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San Bernardino © Andrea Furger - Destination Italian-speaking Switzerland: Photograph of the San Bernardino from the canton of Grisons by photographer Andrea Furger from Mesocco. The San Bernardino route is an alternative to the Gotthard pass to reach Ticino from eastern Switzerland.

Next stop, Italian-speaking Switzerland: one national language, two cantons, multiple identities

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Suitcase in hand, let's go! Next stop, Italian-speaking Switzerland. The itinerary first takes you to two Swiss cantons - Ticino and Grisons - and then opens up to the whole country. The soundtrack for our trip: the Italian language, jazzed up with some dialectical riffs and unmistakable Helvetisms. Travel note: after this tour of Italian-speaking Switzerland, you'll need more than one suitcase to bring back all the sounds and culture that you'll pick up from Switzerland's third national language.
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Swiss startups driving vegan innovation

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Switzerland is playing a leading role in research and innovation in the fast-changing food sector.
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Adrian Frutiger, forever true to type

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Adrian Frutiger, who died in 2015, was one of the most influential Swiss typographers of the 20th century. His work, exemplified by the Univers typeface, was a precursor for the way typography is approached today.
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Zurich vitaparcours, not just a sports concept – an institution

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For more than 50 years now, thousands of people in Switzerland have been pursuing a type of outdoor sport that involves being creative and getting close to nature. Sportsmen and women of all abilities use these outdoor trails on a daily basis – either running or making their way through the forest at a more gentle pace.
Sports during lockdown © Unsplash/@single_lens_reflex

Champions are finding creative ways to keep fit and relax during lockdown

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Swiss sportsmen and women tell us about their frustration over tournament lockdown, downtime, training and discovering other passions.

by Bertrand Monnard

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Eco-couturier Kevin Germanier

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You won't find any jute dresses in this collection: meet designer Kevin Germanier, the Valais native taking sustainable fashion up a notch with his ultra-glamorous silhouettes made from textile cast-offs.
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Andri Ragettli: working out under lockdown

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Andri Ragettli, the Swiss freestyle skiing phenomenon, is almost more famous for his crazy parkour workout videos than for his World Cup wins. Now he has devised a 'stay at home' parkour workout for people under lockdown.