Friday 15 November 2013

Removals to Switzerland: Top Swiss Restaurants

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If you are organising removals to Switzerland, this article looks at some of the finest restaurants the country has to offer. That way, once your move is complete, you can treat yourselves to a well-deserved gourmet meal.

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Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville
1, rue d’Yverdon
CH-1023 Crissier

Chef Benoît Violier heads up this gastronomic delight and is responsible for its gaining the covetted 3 star Michelin accolade. With vegetarian, lactose free and gluten free menus, you are able to enjoy this fine dining experience, regardless of your dietary requirements. Also, if your new home is located within a 20 mile radius of the hotel and you fancy popping out for a gourmet mid-week lunch, you needn’t worry about driving as the hotel lays on a free chauffeur service.

Schloss Schauenstein
Schlossgasse 1
CH-7414 Fürstenau

“Schloss”, as you may know, means castle and here at Schloss Schauenstein chef Andreas Caminada is King. His influence can be seen throughout the building, from the layout and furnishings in the reception area and sitting room, to the design and décor of the restaurant and bedrooms. The tasting menus are all his own too. They are a delightful mix of colour, texture and flavour that will have your taste buds reeling in celebration.

Restaurant Stucki
Bruderholzallee 42
CH-4059 Basel

If you are moving to Basel, you really must check out Stucki. Since taking over in 2008, husband and wife team Rene and Tanja Grandits have done wonders with the place. For the warmest of greetings meet Rene and for a dining experience worthy of two Michelin stars, enter wife Tanja. Serving A la Carte, taster and business lunches, Tanja and her kitchen team hit the mark every time.

Ecco on Snow
Via Maistra 3
CH-7512 St. Moritz

If you are moving to St Moritz and plan to be there between December 2013 and March 2014, make sure you book a table at Ecco on Snow. Chef Rolf Fliegauf and his team are here during the winter months to delight, tease and stimulate the palate with their gastronomic creations. Whether you opt for the 5-course meal or go the full 8-course line up, interspersed with amuse bouches, your taste buds will be singing. If your scheduled arrival is outside of these dates you can catch him at Restaurante Ecco in The Giardino, Ascona.

Restaurant Bel Etage
Leonhardsgraben 49
CH-4051 Basel

Deemed very good in its category, Bel Etage at Teufelhof Art Hotel combines gourmet dining with a warm and friendly atmosphere. It has a diverse menu, which is thoughtfully matched with wines available by the glass. The restaurant has four interconnecting rooms so it can easily accommodate large parties of up to 80 or be separated for more intimate dining.

Restaurant Matisse
Burgfelderstrasse 188
CH-4055 Basel

Chef Erik Schröter plies his trade here and does it with a passion. His dishes are modelled on seasonal foods, young wild herbs, forgotten vegetables and edible flowers from the forest, and from the restaurant’s own herb garden.  As a result, the menu varies considerably throughout the year, but one thing’s for sure, whether you’re dining in the middle of winter or at the height of summer, your taste buds will thank you for it.

Auberge de la Croix-Blanche

Route de Donatyre 22
CH-1583 Villarepos

Offering an eclectic mix of contemporary Belgian, French and Swiss cuisine, The White Cross Inn takes full advantage of its border location. French and German are spoken in almost equal measure and the staff are well practised in English too. Perfectly prepared appetisers and aperitifs lead to a menu which will not disappoint. Great value for money in a wonderful countryside setting.

Restaurant Talvo by Dalsass
Via Gunels 15
CH-7512 St. Moritz

Chef Martin Dalsass presents Mediterranean cuisine with passion and shares his love of the finest ingredients with you in a very comfortable, informal setting. The sommelier is equally enthusiastic and will gladly show you around the wine cellar, where he stores and cares for 600 different labels. Great food, great wines and great hospitality combined.

Seerestaurant Belvédère
Seestrasse 18
CH-6052 Hergiswil

With breath-taking views over lake Lucerne and the surrounding hills and mountains, Seerestaurant Belvédère is a contemporary delight. From Foie Gras to Veal Steak and Lemon Pie, your feast is prepared and presented beautifully, and the service cannot be faulted. If you’d rather take dinner aboard your own vessel, the restaurant offers a Captain’s Dinner, which can be delivered directly to your boat.

Hostellerie Le Petit Manoir
Avenue Ignace-Paderewski 8
CH-1110 Morges

The Petit Manoir's gourmet restaurant is the home of Chef Julien Retler. His menus are refined, elegant and unashamedly indulgent. Whether you preferrence is for a la carte, vegetarian or seafood dishes, you are in for a real gustatory treat. If you’re going to be there for summer you can look forward to enjoying Chef Retler’s creations in Le Petit Manoir’s beautiful French style gardens.

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Wednesday 13 November 2013

Removals to Switzerland: The Country’s Best Nature Reserves

Whilst planning your competitively priced move to Switzerland, you will doubtless be looking forward to skiing the snow capped mountains of the Alps, enjoying the après ski, and sampling some of that fine Swiss chocolate.

Nature reserves might not be at the top of your agenda, but if you do love nature and wildlife, the country has some wonderful reserves which are well worth a visit. Once you’ve settled in and your household removals from the UK to Switzerland are complete, take a good look at your surroundings; there is bound to be a reserve near you with flora and fauna of the type that you just don’t get in the UK.

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Great Nature Reserves and Nature Parks in Switzerland

The Swiss National Park – Graubunden

If you are moving to Zuoz in Graubunden, you are just a stone’s throw from the Swiss National Park, the only national park in Switzerland. Its 80 km network of hiking trails is just begging to be explored, but it’s important you stick to the routes marked out. This is a nature reserve in its truest sense: native animals roam free here and have grown accustomed to not being disturbed. Here you might see red deer, chamois and ibex, fox, marmot and mountain hare. If you look skywards, you could catch a glimpse of a bearded vulture, a nutcracker, or even a golden eagle.

The Pierreuse Nature Reserve - Chateau-d’Oex

This is another great place for flora and fauna. Here you might see ibex, chamois, marmots, three-toed woodpeckers, owls, royal eagles (AKA golden eagles), lynx and black grouse. If you do see a lynx though, go easy as it is one of Switzerland’s top 5 predators. The sub-Alpine vegetation and Alpine meadow flora of the region provide the perfect ingredients to cattle, whose milk is used in the production of the rich and floral Etivas cheese. Since 1958, Pro Natura, Switzerland’s largest nature conservation organisation, has been responsible for looking after the area. The organisation also oversees the conservation activities in around 600 other Swiss nature reserves.

La Sauge Nature Centre - Cudrefin

Think La Suage, think RSPB headquarters in Sandy, Bedfordshire. It’s much the same thing, only in Switzerland. At La Suage, on the banks of the Broye Canal, visitors can learn about the organisation’s conservation efforts and see at first-hand how they have created new living habitats. The centre and its surrounding grounds, which includes flower meadows, hedgerows, dry stone walls and ponds, was created on former farmland and now welcomes thousands of visitors every year. There are nature trails and hides (just like in Sandy), so you can get up close to the wild animals and birds without disturbing them, and the centre also offers professionally guided tours.

The Gruyère Pays-d'Enhau Nature Park - Fribourg

The Gruyère Pays-d'Enhau is not just a nature park, it’s an adventure waiting to happen. Situated in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, it offers a wide valley basin landscape as well as Alpine pastures, forests, meadows and grasslands, rock faces and fields of scree. As the name suggests, cheese making is central to commerce in the area with Gruyère, L'Etivaz and Vacherin all coming from around here. Modernity has struck, but the slated Alpine barns and stables, historic buildings, the old stone and wooden bridges which still cross the rivers, all tell the story of what life was like in times past.

La Grande Cariçaie - Champ-Pittet

The Grande Cariçaie is a world heritage nature reserve and Switzerland’s natural pride and joy. Stretching along the entire southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel, The Grande Cariçaie is actually made up of eight separate nature reserves and is home to around 800 plant and 10,000 animal species. With shallow zones, marshes and large forested areas, it’s little wonder the animals, birdlife and flora love it so much. Here, for them is protection on a grand scale and they make the most of it.

Parc Ela – Graubunden


This nature park, not to be confused with Switzerland’s only National Park also in Graubunden, contains many traditional villages, which very deliberately retain their rustic charm, unaffected by modern human advancement. Parc Ela concerns itself as much with protecting the rural lifestyle enjoyed by its villagers, as it does with the protection of its native wildlife. This is a land of untouched nature and unspoiled lifestyle. Think more, horse and cart than horsepower. The area contains many alpine lakes, old fortresses and castles, and is home to more than 2,000 species of animal and plant life.

The Grangettes Nature Reserve - Noville

This nature reserve, located on the former course of the Rhone is now a twitcher’s delight. The planting of poplars and pines and the creation of artificial lakes has led to it attracting Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Red Crested Pochard, Coot and the Eurasian Reed-Warbler as well as Egret and Kingfisher. The Grangettes is not just about bird watching though; there is also a fabulous but quite strenuous two-hour hike, which takes you along the banks of the Rhone. If you don’t fancy walking, but still want to see the sights, you could always go by boat and train.

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