The Wollerau mill, Waldhalden and the Latin monetary Union
10 April 2023
Available in German and Dutch
Beverin Park, Three Languages and Cultures
1 April 2023
The cultural and linguistic identities in the Beverin Natural Park (canton of Graubünden) are mainly of Walser and Romansh origin. The Walser people immigrated in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries from Oberwallis to this region, as well as to areas in eastern France, western Austria, Liechtenstein, and northern Italy. The Walser dialect is relatively well-preserved … Read more » “Beverin Park, Three Languages and Cultures”
The Planetary Path in the Jura
20 February 2023
A walk to the planets is an ambitious plan. Mercury is closest to Earth but still 155 million kilometres away; Neptune is more than four billion kilometres from Earth. The other five planets, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, orbit the sun at a distance between these two extremes. Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus on … Read more » “The Planetary Path in the Jura”
The natural grandeur of Pontresina
17 January 2023
Pontresina (canton of Graubünden) may not have the (tourist and Olympic) status of nearby St Moritz, but the village lies at the foot of the canton’s largest glacier and highest mountain (4049 m.). The beginning of the Gletscherpfad near the famous hotel-restaurant Morteratsch The Alp-Schaukäserei Morteratsch The grandeur is not limited to these natural phenomena. … Read more » “The natural grandeur of Pontresina”
Lessoc and the Barrage
10 January 2023
Avaliable in German, French and Dutch
Lake Marmorera
4 December 2022
Available in German and Dutch
Swiss Hydropowers
3 December 2022
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Industry, Nature, the Aare and the Emme
21 November 2022
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Lac de la Gruyère
8 November 2022
Available in German, French and Dutch
Pfeffingen, Basel, Limestone and a Poem
7 November 2022
Available in Dutch and German