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In legendary Swiss village of Sils-Maria, the Chesa Marchetta hotel blends art with the art of living

In legendary Swiss village of Sils-Maria, the Chesa Marchetta hotel blends art with the art of living

Published by Sam Flores

The entrance embodies simplicity: a whitewashed façade, a stone ramp paved and engraved, and, near a glass door, the simple word “pensiun” in all caps and in Romansh – the fourth official language of Switzerland, alongside Italian, German and French. Having just opened in December 2025, Chesa Marchetta was the second hotel created by Iwan and Manuela Wirth, co-founders of the well-established Hauser & Wirth art gallery, who were already behind the Fife Arms in the Scottish Highlands. Read more In the Highlands, bedrooms fit for lords To house their new, intimate-scale venture, the couple chose the historic heart of Sils-Maria, a village in the Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubünden, clustered around traditional houses and upscale hotels. Beneath the beams of a house (chesa, in Romansh) and barns with foundations dating back to the 16th century, the property offers 13 rooms and a restaurant seating around 50 guests. The extensive renovation was carried out by architect Luis Laplace, who was constantly careful to avoid ostentation. The Argentine, based in Paris, whose sense …

Art Basel Exhibitor List for 2026 Swiss Flagship Fair

Art Basel Exhibitor List for 2026 Swiss Flagship Fair

Published by Jenni Sidey

Art Basel has announced the 290 galleries that will participate in its 2026 flagship fair in Basel, taking place June 18-21, with the VIP days on June 16 and 17. Exhibitors come from 43 countries and territories, including 21 first-time participants. The main Galleries sector will include 232 exhibitors spanning historical to contemporary work. Twelve galleries enter the sector for the first time, eight of which previously showed in Feature, Statements, or Premiere. Four galleries—Berry Campbell (New York), Tim Van Laere Gallery (Antwerp and Rome), Phillida Reid (London), and Ortuzar (New York)—will debut directly in the main section. Related Articles Premiere, dedicated to work made within the past five years, expands from 10 to 17 presentations in its second edition. Three galleries—Ehrhardt Flórez, Magenta Plains, and Öktem Aykut—join the sector for the first time. Two public commissions tied to the inaugural Art Basel Awards will be unveiled during the fair. Nairy Baghramian will present a work on the Messeplatz, and Ibrahim Mahama will install a large-scale project on the Münsterplatz. Unlimited will be organized for …

Swiss skier Von Allmen makes history by winning third Olympic gold

Swiss skier Von Allmen makes history by winning third Olympic gold

Published by Sam Flores

Franjo von Allmen became only the third male skier in history to win three gold medals at a single Winter Games when he claimed victory in Wednesday’s super-G in Bormio. Von Allmen booked himself a place in the pantheon of Olympic alpine skiing greats, with Austrian Toni Sailer and France’s Jean-Claude Killy the only other racers to have won a hat-trick of golds. Sailer won the downhill, giant slalom and slalom races at the 1956 Cortina Olympics, a feat mirrored by Killy at the 1968 Grenoble Games. Only Croatia’s Janica Kostelic has achieved the feat in women’s skiing, at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. Switzerland’s Von Allmen, who won the downhill on Saturday, partnered Tanguy Nef to victory in Monday’s team combined. Wearing bib number seven for the super-G, the 24-year-old hit speeds of 120km/h (75mph) to dominate the race down the Stelvio course, clocking a winning time of 1min 25.32sec. American Ryan Cochran-Siegle followed up on his silver medal from Beijing Games four years ago with another second spot, 0.13sec off Von Allmen’s …

‘Enjoy Your Stay’ Film Clips for Berlin 2026: Filipinas in Swiss Alps

‘Enjoy Your Stay’ Film Clips for Berlin 2026: Filipinas in Swiss Alps

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Philippines meets the Swiss Alps in Enjoy Your Stay, the third feature from Swiss director Dominik Locher (Tempo Girl, Goliath), based on a script that he co-wrote with Honeylyn Joy Alipio. The cinematic exploration of social issues, power imbalances, and moral dilemmas in the world of undocumented Filipino cleaners in a luxury ski resort world premieres on Feb. 14 in the Panorama program of the Berlin International Film Festival.  Mercedes Cabral (Transit), Alexis Manenti (Les Misérables), Anna Luna, and Hasmine Killip star in the movie produced by Close Up Films and co-produced by JBA Production. Be For Films is handling world sales. Enjoy Your Stay tells the story of Luz, who is from the Philippines and has been working as a cleaner in Switzerland without papers for several years. “At the start of winter, she is sent along with her friend Aileen and other Filipina women to the luxury ski resort of Verbier. There, she scrubs holiday chalets for Thibault, the manager of a cleaning company,” notes a synopsis for the movie. “Trapped between …

Slow train to Turin: a winter journey through the Swiss Alps to Italy | Turin holidays

Slow train to Turin: a winter journey through the Swiss Alps to Italy | Turin holidays

Published by Sam Flores

Is there a better sensation for a traveller than when a train speeds out of a tunnel? The sudden flood of light, that howling rush of air. Clearly, it’s not just me who thinks trains are the new (old) planes, with 2025 having seen a 7% rise in UK train travel, and more Europeans than ever looking to hit the rails. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. It’s late December, and I’m heading out on a slow-train journey across the historic railways of the Swiss Alps and the Italian lakes. It’s a trip of roughly 1,800 miles (2,900km), crossing five countries, almost entirely by scenic daytime trains. What is clear from the off is how easy, and slightly disorientating, this type of train travel can be: drifting through stations, across platforms and over borders, it’s hard to believe we’ve hit three countries in less than a day – the UK, France and Switzerland – such is the ease of each passport stop. …

Death toll from Swiss New Year bar fire rises to 41

Death toll from Swiss New Year bar fire rises to 41

Published by Sam Flores

A teenager injured in the fire that engulfed a Swiss bar during New Year celebrations has died in hospital, taking the death toll to 41, it was announced Sunday (Feb 1). The death on Saturday was announced a month after the inferno at the ski resort of Crans-Montana. Besides those killed, another 115 were injured, most of whom remain in various hospitals. “An 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich on Jan 31,” the Wallis canton’s public prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud said in a brief statement. “The death toll from the fire at Le Constellation bar on Jan 1, 2026, has now risen to 41.” Pilloud said no further information would be released at this stage by her office, which is investigating the tragedy. Those killed in the disaster were aged 14 to 39, but the majority were teenagers. Only four were aged over 24. Among the dead are 23 Swiss nationals, including one French-Swiss dual national, and 18 foreigners. They include eight French nationals, including a French-British-Israeli girl; six Italian teenagers, including an …

Italy recalls ambassador over Swiss release of Crans-Montana fire suspect – POLITICO

Italy recalls ambassador over Swiss release of Crans-Montana fire suspect – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

The diplomatic escalation follows the Jan. 1 fire at Le Constellation nightclub in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana, which broke out during New Year celebrations shortly after 1 a.m., killing 40 people and injuring 116. Investigators believe indoor pyrotechnic sparklers attached to champagne bottles ignited flammable acoustic foam on the ceiling, triggering a rapid flashover that engulfed the packed basement venue within seconds. Swiss prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into the bar’s owners on suspicion of negligent homicide, bodily harm and arson. Jacques Moretti, one of the bar’s co-owners, had been detained earlier this month as a flight risk before a Swiss court ordered his release on bail on Friday. Source link

Swiss Bar Owner Released on Bail After Deadly New Year’s Fire

Swiss Bar Owner Released on Bail After Deadly New Year’s Fire

Published by Sam Flores

GENEVA, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The ‌owner ​of a Swiss ‌bar that was engulfed in a ​deadly New Year’s Day fire was released from ‍detention on Friday on ​bail, court authorities said. Jacques Moretti ​and ⁠his wife Jessica are under investigation for negligent homicide and other crimes linked to the blaze that killed 40 people and injured more than ‌100. Many of the survivors are still ​hospitalised with ‌severe burns. “Jessica and ‍Jacques ⁠Moretti will both continue to comply with all requests from the authorities,” their lawyers said in a written statement after the release order. “Their thoughts remain constantly with the victims of this ​tragedy.” Jacques Moretti was detained on January 9. His bail arrangements include a 200,000 Swiss Franc ($253,485.42) payment and an order to report daily to a police station, the court said. Prosecutors said they had interviewed the bar owners about safety issues and renovations of Le Constellation bar during two ​hearings that had each lasted more than 10 hours. They had also ordered searches, secured evidence and seized assets, they …