Best of the Alps - Way of Life
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The best Way of Life-Stories from the Alps.
The Exquisite Taste Of Non-Conventionality
Fantasy and transgression are what guide Ms. Zalla’s inspiration for her intriguing window designs in her boutique in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
The Keeper Of The Moment
On Maria Gapp's farm you can find the fountain of life. And that's not a fairy tale…
The Outsider Of Dairy Farmers
Bruno Appert had always dreamt of running his own farm. By deciding to rear sheep, he may not have chosen the easiest route but it was all his own.
It'S What You Don'T See That Has The Biggest Value
Gratefulness is the main driving force for Gerhard Lucian, a jack-of-all-trades in Lech Zürs.
High-Flying In The Alps
With a landing strip of only 600 meters, the altiport in Megève requires a pilot to hone in on their target.
I Like To Do What No One Else Does
To Hans Burgener, building Hori sledges is a matter of honour.
Crossing The Alps Into A New Life
Instead of advising companies in multi-million Euro deals, Rudolf Wötzel now serves traditional Swiss dishes up in the mountains. Turns out, that’s even more fun.
Crib Building And The New Search For Meaning
Discovering new values through old traditions.
Kleines Theater: Where The Small Stage Is Grand
Why Tatjana Pokorny has left the big stage to run the Kleine Theater set up by her grandparents in the late 1940s in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
You Can Only Live What You Truly Are
Strengthening a community’s spirit by baking bread? Baker Clemens Walch in Lech Zürs knows how.
Oswald Of Kitzbühel
Oswald Hochfilzer is 36 years old. He owns an alp, breeds cattle, raises two sons with his wife, used to be a professional athlete and is soon going to run a hydroelectric plant. A restless soul, one might think. But is he really?
„If You Are Successful, It Doesn’T Matter What It Is“
Does a famous skier find it boring to plan houses? And to what extent is a documentary about extreme sport real or scripted? We got the answers from Axel Naglich.
St. Moritz In A Flacon
Inviern and Engiadina are the names of the two olfactory symbols of winter and summer in St. Moritz. Created by star perfumer Geza Schön.
Jazz Visits Dracula
When the legendary Dracula Club in St. Moritz opens its doors for the Festival da Jazz, not even the world's best jazz musicians mind that the club is smaller than other places' dressing rooms.
Namaste, Lech!
A traditional ski resort in the Alps and Eastern spirituality – can the two go together? "Most definitely," says Anna Reschreiter who left behind a career in business consulting to teach yoga in Lech.