Diccon Bewes

All aboard! See the best of Switzerland on its legendary train network. The Glacier Express, Jungfraujoch, Centovalli Railway, Bern to Geneva... Switzerland has a lot to offer in terms of trains and natural beauty. With Switzerland expert and award-winning travel writer Diccon Bewes at your side, discover the rich history and impressive technological feats behind the Swiss rail network. Have...

A great subject for a cultural anthropologist and Bewes is a perfect guide Financial Times, Book of the Year. A brand new edition of the international bestseller, with new sections on the Swiss elections, the Swiss citizenship test, and how Brexit has affected Switzerland. One country, four languages, 26 cantons, and 7.5 million people (but only 80% of them Swiss):...