Historical flagships, new addresses, exceptional sites ... Discover 14 hotels that have traced or write the history of tourism at altitude.
Gérald Cordonieret la rédaction, Claude Ansermoz, Corentin Chauvel, Florence Millioud Henriques, Caroline Rieder, Francois Barras, Lise Bourgeois, Natacha Rossel, Gregory Wicky, Chloé Din, Cécile Collet
Kulm, Bellevue, Kronenhof ... Nothing but their name sounds like an invitation to travel.Or - Grimsel, Bella Tola, Gornergrat ... - their brand makes us suddenly want to explore the country when it clings to one of our famous passes and summits.
For almost two centuries, mountain hotels have been making Switzerland's reputation.Whether they are flagships of excellence, altitude refuges or more modest pensions, they accompanied the history of the first Alpine expeditions.Above all, they have played an engine role in the development of tourism, as soon as the development of winter sports.Today, many of them have become essential business cards and real marketing assets for ski resorts.
