Creative Living Geneva

January 17, 2015

Le Renard: for need-to-know addresses in Geneva

WHEN I passed through Gare Cornavin in Geneva last week I noticed that there are still copies available at the TPG office of the sixth edition of Le Renard sur la Lune, ed. 2014, in which the area’s favorite little fox sniffs out more than 1200 indispensable addresses in the Geneva area for us to explore […]
January 14, 2015

Creamy Bündner Gerstensuppe will keep you warm on cold winter nights

ONE OF my favourite Swiss cookbooks, not only for the delicious and largely easy-to-make recipes, but also for its beautiful photographs of Swiss scenes, landscapes and traditional architecture (it would qualify as a lovely coffee table book) is Manuela Darling-Gansser’s book Winter in the Alps, Food by the Fireside. At this time of year I often make my slightly […]
January 13, 2015

Architectural gems in “Switzerland’s Loveliest Buildings 1960 to 1975”

ANOTHER in the series “The Loveliest…” published by Patrimoine Suisse, the Swiss Heritage Society, The Most Beautiful Buildings 1960-1975 highlights both celebrated and lesser-known buildings that are often overlooked precisely because their history is so recent. Yet their existence bears witness to a period of social, cultural and architectural change that is possibly the most significant […]
January 12, 2015

Switzerland’s “Loveliest Coffee & Tea Houses”

THE SWISS number among the biggest coffee drinkers in the world, a beverage they consume in local espresso bars and cafés ranging from the traditional to the modern. Many of these popular establishments have distinctive architecture and a unique history that make them a rich contribution to Switzerland’s heritage. Patrimoine Suisse, the Swiss Heritage […]
December 17, 2014

Geneva decks its halls for Christmas with inspired works of visual poetry

WHEN it comes to decking its halls for Christmas, Geneva commissions artistic installations that never fail to distinguish the city as one that celebrates this special time of year in an original and often inspired way. Again this year, the city has decorated its squares, streets, and bridges with the same magical installations that so captivated its citizens […]