Despite most preferring to visit during the colder months to enjoy the myriad of snow sports on offer, the Alps can be enjoyed all year round. Taking the ...

Glass experiences luxury on a higher ground at Bürgenstock Hotel, Lucerne, Switzerland

March 21, 2022

WE'RE onboard a speedboat gliding across Lake Lucerne and then we disembark to chug up the mountainside on the Bürgenstock funicular that leads us to this Alpine retreat. Rising 450 feet above sea level, th...

Glass checks in to Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

February 28, 2022

THE illustrious Grand Resort Bad Ragaz –“bad” translates from German into as “bath”in English – is an opulent, world-renowned health and wellness retreat. Set beneath the velvet green Heidiland Mounta...

Glass steps in to a magical city at The Alpina Gstaad, Switzerland

Ashleigh Jacobs

January 17, 2022

THE APPROACH to The Alpina Gstaad is through an pitch-dark underground tunnel which leads onto a carriage driveway. It feels like I am in a scene cut from a James Bond movie set with the line-up of shiny superc...

Gucci announces high watchmaking collection

Sophia Ford-Palmer

April 8, 2021

Fashion, Jewellery and Watches, News

TO MARK a century of Gucci, Alessandro Michele has introduced high-watchmaking into the luxury house’s orbit by launching a collection of sleek and sophisticated watches. Drawing from Gucci’s acute craftsmanshi...

PFW AW20: Akris

Lexi Fadina

March 3, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows

STAGED IN Paris’ Museum of the Modern Arts (Musée d’art modern de la Ville de Paris), Akris’ AW20 was one of the most artistic and art-abundant shows at the Paris Fashion Week. Being the only Swiss fashion hous...

Glass gets a glimpse of the good life at the Carlton St Moritz

Ben Olsen

January 6, 2020

NIGHT has fallen on the exposed slopes of St Moritz’s Corvatsch mountain and ahead of us a short stretch of piste is illuminated by spotlights before a sharp right turn leads off seemingly into darkness. With s...

Glass travels to Switzerland – and takes in a slow train, scenery and splendid hotels

Sean Sheehan

December 30, 2019

FIRST impressions stay inside your head and those of Switzerland are likely to be a multitude of majestic, screensaver-worthy landscapes. The Alps cover more than half the country but with only 10 per cent of ...

Glass takes a trip to Gstaad Palace to experience Alpine magic on an epic scale

Derby Jones

November 18, 2019

STANDING on a lofty hilltop bounded by the Bernese Highlands, Gstaad Palace has been a majestic landmark in the scenic Swiss chalet village since 1913. Its prime position and fairytale good looks, supplemented ...

Glass visits Grand Hotel Kronenhof – a stunning Swiss fairytale

Derby Jones

August 29, 2019

SINCE first opening its doors in 1848, the Grand Hotel Kronenhof has been a star attraction in the Engadine, a pictureseque Alpine valley region in the south east of Switzerland. Located in the peaceful mountai...

Glass embraces the good life at The Alpina Gstaad

Ben Olsen

June 19, 2018

HOLLYWOOD big-hitters and rock royalty may have holidayed in Gstaad since the 1960s but the Swiss resort’s charms reach far beyond its reputation as a glitzy A-list hangout. Angular snowy peaks in winter and wi...

Glass enjoys laid-back Swiss luxury at Le Grand Bellevue, Gstaad

Ben Slater

October 16, 2017

AFTER travelling though the beautiful Swiss Alps, we arrived in Gstaad by the scenic GoldenPass railway. Gstaad is situated around two hours from Geneva, surrounded by soaring mountains, and its prestigious int...

Glass visits the Chedi Andermatt, Switzerland

Anna Coughlan

August 17, 2017

WHAT do you think of when you think of Switzerland? Perhaps it’s the salivating chocolate and decadent cheeses, the fine crafted watches or its infamous banks. But odds are you imagine its natural marvels of mo...

Glass Celebrates… Omega watches

Sara Hesikova

June 2, 2017

Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches

OMEGA, the prestigious and innovative Swiss watchmaking company, has been embarking on a journey of creating enduring timepieces since 1848. While setting high standards of quality and precision in th...

Glass explores the luxurious hotels and awe-inspiring vistas of Lake Geneva

Becky Zanker

February 28, 2017