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Belle Epoque
ZÜRICH/GENEVA
Wooden skis? Rough-hewn poles?
Vintage salopettes? These things are
unusual in most ski resorts but not so
during Belle EpoqueWeek (22-29
January) in Kandersteg. The pretty
Swiss town celebrates the golden
advent of tourism in the 1910s with
nostalgic snow sports, including
antique tobogganing, bobsleighing
curling. There are also tea dances a
a costume ball – all in the traditiona
garb of the era – so grab your gaiter
or bonnet and join the enthusiastic
locals in recreating a holiday that’s
reassuringly last century.
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