Isolated splendour, panoramic peaks, charming wooden villages and remote alpine inns.
I t is no surprise that Switzerland is nicknamed the chocolate box. Even the gingerbread-style houses look good enough to eat. It is a decadent visual delight: isolated splendour, panoramic peaks, charming wooden villages and remote alpine inns. A choice spot for royalty. Horse drawn sleighs jingle along Zermatt's chic and snow-dusted streets. It is an indulgent scene overlooked by the towering Matterhorn: an icon of the Alps. Mountain sanctuaries, it seems, are no longer the realms of robust mountaineers. In the morning, whilst you sip steaming mugs of hot chocolate, watch daredevil paragliders jump fearlessly from the safety of the slopes. Davos uncovers more magnificent terrain. Ski to neighbouring regal Klosters and skate elegantly at the town's alfresco rink then, on cross-country skis, test your 'langlauf' skills amongst the pine-clad scenery, frozen waterfalls and snow-capped larch forests, gliding into the wild along glorious forest trails. For sustenance tuck into rösti, fondue, raclette and the local cherry-tinged roteli likor, served on crisp white-clothed tables before a roaring fire. Just the tonic for this banquet of the senses.
ZERMATT RESORT HEIGHT: 1620m SUMMIT HEIGHT: 3899m SKI DOMAIN: 74 pistes served by 34 lifts giving access to 185kms of runs LONGEST RUN: 21km BLUE RUNS: 18% RED RUNS: 55% BLACK RUNS: 27% DAVOS KLOSTERS RESORT HEIGHT: 1560m (Davos); 1291m (Klosters) SUMMIT HEIGHT: Davos 2844m SKI DOMAIN: 110 pistes served by 54 lifts giving access to 307kms of runs LONGEST RUN: 12km BLUE RUNS: 17% RED RUNS: 55% BLACK RUNS: 28% ST MORITZ RESORT HEIGHT: 1750m SUMMIT HEIGHT: 3057m SKI DOMAIN: 30 pistes served by 22 lifts giving access to 158kms of runs LONGEST RUN: 7.7km BLUE RUNS: 33% RED RUNS: 54% BLACK RUNS: 13% VERBIER RESORT HEIGHT: 1535m SUMMIT HEIGHT: 3314m SKI DOMAIN: 78 pistes served by 37 lifts giving access to 210kms of runs LONGEST RUN: 8km BLUE RUNS: 43% RED RUNS: 45% BLACK RUNS: 12% VILLARS RESORT HEIGHT: 1300m SUMMIT HEIGHT: 2120m SKI DOMAIN: 38 pistes served by 71 lifts giving access to 225kms of runs LONGEST RUN: 5km BLUE RUNS: 40% RED RUNS: 50% BLACK RUNS: 10%
Midweek Offer - ArabellaSheraton Hotel Seehof
ArabellaSheraton Hotel Seehof, Switzerland
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ArabellaSheraton Hotel Waldhuus, Switzerland
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