Surrounded by Alpine peaks and wild flowers, once abandoned farming huts have been converted into cool, ultramodern holiday cabins
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Zurich, Switzerland’s chocolate capital
On a cacao-driven crawl of the city’s craft chocolate shops, our writer discovers they’ve got the sweet stuff down to a fine art
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Smoke on the water in the Swiss Alps – in pictures
In these Instagram shots, teenage ‘Alpinist’ Fabio Zingg takes a peek at Switzerland’s peaks.
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World’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in the Swiss Alps
High and handsome amid beautiful Swiss scenery, the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge offers hikers a time-saving, jaw-dropping experience
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Art from the Alps: a journey to Giacometti’s homeland
Switzerland’s mountains are stunning but the art of the Giacometti family enriches the cultural landscape, too. With a retrospective of sculptor Alberto opening at Tate Modern next week, our writer tours the area that inspired him
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‘The mountains around Verbier are great for flying down – and off’
Snowboarder and basejumper Géraldine Fasnacht says the Swiss Alps provide all the thrills she needs, though she’s not averse to launching herself off the odd skyscraper
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Staying in the Alps – a guide
Here are many suggestions for places to stay in The Alps (France, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy)
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jul/10/best-places-to-stay-in-alps
