LAKE MONTE TAMARO Playmobil Activity, 04/02/202305/08/2023 A singularly beautiful panorama of the pre-Alpine landscape, the lakes and the snow-capped Alps. The Santa Maria degli Angeli chapel, designed by world-famous architect Mario Botta, is a marvel of contemporary architecture and features paintings by Enzo Cucchi. A visit to the church is a “must”. This impressive edifice built… Continue Reading
ANIMALS WHALES IN TADOUSSAC Playmobil Activity, 28/01/202305/08/2023 Tadoussac is a village of 800 souls situated in the North Shore tourist region of Quebec at the maritime junction of the St. Lawrence River and the Saguenay Fjord. People have been meeting, celebrating and exchanging here for thousands of years! Originally First Nations who met each other here. Europeans… Continue Reading
CITY LONDON TUBE Playmobil Activity, 27/01/202305/08/2023 The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. The Underground has its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, the world’s first underground… Continue Reading
CITY SNOW IN SAUVABELIN Playmobil Activity, 19/01/202305/08/2023 Jusqu’au XVIIIe siècle, la forêt de Sauvabelin n’est composée que de taillis et de buissons parcourus par le bétail. Un changement intervient en 1858, lorsque les autorités décident de protéger les bois. La Ville se laisse séduire par un projet de lac porté par Société de développement de Lausanne. Il voit… Continue Reading
MOUNTAINS HIKING IN VERCORIN Playmobil Activity, 14/01/202305/08/2023 Vercorin bears witness to the past thanks, above all, to its church consecrated in 1508 by the Valaisan cardinal Matthieu Schiner. The heritage also includes the recognition of the work of the local craftsmen as well as the discovery of the life of the mountain peasantry such as the visit… Continue Reading
LAKE NUFENEN PASS Playmobil Activity, 14/01/202305/08/2023 Even the massive mountain transit of Nufenen offers many attractions. Up and down in the Alps, from Bern, across the Grimsel Pass and South of the Nufenen Pass, then a long descent following the Ticino River, which flows for 91 kilometers before plunging into Lake Maggiore. From the palm trees… Continue Reading
MOUNTAINS PLAYMOBIL IN SNOW Playmobil Activity, 24/12/202205/08/2023 Situated between two mountains, Les Mosses or the Col des Mosses as well as La Lécherette, invite you to go for a walk with its numerous summer and winter hikes in a preserved nature. In summer, the snow having given way to a green nature, hiking, cycling and fishing are… Continue Reading
CITY CHRISTMAS MARKET IN MONTREUX Playmobil Activity, 10/12/202205/08/2023 The Marché de Noël à Montreux is by far the largest and best Christmas market to visit in the Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) region of Switzerland. Apart from the Weihnachtsmarkt, Santa’s workshop, a Christmas village, and a medieval festival await advent visitors. In 2022 the Montreux Christmas Market is open… Continue Reading
EDITING MISCELLANEOUS PLAYMOBIL Playmobil Activity, 03/12/202205/08/2023 Playmobil was invented by German inventor Hans Beck (1929–2009), considered the “Father of Playmobil”. Beck received training as a cabinetmaker and was also an avid hobbyist of model airplanes, a product he pitched to the company Geobra Brandstätter. Horst Brandstätter, the owner of the company, asked Beck to develop toy… Continue Reading
EDITING HALLOWEEN Playmobil Activity, 01/12/202205/08/2023 Halloween or Hallowe’en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints’ Day. It begins the observance of Allhallowtide,[8] the time in the liturgical year dedicated to… Continue Reading
MOUNTAINS SNOW IN THE VAL-DE-TRAVERS Playmobil Activity, 29/11/202205/08/2023 The Val de Tavers is characterised by the watch industry and extends from Lake Neuenburg across the Jura all the way to the French border. Asphalt mines and the rock circus of the Creux du Van are features of the Val de Tavers as are a sparkling wine production and… Continue Reading
MISCELLANEOUS CHATEAU-D’OEX Playmobil Activity, 27/11/202205/08/2023 Located in the Vaud Alps between the Gruyère and Gstaad regions, the Pays-d’Enhaut is rich in cultural heritage and excellent gastronomy, but it also offers highlights in terms of sports and cultural activities. Biking, climbing a peak over 2000 metres high, hiking in the heart of nature, tasting regional products… Continue Reading