From the Valais, Raclette has conquered Switzerland and inspires also internationally. The natural product is still produced on many alps - for example in Val de Bagnes.
Heini Raufer and his steamboat Minette
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Bouldering in the Swiss Alps
Kalligraph “Schönschreiber” Fritz Tschanz
Hermit monk brother Markus has been living in a barn in Upper Valais for eight years. There he does: nothing.
The Bees from Schlattgut
Fly Fishing in Maggia Valley
Swiss Protection and Support service in the Swiss Alps
Since 1999, there has not been so much snow in the Alps like these days. Several passes had to be blocked. The heroes of the oven pass are working day and night until the road is passable again.
Horse Bean “Ackerbohne” is an old forgotten bean which got brought back to live by Farmer Marcel Heinrich and top chef of the Restaurant Scalottas, Hansjörg Ladurner
Zweitägige Expedition ins Hölloch. Das Hölloch ist ein Karst-Höhlensystem im Muotatal im Schweizer Kanton Schwyz. Es ist mit bislang über 210 km bekannter Länge das zweitlängste Höhlensystem in Europa und das elftlängste der Welt.
Urs Sibold and Joy Winistörfer are the first permanent hospital clowns in Switzerland. As Dr. Dr. Dada and Dr. Flippa, they make the little patients at the Zurich Children's Hospital laugh, take away their fear and help them get well.
Travel Report about Steiermark in Austria for Schweizer Familie
Die Menschen im Misox und im Calancatal produzieren Käse, Würste, Schinken, Wein und Marroni wie von alters her. Die Winzerin Madlaina Erni aus Monticello zeigt, wie delikat die traditionellen Produkte schmecken.
Paradise Island was my final year project in Camera Arts at the university of Lucerne.
What are tourists looking for on a remote tropical island? In 1985, Thomas Egli’s parents spent their honeymoon on Gili Trawangan, a small island near Lombok, in the Indonesian archipelago. In their stories and memories they described the island with its pristine white beaches, blue waters, and coral reefs as one of the most beautiful places on earth. Thomas Egli compares his parents’ memories with the current reality of the island.
Today, 30 years later, Gili Trawangan has been transformed from an untouched lagoon isle into a churning tourist destination that functions as backdrop and scenic stage for tourist illusions and unconstrained behaviour. This photographic investigation documents, among other aspects, contrasting realities such as Muslim traditions that co-exist side by side with residents and tourists openly indulging in drugs and alcohol use. On a deeper note, it exposes situations in which environmental, social, economic and political interests of the inhabitants collide with the harsh repercussions of global tourism through individual portraits, depicting staggering stories in a narrative that mirrors, and at the same time challenges the indifferent visuals and languages used by the tourism industry.
FALCONRY. Christoph Küpfer has made his childhood dream come true: he cherishes and cares passionately feathered hunters. While Abraxa already took about 75 crows from the sky last winter, Karl has to learn how to hunt properly.
Mt. Brabu. From the road that leads to a well-known surfing spot, the illegal gold mine can be recognized by the blue patches, which stand out clearly from the brown environment. Here is mined with the most primitive means for gold. Barefoot and with the smallest lamps, the workers go into the mines that are accessible through a hole in the ground, several meters below the ground. Supported by bamboo poles, they hardly have tools.
Yusuf has also worked here for several years as the boss of a mining hole. He is hired by the landowner and delivers dirt every day, hopefully containing gold. He used to work in a hotel, but his wife did not want that anymore as he was too close to western girls. With the approximately 30 bags of dirt he delivers per day, he earns $ 200 a month. He was able to build a house and feed his family.
But the work carries many dangers. The mercury vapor destroys the workers' lungs and flows unhindered into the sea. In the bay below the mine it is no longer save to surf or swim. Again and again workers injured themselves by falling stones, sometimes even leading to death. The physically unbelievably strenuous work hurts the body. The long hours in the dark reduce sight.
Mrs. Müller tells about her life
Hofschlachtungen von Nutztieren sind Schlachtungen von Tieren auf dem Hof des Tierhalters/ der Tierhalterin zum «Eigengebrauch». Sie werden umgangssprachlich zum Teil auch
als «Hausschlachtungen» bezeichnet.
Travel Reportage
Bird Watching with Dale Forbes from Swarovski
Refugee crisis in Como, Italy, Summer 2016. Several hundreds of people stranded in the city of Como as the Swiss Government stopped to let them into Switzerland. They sleep in the park or at the trainstation and have no idea where to go next.
October is the time of decisions in baseball. In America, the participants in the World Series are sought and in Switzerland the new champions. The Therwil Flyers or the Zurich Challengers will be 2018. The two face each other on the sports field Heerenschürli in the playoff final, and this is the duel of the giants in Swiss baseball.
300 m swimming, 15 km on the bike and 4 km running. For many in the so-called Experience category, it is a particular challenge with an uncertain outcome.
Surfers at the River Wave in Bremgarten
Impressions of the most brutal mountain time trial north of the Alps.
768 meters above sea level, the pass lies on the Buchenegg am Albis. At a distance of 2.75 kilometers and over 237 meters of altitude with a temporary gradient of 12 percent, once a year they fight for honor and fame. It is according to unconfirmed sources the hardest mountain time trial in the world. 28 drivers started in 2005 for the first international-legal mountain time trial Buchenegg-Ostwand. They wore names like Chettehünd Zurigo, Züri 3, Flachpass and Jamarossi. Today it's about 150 Cyclistes who are in the starting list. The world record is 08:52:09 and comes from the year 2011. Ferdi Kübler's best time was 11 minutes. "But we started differently than the drivers today," the cycling legend told the "Tages-Anzeiger".
In der Schweiz haben wir kaum noch Zeit für einander. Die Wirtschaft muss angekurbelt werden und zu spät kommen ist sowieso kein Thema. Dauernd stressen wir von einem Termin zum nächsten. Dabei vergessen wir was ein schönes Leben überhaupt ausmacht. Das zusammensein mit anderen Menschen.
In diesem Film machen wir uns auf die Suche danach. Dabei haben wir im Film Kanton Jugoslawien gehört, wie die Menschen von der Langsamkeit die im Balkan herrscht schwärmen. Hier finde man die Muse, hat noch Zeit füreinander.
Der Schamane Zelkjo Cvetkovic führt uns durch diesen essayistischen Dokumentarfilm, der sich mit der Mentalität der Menschen im Balkan auseinandersetzt.
Sechseläuten ist ein Feuerbrauch und Frühlingsfest in Zürich. Es findet in der Regel jährlich Mitte oder Ende April statt. Im Mittelpunkt des Feuerbrauchs steht der Böögg, ein mit Holzwolle und Knallkörpern gefüllter künstlicher Schneemann, der den Winter symbolisiert.
August 1st is the national holiday of Switzerland. On the village square of Dietlikon ZH Chris von Rohr gives a speech and the national anthem is sung.
