Swiss Stories

Eiger Ultra Trail

Switzerland's mountain trails

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Thanks to its varied mountainous territory, Switzerland offers an impressive number of mountain trails.
Swiss dogs on Instagram

Swiss dogs on Instagram

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Meet the Swiss Instagrammers who share their uplifting pictures of everyday life with their dogs in the incomparable Swiss outdoors.
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Neuchâtel Grape Harvest Festival, a living tradition

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The city of Neuchâtel has been hosting the Grape Harvest Festival for more than a century. Over a long weekend in late September, the streets of this small city in French-speaking Switzerland with a population of just over 33,000 are the backdrop for this outdoor party.
Matthias Vauthier

by Matthias Vauthier

Stallions held in group on pasture

The Freiberger horse: 100% Swiss

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The Freiberger horse originated some 200 years ago in Switzerland's historic Jura region. Because it is the only Swiss horse breed, it receives particular support from the Swiss National Stud Farm.
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Switzerland blowing its own trumpet

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Swiss brass bands are known and enjoyed around the world. The brass band, a quintessentially British form of music, was first brought to Switzerland in 1957 by Appenzeller musician Ernst Graf. These days, Swiss brass bands are winning awards in some of the biggest international contests.

by Lea Huszno

Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich

Emmy Ball-Hennings

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She beguiled cabaret audiences as a singer and dancer and pushed the art scene in new directions. But outside the world of theatre, the German artist Emmy Hennings and her partner and eventual husband Hugo Ball lived in exile and grinding poverty. In February 1916 the couple opened the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich's Niederdorf district – Dada had arrived!
Barbara Piatti

by Barbara Piatti

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Military peace support

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Some 300 Swiss nationals are currently engaged in military peace support missions worldwide. With its strong commitment to international conflict management efforts, Switzerland is thus helping to preserve peace and protect local populations.