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For those who have seen and experienced much of this world, Luxury Defined, the online magazine of Christie’s International Real Estate, suggests to travel to some of the world’s most renowned Dark Sky sites to gaze up at the stars and enjoy a special astronomy experience.

On many journeys through his adopted country, professional photographer Patrick Lambertz has repeatedly encountered houses that defy the typical cliché of the Swiss châlet. The perfectly staged pictures of these buildings have resulted in the beautiful photo book “Chalets of Switzerland”.

Historic small towns in the countryside – like Lichtensteig, for example – often have a problem: empty buildings lead to a creeping death of culture, commerce and urban life. For its courage in innovative revitalisation, the small town in Toggenburg has received the Wakker Prize 2023.