Contemporary architecture Switzerland

Freitag is the Zurich brand that everyone is talking about all over the world! Created by two Zurich brothers, proud inhabitants of Zurich West, Freitag bags are handmade from colourful and above all madly trendy truck tarpaulins. The brand's flagship store is located in a surprising tower composed of seventeen colourful sea containers 26 metres high. Totally unusual, it's worth a look!

It was in Vevey that Henri Nestlé perfected the recipe that has made the group so successful and mothers so happy to feed their children: powdered milk. Nestlé's reputation soon soared and contributed to the town's development. In 1950, the company decided to build its administrative headquarters here and commissioned Swiss architect Jean Tschumi to draw up the plans. Influenced by Le Corbusier, its overall Y shape, first floor on stilts and glass façade make it a fine example of the international style in Switzerland.

This "high school of human values for young girls", as the sign in front of the 1870s building indicates, is a former luxury hotel, the Grand-Hôtel des Avants, a popular place to stay for the English and Russians in the Belle Époque. Ernest Hemingway stayed there. Today, Le Châtelard is an academy that provides a specialized comprehensive training for young girls, including courses in good manners and haute cuisine. The school also organizes summer camps and various seasonal events.