Sun, 20 Jul 2008
- Maire says gems are to be found in Locarno
Artistic director Frédéric Maire is facing his penultimate Locarno Film Festival this year – after the 2009 event he leaves for a new challenge in the cinema world.
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Mon, 21 Jul 2008
- Sounds of Montreux linger on
The 2008 Montreux Jazz Festival is over, but its music, along with memories from over four decades, lives on in the "Live at Montreux" DVDs and CDs.
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008
- Fly-fishing reaches great heights
Just a hop, skip, jump, cable car ride and walk away from civilisation, swissinfo went to see what lures fishing enthusiasts into the wild.
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Tue, 15 Jul 2008
- Basel's tattoo spins to success
The city of Basel is set to reverberate with the sound of military pipes and drums, steel bands and bagpipers as its annual tattoo gets underway.
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008
- How a monster builds bridges
Mountains, monsters – and whisky: three of the things which link Switzerland and Scotland, although not everyone knows it.
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Tue, 15 Jul 2008
- Foul weather hits southern Switzerland
A slow-moving cold front has settled in Switzerland, bedevilling southern regions with heavy rainfall and ruining crops.
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Fri, 11 Jul 2008
- Voters to decide on new Vaud arts museum
A controversial new cantonal fine arts museum project in Lausanne is giving rise to heated local debate. Voters in canton Vaud will now decide on its fate.
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Thu, 10 Jul 2008
- Ski resort decision opens chink in property rules
Non-resident foreigners can now invest in a luxury hotel apartment complex in the Valais resort of Champéry and avoid current restrictions on property sales.
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Wed, 9 Jul 2008
- Keeping "Il Maestro" Fellini alive
The world's largest collection of archive material on Italian film director Federico Fellini is being created in Switzerland.
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Tue, 8 Jul 2008
- Music and stars light up Swiss festivals
Big names – established and new – are flocking to Switzerland this summer for the country's many famed music festivals.
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