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The winery of St Jodern Kellerei in Switzerland’s beautiful Visperterminen, in the canton of Valais, has long been recognised as having the highest vineyard in Europe.
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One for you travelling oenophiles - Switzerland's beautiful Valais holds the highest vineyard in Europe, and wines that are regarded as "the pearl of the Alps".
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Food writer Meredith Erickson has travelled the wintry peaks and picturesque trails of the alpine region of France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria.
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Zermatt’s dining scene just got fired up with flame-grilled flavours, local ingredients, and bold pairings.
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Switzerland’s picture-perfect Valais valley is eponymous with all things ski; from guaranteed snow and cutesy Alpine villages to what we are all here for, an exhilarating foray into the wild: cross-country skiing. Valais’ 1000km of immaculate trails accompanied by soaring sights of the Matterhorn and numerous frozen lakes make it a dream of a rural Swiss location. Best crossed the old fashion way, on skis.
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Everything in the long-established Ski resort of Zermatt revolves around Switzerland’s icon, the majestic and unmistakable, Matterhorn standing at a hypnotic 4478m.
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Contemporary art continues to find its way into the Alpine villages of Engadin – surely, a reflection of the cosmopolitan and cultured crowd that seizes upon these rural locales each holiday season.
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A curated style jungle of mid-century furnishings, abstract modernism and bespoke pieces are flavoured by the original pine panelling dating back to 1848 - and all this cuteness is wrapped in a canvas of wild herbs and mountain eye candy.
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Alpine altitude meets cultural attitude in Graubünden, where white-cube cool, radical barns and Giacometti’s spectral studio shape Switzerland’s most magnetic collision of art, legacy and mountain air.
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Just a few blocks off Tribeca’s main pathways, Grand Banks is more than a restaurant--it’s a chance to step back into NYC’s maritime history. Nestled at the southwest edge of Pier 25, this award-winning oyster bar and restaurant dwells inside the iconic wooden schooner the Sherman Zwicker, the last original salt bank fishing vessel still in use.
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Gothenburg's foodie scene has sprung up to international attention in the last few years - check out this guide for the best on Sweden's cosy 'Little London' coast.
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The Highland Chocolatier at Grandtully, where Iain Burnett is putting his artisan chocolates on the international foodie map. In fact, that might be underselling his talents: Burnett’s truffles have been crowned as the world’s best – twice, alongside receiving over 40 other awards.
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