Leisure and holidays Archive

22 May 2017

Leisure and holidays

Lavaux and the Montreux Riviera.

The new SBB RailAway “Discover the Lavaux and the Montreux Riviera” offers include a day’s free travel across different modes of transport so that you can (re)discover this extraordinary region. There certainly won’t be a single dull moment!

6 October 2016

Leisure and holidays

Hike up Mount Rigi: a 1,414-metre climb to share a bit of happiness.

As a former Lucerne student, Mount Rigi was like home to me: I watched the delicate Alpine flowers sprout in spring, avoided the heat of the lowlands in summer, escaped the fog in autumn and tobogganed bravely down the mountain in winter. Now it was finally time to go on a hike to explore the “queen of the mountains”!

14 April 2016

Leisure and holidays

On the tracks of the Foxtrail in Jura.

The aim is to find treasure that was removed from a monastery in the canton of Jura by monks almost 500 years ago. After Lausanne,…

27 March 2017

Leisure and holidays

A city trip with the companion ticket – or perhaps a day in Thun?

Regardless of whether I’m in Switzerland or abroad, I prefer city trips to visiting the countryside. That’s why we decided on the spur of the moment to take advantage of one of the first warm days of spring by visiting two Swiss cities: Bern and Thun.

21 April 2017

Leisure and holidays

Florence: a romantic renaissance city in Tuscany.

Our journey starts as early as 7.32 a.m. at Zurich main station where our EuroCity train is waiting for us at platform 9. Next stop: Florence!

3 April 2017

Leisure and holidays

Spend the spring in Rome.

Here are seven spots I’ve picked out for you to help you spend a day in Rome like you’d never have imagined. From breakfast and a mid-morning snack right through to an “ammazzacaffè” or digestif to accompany an evening at the theatre: fasten your seatbelts – we’re off!

13 March 2017

Leisure and holidays

A half-naked lady and preconceived notions in Konstanz.

“Let’s go check out Konstanz”, my friend Daniel proposes. All that brings to mind is cross-border shopping tourism. But after the suggestion comes up several times, I guess there must be something special about the city. Okay, so let’s find out.

14 June 2016

8 fantastic facts on changing money at SBB Change.

1. Here come the holidays! It’s nearly the summer holidays! Have you bought your travel money yet? For a relaxed start to your holidays, we…

5 July 2016

Leisure and holidays

Explore Switzerland on our interactive map.

Frome Geneva to Chur, from Basel to Locarno: Our bloggers have travelled half of Switzerland. You can find all their travel reports and excursion tips…

28 November 2016

Leisure and holidays

Our favourite Christmas markets.

The aromas of mulled wine and cinnamon star cookies fill the air, hundreds of candles light up the night and the children are eagerly waiting for Santa Claus: the Christmas market season is upon us. We have put together a list of the best ones.