The Trient Valley from Martigny to Châtelard-Frontière and the Espace Mont Blanc

2 March 2024

The distance from Zermatt to Chamonix is 60 kilometres as the crow flies. The route by rail or road is about 140 kilometres. The distance of the hiking trail depends on the route and difficulty and is between 170 and 200 kilometres, but then you get something. Mountain passes, glaciers, numerous streams and waterfalls, valleys, … Read more » “The Trient Valley from Martigny to Châtelard-Frontière and the Espace Mont Blanc”

The Goetheanum in Dornach

20 January 2024

Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), founder of the anthroposophical movement, took the initiative to construct the Goetheanum in Dornach, named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Steiner admired Goethe. The first building was built around 1914 The first building of the Goetheanum burned down in 1923. The present-day complex was completed in 1928. The large dome reflects the … Read more » “The Goetheanum in Dornach”

The Swiss Institutions of Art of the Würth Group

16 January 2024

The history of the Würth Group begins in 1945 in Künzelsau, a small town in Hohenlohe (Baden-Württemberg). In that year, Adolf Würth (1909-1954) founded the company Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG, which his son Reinhold Würth (*1935) took over in 1954. The internationalisation of the Würth Group took root soon thereafter. In the early … Read more » “The Swiss Institutions of Art of the Würth Group”