The Swiss Historic Hotels are unique contemporary witnesses, in whose patina the centuries live on: from the bustling mule station on the historic trade route to the lonely monastery with its blooming garden to the majestic Grand Hotel in front of the mighty Alpine panorama, each hotel tells its own exciting story.
Double page from the book “Hotel Geschichten” by Swiss Historic Hotels and Transhelvetica.
Captivating stories from the hotels have been researched and written by the resourceful sleuths at Transhelvetica. The authors describe little anecdotes and formative events relating to the historic hotels, their region and the people behind them.
Double page from the book “Hotel Geschichten” by Swiss Historic Hotels and Transhelvetica.
The stories are accompanied by stylish photographs by Juliette Chrétien, which show the unique architecture, the atmospheric details and the often picturesque surroundings of the hotels with analogue photographs.
Double page from the book “Hotel Geschichten” by Swiss Historic Hotels and Transhelvetica.
The book “Hotelsgeschichten“ presents all Swiss Historic Hotels chronologically in the order in which they were built and offers tips for excursions to each hotel for a stay on site. Fascinating details and episodes from the hotel stories bring the history of Switzerland and tourism to life. Varied walks and tourist itineraries link the hotels so that you can visit them all on an enjoyable journey.
The makers
The Swiss travel magazine Transhelvetica is always on the lookout for surprising stories, secret excursion tips and pioneering adventures to inspire its readers to take a variety of trips around the country. For this book, the people behind the magazine have turned all the Swiss Historic Hotels upside down and shaken the best stories out of them. www.transhelvetica.ch
The freelance photographer Juliette Chrétien from Zurich moves between art, design and culinary art. She has realised several publications, such as «Essbare Stadt», «Ticino ti cucino», «Einfache Vielfalt» and «Helvetia Vegetaria», as well as the Valposchiavo travel guides from Transhelvetica. For this book by Swiss Historic Hotels, she worked with analogue photography. www.juliettechretien.ch
You can order the book “Hotel Geschichten” here at a price of CHF 75.00 plus postage. The easiest way to book rooms for the hotels is via the Swiss Historic Hotels website.
