Holiday Time in Switzerland
By Bob Enzel

Visiting Lucerne 

It's too late to see Claudio Abbado and his world renowned Lucerne Festival Orchestra at the Summer Festival and also too late for the Fall World Band Festival, but it's not too late to book yourself a room at the Hotel Astoria's newly opened state-of-the art hotel extension (astoria-luzern.ch) in time to see the thrilling UEFA EURO 08 event on December 2, 2007 (www.uefa.com/.)

More on Lucerne in the Ski Section of this web site. 

ShopVille-RailCity, Zürich 

Europe’s biggest indoor market with more than 160 wooden chalets and a 50 ft. high Christmas tree.

Friday, November 23, 2007 - Monday, December 24, 2007

For those who like to hike outside the city… 

Davos and Klosters.

In Davos and Klosters Climate Change becomes Climate Hiking. Along the 2.5miles/
4-kilometer loop between the Silvretta Hut and the glacier,
15 stations inform the hiker about the glacier, glacial recession, Alpinism, flora and fauna as well as mankind's use of the Alpine world.

Saas Valley…Jägihorn Rope Trail

The panoramic Jägihorn Fixed-Rope Trail, the highest trail of its kind in the western Alps is not for the weak of heart. A 295-feet rope bridge, 328 feet in the air at almost a 10’000 feet peak.  The top-notch tour leaves nothing to be desired: 5 ladders, 400 hooks, and a 295-feet rope bridge 328 feet above the ground.

Or for those who’d rather  ride… 

Bernina Express.

Possibly the most beautiful railway route in the world begins in Chur, Switzerland and continues along the Albula Route into the Engadine Valley over the Bernina Pass and down to Tirano…without cogwheels.  It’s a time-stands-still old station building constructed of stone issuing “cardboard tickets” stamped with a date.  Any travler with a nostalgic bent needs to ride this rail.   

More information on The Glacier Express” in Travel News Releases.