Range of discounts for our readers from Live Breathe Hike
At the beginning of last year we featured an article on Tanya Perret and her mountain retreat business, Live Breathe Hike.
Offering a wide range of retreat packages from yoga and snowshoeing in the winter to yoga and hiking in the spring, Tanya seems to have found the perfect formula for a relaxing break in the mountains, allowing you to replenish your energy with a small group of like-minded people in the beautiful Alpine village of Bellevaux in France.
In 2018 she has now expanded her offering to include a new 3-day package with wine tasting in the summer plus an intensive month-long course for yoga enthusiasts to take their skills to a whole new level.
And what is more, she is offering knowitall.ch readers a range of incentives with discounts on all the courses she is currently running in France!
Do you speak PyeongChang?, The Olympic Museum, from 7 December 2017 to 11 March 2018
Get ready - The Olympic Museum is about to head to Korea for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018! Try on traditional Korean clothing and discover both the modern and traditional aspects of Korean culture. The Olympic Museum's programme has been designed to reflect the slogan of these Games: "Passion.Connected". The objective: to provide all the ingredients to follow the Games from a more than purely sporting perspective. Prepare to discover Korean traditions and experience the Olympic Games as if you were there!
How do you say "free" in Korean again? Come to the Museum to find out... the entire Korean programme will be free of charge! On arrival at the entrance hall, visitors will be welcomed by two of Korea's special representatives, the giant mascots, Soohorang, the white tiger, and Bandabi, the black bear, who will set the tone for your outing.
The online art magazine, Art Decision, has just officially been launched in Geneva.
Informing the English-speaking community about all things art-related in and around the Lake Geneva region, the new website covers everything from exhibitions, paintings and photography, through to sculpture and architecture.
It also includes interviews with artists and related specialists such as gallery owners, as well as a section devoted to ArtTravel which covers interesting events in cities much further afield, such as London, New York and Moscow.
Why launch a new art magazine?
The idea to create a new online art magazine in this region was born about 4 years ago when two art enthusiasts, Kristen Knupp and Irina Vernichenko, arrived in Geneva: Kristen from US via London, and Irina from Russia via Belgrade and Lugano. Kristen told knowitall.ch,
“We had difficulty finding out about what was going on in the Geneva art world. With educations in Art History and previous careers as art dealers, we were keen to discover and participate in the art world of Geneva. However, this lack of information gave us the impression of Geneva not having much cultural life.”
© Zalmaï, The Jungle “The End of Mirage”, L’Hebdo
Swiss Press Photo 17 winner
Two of the most prestigious exhibitions for photo journalism have just opened at the Château de Prangins in Vaud.
Swiss Press Photo 17
From 10 November 2017 to 4 March 2018, the Swiss National Museum at the Château de Prangins will present the best Swiss press photographs of 2016 at Swiss Press Photo 17, an annual competition first launched in 1991 to recognize the outstanding work of this profession in Switzerland. Each of the award-winning photos selected in this year's competition shed light on worldwide current events, from migrant flows to climate change, as well as some less familiar topics, such as caring for elderly drug addicts and transporting cattle by boat on Lake Zurich.
First prize this year went to Zalmaï, a former migrant from Afghanistan, for his report on the evacuation of the “Calais jungle”. In his reportage for L’Hebdo he photographed migrants as they were expelled from the Calais refugee camp in October 2016, setting off on the next stage of their journey through Europe. In his winning photo, he captures a group of migrants taking a final photo to preserve a memory not just of despair, but also of solidarity.
Come and join the co-founders for an apéritif at their launch event on 7 November!
A new website featuring news, events and articles all about Sion and the surrounding area in the Swiss Alps will be launched on Tuesday, 7 November 2017.
A launch event for media, partners and supporters will take place on the same day at À La Croix Fédérale, Rue du Grand-Pont 13, 1950, Sion. All are welcome to come for an apéritif at 10h30 followed by a presentation at 11h. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 079 5068459 to confirm your presence.
Living In Sion will cater to English speakers, of many different nationalities, who live in the area or who visit for business or tourism every year.
Co-founded by freelance writers, Catherine Nelson-Pollard and Rachel Beacher, the new site will open with an article explaining all about Sion’s ambitious bid for the Winter Olympics 2026, and an interview with two ex-pat trek leaders from Bramois, who know all the best family-friendly places. There are also features on the Friday market in Sion, hiking in the Valais and the Pierre Arnaud Arts Centre in Lens just a short drive from Sion.
