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Switzerland Festivals Events Tickets
Locarno International Film Festival, 5 - 15 August 2009 Piazza Grande, Locarno
The Locarno International Film Festival is one of the largest European film and one of the most significant film fests world-wide, attracting huge crowds. In addition to the open-air screenings, it also features an international competition, a critics’ week dedicated to documentary cinema and focus on the new directors. Established just after the Venice fest, Locarno’s event claims to be the world’s 2nd-oldest film event, which will celebrate its 60th anniversary this August.
The heart of the event is the Piazza Grande, which is turned into a huge outdoor cinema for the duration of the festival with capacity of up to 7500 spectators a night. At present the grand event attracts around 150000 viewers for the whole fest, approximately 4000 film professionals and 1000 people from the press and media.
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Davos Festival 25 July - 8 August 2009 Congress Centre Davos, Switzerland
The Davos Festival, also known as Young Artists in Concert, is a popular event in Davos which gathers some of the most talented new performers. They play in chamber and orchestral concerts held in the Congress Centre of the town. The festival usually gathers more than fifty performers from many different countries. During the 2-week festival you can admire not only chamber music, but also some modern classical music. You will be fascinated by the surroundings of Davos as well so as a whole this is a trip you should not miss.
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Swiss Alpine Marathon 25 July 2009 Davos Ski Area, Switzerland
Also known as “The Crazy Peak Experience”, the Alpine marathon in Davos offers outstanding Alpine scenery and challenging trails, carried out at 2300 meters elevation. The Swiss Alpine Marathon is divided into 8 race levels, for different levels of physical capability, from a children’s race, walking and a team marathon. The most extreme is the K78, which is the largest mountain course in the world, a real and exciting challenge.
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Swiss Open-Air Museum Ballenberg 10 April - 31 October 2009, Switzerland
The Ballenberg open-air museum represents the rural life of Switzerland’s peasants and countryside at the turn of the nineteenth century, offering an authentic sense of Switzerland. Activities at Ballenberg include encounters with farmyard animals, oil pressing technique, local pottery craft and saddlery.
As part of this interesting project, over ninety farmhouses from every canton and region across Switzerland were meticulously dismounted and brought part by part to the Ballenberg site, where they were reconstructed and exhibited to the public. The authentic site now forms a complex housing traditional craftsmen and farming methods.
The Bernese Oberland, with its magnificent lakes and mountains, was the ideal location for this open-air museum. |
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Palais des Nations (United Nations in Geneva), Various dates till the end of October 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
One can visit building which houses the United Nations in Geneva with guided tours in 15 languages.
The above-mentioned seat is called the Palais des Nations and was first the home of the League of Nations (the precursor of the UN). The building of the edifice took 7 years – from 1929 to 1936 and it was designed by numerous European architects. In 1975 a newer wing was added due to the expanding organization, but the main building still preserves its original, marble look. It may not be very beautiful, but it surely is very impressive – it is twice as big as Versailles.
In the park in front of the building you will see many famous sculptures, including the world-known Armillary Sphere, which is now the emblem of the United Nations. In the halls of the huge building work delegates from the 185 member countries as well as non-governmental organizations and journalists. Around 2 000 people can gather in the Assembly Hall with the fresco by José Maria Sert and the library has a separate wing. |
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Schipfe Daily Zürich
The "Schipfe" is one of the oldest parts of Zurich. Its name comes from the word "schupfen" (meaning push), used by the fishermen when they pushed their boats on and off the shore.
In the Middle Ages the area was an important junction of merchants. During the 16th century it turned into the centre of the silk and boat-building industries. Nowadays the Schipfe is a beautiful part of the city with lovely streets along the Limmat River and little shops offering authentic items and handicrafts.
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Moods Jazz Club Daily Zurich
In the place of the old shipyard in Zurich, there is now a modern complex projected by Ortner & Ortner – architects from Vienna. There are located the Moods jazz club, the La Salle restaurant and the Zürich theatre, the Schauspielhaus.
In the Moods jazz club you will certainly hear the best jazz in Zurich, served in a cozy and nice atmosphere. Every day, you can enjoy there not only a good meal, but also amazing jazz music. In front of the big audience play international as well as local artists.
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