Marie Gfeller

Climate solutions

The bird whisperer

This content was published on Feb 10, 2018 Falconer Ulrich Lüthi spends part of his time with his birds of prey hunting rooks in Swiss towns. swissinfo.ch spent a day watching them in action.

The making of a classic

This content was published on Jan 20, 2018 Since 1930, the company 3R AG has been producing original Davos sledges.

The vote booklet gets a new look

This content was published on Jan 16, 2018

Culture

Annemarie Schwarzenbach: America’s Great Depression

This content was published on Jan 13, 2018 Between 1936 and 1938, Swiss photographer Annemarie Schwarzenbach traveled several times to the United States.

Culture

Everything’s a question of perspective

This content was published on Dec 31, 2017 Some stumbled, others reached new heights. swissinfo.ch looks back at some of the best images from the past 12 months.

Annemarie Schwarzenbachs Ford auf einer Kiesstrasse, daneben Pferdewagen

Culture

Annemarie Schwarzenbach: on desolate roads heading east

This content was published on Nov 24, 2017 Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, the Swiss author and photographer Annemarie Schwarzenbach travelled to the Middle East.

Culture

From farm to table – preparing Thanksgiving turkeys in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 23, 2017 More and more turkeys are ending up on festive dinner tables in Switzerland. swissinfo.ch sees how the birds live – and die.

Culture

A Swiss photography legend among machines

This content was published on Nov 18, 2017 A new exhibition features 140 photographs by Swiss photography legend Jakob Tuggener, all on the theme of machines and industry.

Actors dressed as soldiers bearing flaming torches

Culture

Legends and their artistic marketing

This content was published on Oct 21, 2017 Halberds, torches and knights’ helmets meet stuffed chamois mountain goats, fake beards and state-of-the-art lighting technology: Friedrich Schiller’s drama “Wilhelm TellExternal link” is performed annually from June to mid-September in Interlaken in the open air. In 1912 a teacher staged Tell’s play with his class for the first time. Since then, with an interruption during…

Drohnenansicht einer Strasse, umgeben von Wald

Culture

Autumn shows its most colourful side

This content was published on Oct 20, 2017 The high-pressure system is coming to an end, and with it, the unusually warm autumn days and clear skies.

Record gold medal haul for Swiss professionals

This content was published on Oct 20, 2017 The world professions championship took place in Abu Dhabi between October 15-18.

Demographics

Glitz and glamour

This content was published on Sep 29, 2017 The Zurich Film Festival has started, with Swiss tennis star Roger Federer gracing the opening night.

Valais set for smaller harvest but good vintage

This content was published on Sep 13, 2017 The grape harvest has already begun in many French-speaking wine regions in Switzerland – three weeks earlier than normal.

Lea Pereyre zeigt ihre Arbeit Drone Costumes

Culture

Journey into the future of design

This content was published on Sep 7, 2017 The first-ever Zurich Design Biennale is underway in Switzerland's largest city under the motto "Hello Future".