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picasso profusion
Got a passion for Picasso? Not everyone has $106.5 million burning a hole in his pocket – which is the going price for a Picasso these days. Quell your art envy with help from The Victoria-Jungfrau Collection. Switzerland is hosting two upcoming exhibitions devoted to Pablo, brimming with priceless oeuvres. With the Art & Culture package at the Bellevue Palace in Berne, art lovers get a bubbling flute of champagne upon arrival, a sumptuous breakfast buffet in the morning, a four-course dinner at La Terrasse, and admission to the Paul Klee Zentrum to see the Klee Meets Picasso in Berne exhibition. (The exhibition runs from June 6-September 26.) Starting October 15, a Pablo Picasso Retrospective will grace the city of Zurich. With the City Break package at Eden au Lac, guests get two nights in a deluxe double room overlooking Lake Zurich, complimentary breakfast, a four-course dinner at Restaurant Eden, and plenty of time to peruse those Picassos.
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greening up around the world
As being “green” has evolved from the hot new trend into a conscientious way of life, the luxury travel industry has followed suit.Hotels across the globe have moved beyond posting “Please Conserve Water” bathroom signs to embracing programs, practices, and products that are both eco-friendly and socially responsible. (more…)
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club beats and art treats
With more clubs per capita than any other city in Europe, the new clubbing package at the Eden au Lac in Zurich gives reason to pack your bling when going to Switzerland. Many of the clubs are in the city’s west end, the former warehouse district which savvy travelers relate to Chelsea in New York.
Hipsters and art world aficionados are flocking to this new capital of European cool. By day, gallery hop in Switzerland’s art capital, or go straight to the Kunsthaus where you’ll have a roomful of Monet’s waterlilies almost to yourself. There, feast your eyes on one of the largest collections of Giacometti and Munch around. And don’t pass by the city’s architectural treasures without a glance, or ten. Santiago Calatrava, the Spanish starchitect who now resides in Zurich, designed the city’s stunning Stadelhofen railway station and floating Bibliothek at the Zurich University of Law.
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