Swiss Stories

lerichti

Inside @lerichti's Instagram

Society
Today, we turn our attention to @lerichti. His account is not devoted to images of Swiss mountains but to Switzerland's architecture.
Silvesterchläuse

Urnäsch’s magical ‘double New Year’s Eve’

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The Silvesterchläuse of the village of Urnäsch in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden celebrate the New Year twice. It is an old tradition going strong again.
Bertrand Gabioud and Yann Sutterlin produce World Championship-winning cheese

Bertrand Gabioud and Yann Sutterlin produce World Championship-winning cheese

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The World Championship-winning sheep's cheese is Swiss.

by Lea Huszno

The Winegrowers' Festival 2019, Effeuilleuse costume, Flore Duboux. Fred Merz | Lundi 13 © Fête des Vignerons 2019

Vevey Winegrowers' Festival

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5,500 actors and extras, 20,000 spectators, an open-air arena of 14,000 m2, 21 performances. All this in an event that features on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage and which takes place only once in a generation: welcome to the Fête des Vignerons, a festival that pays tribute to winemaking traditions. It will take place in Vevey, in the heart of the Lavaux vineyards, from 18 July to 11 August 2019.
Kevin Germanier © Le Temps

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.
Rita Christen

Rita Christen, the first female president of the Swiss Mountain Guides Association

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Rita Christen is the first woman to be elected president of the Swiss Mountain Guides Association (SMGA) in the organisation's more than 100-year history. This 54-year-old from Disentis is a mountain guide, a lawyer and much more besides.
Winter Olympics

2022 Winter Olympics: is the Swiss team set to top its 2018 performance?

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Switzerland collected 15 medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, equalling its tally at the 1988 Calgary Games. Led by downhill star Marco Odermatt, the Swiss team could potentially beat this record in Beijing this February.

by Bertrand Monnard