Contents

  • Introduction from the Mayor of Andermatt
  • Tourism in Andermatt – a truly chequered history!
  • The return to luxury – an Egyptian breathes new life into the village
  • The Urschners – headstrong yet thoroughly open-minded
  • The Gotthard – A story of speed
  • The Devil’s Bridge – the incredible crossing over the Schöllenen Gorge
  • What a performance! Culture 1,400 metres above sea level
  • We love sport! Something for everybody.
  • Discovered: Andermatt is an energy hot spot
  • A tavola! Cuisine with unmistakable southern flair!
  • The Urseren Valley of all places: James Bond on the hunt for Goldfinger
  • Land rescued – the scuttled 1941 reservoir project
  • The happiness of two immigrants to Andermatt
  • Bernhard Russi – the tireless skiing legend from the valley
  • General Suworow and the memorial in the gorge
  • Two rather special guests: Goethe and Queen Victoria

 

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