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Switzerland: Skiing and Gastronomy in Saas-Fee

Posted on April 21, 2018 | Leave a comment

Stunning Landscapes

  

Ever Heard of the Alpin Metro?

After Zermatt, here I am in Saas-Fee, where I discover with wonder the slopes of the snowiest Swiss resort. A snow ocean under bright blue sky! What an amazing brightness! This morning, I follow my ski instructor of the Esquimos skiing school, in the Alpine Metro! I’ve never been before! On the slope, the stunning landscape and the quality of snow make me euphoric.

For lunch, we go to the Mittelallalin restaurant, the highest revolving restaurant in the world at 3’500 meters above sea level, with panoramic view of the glaciers (photos below:1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). Then we visit the Ice Pavilion to have a look at the 2000-year-old ice.

In practice, you go deep into the glacier. The air becomes scarce (missing oxygen, I think). So we move less and look at the impressive sculptures of ice (below: photos 6, 7 and 8). It is recommended not to stay more than 15 minutes. Moreover, the climb seems to me more difficult than the descent (photo below, 9).

     

Back To The Hotel

  

Gourmet Dinner

The afternoon is already well underway, when I bring back my rented ski equipment to the shop. I head to the spa of my hotel, the Fienart Resort. I swim a bit and then fell asleep on a deckchair, before dinner at the gourmet restaurant of the Hotel Schweizerhof, Le Hofsaal.

More than just a dinner, an experience. I recommend the “14 Gault Millau Points menu of the Schweizerhof“. I tested the 7-course version. The portions are small (photo montage below). And everything was delicious plus something new: my table facing the snow (above right photo)! Lol! 

Photos : © Mademoiselle Le K – Tous droits réservés.

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Eskimos Skiing School, Le Hofsaal restaurant, Saas-Fee, Valais, www.MySwitzerland.com, SWISS, Swiss Travel System (STS)

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Many thanks to Saas Fee, Valais/Wallis promotion, Switzerland Tourism, SWISS and Swiss Travel System (STS) for this beautiful invitation. As always, these are my opinions.

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Suisse : ski et gastronomie à Saas-Fee

Posted on April 20, 2018 | Leave a comment

Des paysages spectaculaires

  

Le Métro Alpin?

Après Zermatt, me voici à Saas-Fee, où je découvre avec émerveillement les pistes de la station suisse la plus enneigée. Un océan de neige sous un ciel bleu éclatant! Quelle luminosité! Ce matin, je suis mon moniteur de ski de l’école Esquimos dans le Métro Alpin : une grande première pour moi! Sur la piste, la beauté du paysage associée à la qualité de la neige me rendent euphorique.

Pour le déjeuner, nous nous rendons au Restaurant Tournant Mittelallalin le plus haut du monde, à 3500 mètres d’altitude. Vue panoramique sur les glaciers (ci-dessous, photos 1, 2, 3, 4 et 5). Nous enchaînons par la visite du Pavillon de glace, pour admirer ses glaces vieilles de 2 000 ans. 

En pratique, on descend en profondeur dans le glacier. L’air se raréfie (l’oxygène, je crois). On économise ses mouvements, tout en admirant d’impressionnantes sculptures de glace (ci-dessous, photos 6,7 et 8). Il est recommandé de ne pas rester plus d’un quart d’heure. D’ailleurs la remontée m’a paru plus difficile que la descente (ci-dessous, photos 9).

     

Retour à l’hôtel

  

Dîner gastronomique 

L’après-midi est déjà bien entamée, lorsque je dépose mon matériel de ski. Direction le spa de mon hôtel, le Fienart Resort & Spa. Où je fais quelques longueurs dans la grande piscine et m’endors sur un transat, avant le dîner au restaurant gastronomique de l’hôtel Schweizerhof, Le Hofsaal.

Plus qu’un simple dîner, une expérience. Je vous recommande le “14 Gault Millau Points menu of the Schweizerhof” (le menu gourmet des 14 points au Gault&Millau du Schweizerhof). J’ai testé la version 7 plats, très copieuse. Même si les portions sont petites (photo montage ci-dessous). Tout était délicieux et petit plus inédit : ma table face à la neige (photo de droite ci-dessus)! Qui dit mieux? Lol! 

Photos : © Mademoiselle Le K – Tous droits réservés.

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Ecole de ski Eskimos, Le Hofsaal, Saas-Fee, Valais, Switzerland Tourism, SWISS, Swiss Travel System (STS)

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Un grand merci aux offices du tourisme de Saas Fee, du Valais et Switzerland Tourism, SWISS et Swiss Travel System (STS) pour cette belle invitation. Comme toujours, ce sont mes opinions.

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The Grand Hotel Zermatterhof

Posted on April 2, 2018 | Leave a comment

  

A Suite With A View

By Night & Day

I like hotels with a history, the palaces that can reinvent themselves, while maintaining a charm of yesteryear. What a great pleasure to discover my Junior suite at the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof (1879), with wood panels in the entrance and separate dressing room! Photo-montage below: photos 1 and 2, well equipped entrance with coffee maker and mini bar. 

The hotel is located in the center of the village of Zermatt, a stone’s throw from the Matterhorn Museum – Zermatlantis and shopping streets. The first two photos of the article (above): the magnificent views (from my bed and living room) of the village and ubiquitous mountain. Another big crush: the chic contemporary bathroom! The rooms have been recently renovated. 

The lovely detail: the Pillow Menu to test my natural laziness (lol)! Unfortunately with my busy program, I will not have time to stop at the spa!

  

The Restaurants

Dinner At The Say Cheese!

A fondue with champagne and truffles at the Say Cheese! One of the three restaurants of the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof, specially dedicated to cheese. The dishes are delicious (photo above and photo montage below). The hot bread (which we cut by square) to dip in the fondue, is amazing!

The minimalist interior design made with stone and wood is warm. The service is perfect and the atmosphere is young. Definetly, THE address where to dine in Zermatt. 

La Brasserie Lusi

In the photo-montage below: 1, my favorite restaurant, the Say Cheese! 2 & 5. Another restaurant of the hotel, the Brasserie Lusi. After the cheese orgy of the day before, I had a tasty light dinner in a classic setting! 3 & 4. Light breakfasts (too) under the glass roof of the Brasserie Lusi. 6. The coat of arms of Zermatt: Prato Borni (is also the name of the gourmet restaurant of the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof).

Photos : © Mademoiselle Le K – Tous droits réservés

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Grand Hotel Zermatterhof, Zermatt Tourism, Valais, www.MySwitzerland.com, SWISS, Swiss Travel System (STS)

Related posts : DESTINATIONS & HOTEL REVIEWS

Many thanks to Zermatt Tourisme, Valais/Wallis promotion, Switzerland Tourism, SWISS et Swiss Travel System (STS) for this beautiful invitation. Thank you to the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof. As always, these are my opinions.

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