Mother’s Day, observed annually on the second Sunday of May, is a cherished occasion in Switzerland. This year, it falls on Sunday, May 11, 2025. While not a public holiday, it is a special day dedicated to expressing gratitude and love for mothers and maternal […]
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As a special treat we have picked events for each day leading up to Christmas all over Switzerland and compiled them in this special advent calendar for you. Enjoy! December 1 to 3: Enjoy a young designers’ Christmas Market in Emmen www.designschenken.ch/ December 1 to
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Are you spending the holiday period in Lucerne and looking for festive activities in and around the city to get you into the spirit? Look no further! We’ve listed below some fun ideas for you and the family to take part in over the coming
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The official Advent season began yesterday, Thursday 24 November at 17.30, at the Europaplatz at the Culture and Convention Centre (KKL). Christmas is now just a month away! In this time of heightened consumerism it is so much nicer to go local with your gifting,
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It’s that time of the year, when you are surrounded by people with sniffles and colds and, when you might also start feeling a dreaded tingle in your throat. Here is our list of local medicines for fighting cold & flus. Please bear in mind
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With summer here and school holidays close to starting, many of us will be spending lots of time around the lake or relaxing on the beach. Safety in the water is something that most of us feel we are aware of but did you know
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When the sun shines everyone heads to the lake to bask in all its glory, but if your relatively new to Lucerne then you might not know where to swim in Lucerne or even just how many options you have available to you, if you
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A successful Luzern Fasnacht season is over, the Sports holidays have finished, the kids are back at school, and you may have done your last skiing and snowboarding of the season, so what is next? Spring, glorious spring! The radiant season is almost here and
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When you move to Luzern your children will go to schools according to the neighbourhood you reside in. Perhaps you want to move to an area where there is a school you have heard positive things about but are not sure of where the district
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General rules and regulations: Switzerland is a dog-friendly country where your fluffy friends are allowed on public transport, in certain restaurants, shopping centres and shops, of course accompanied by their human. However, they are generally not allowed in cemeteries, bathing establishments, hospitals, playgrounds, areas of
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