Opinion
The quiet luxury of a Swiss lake
No infinity pool competes with a cold, clean alpine lake in July.
Against the spectacular
Travel marketing sells the spectacular. But the most memorable Swiss moments are often the quietest: a morning swim in water the colour of bottle glass.
The luxury of asking nothing
The lakes ask nothing of you. That, in a culture of optimised experiences, is their rarest luxury.
Where to find it
You will find it off the main promenades — a wooden jetty at Vitznau, a shaded cove on Lake Geneva, an early hour before the steamers run.
Lakes