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The relationship between Switzerland and Great-Britain

The heyday of the relationship between Switzerland and Great Britain was in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Switzerland had a cult status in the Anglo-Saxon countries. Many writers, historians, travellers, politicians, diplomats and merchants praised the political system, the state’s organisation and the Confederation’s functioning (Eidgenossenschaft). They were impressed by the landscape and towns. Edward … Read more » “The relationship between Switzerland and Great-Britain”

Fifty years St. Nicolas Church in Hérémence

31 October 1971 was a special day in Hérémence, a village in the Hérémence Valley (canton of Valais). On this day, the new St. Nicolas Church was consecrated. Its predecessor from 1770 had been severely hit by the earthquake of 1946. The first church in the village dates from the eleventh century. A new church … Read more » “Fifty years St. Nicolas Church in Hérémence”