Music instrument

Whenever we talk about switzerland music. People would usually think of "Alphorn".


Alphorn is also known as alpenhorn or alpine horn. It consist of a natural wooden horn of conical bore. And has a wooden cup-shape mouthpiece.

More information of Switzerland

Events in Switzerland !

1) La Chaux Carnival

This carnival is held from March 31 - April 2, 2006 at the La Chaux-de-fonds to celbrate the end of winter. It is characterized by many colorful parades with great music.

2)Patrouille des Glaciers

This event is held at Valais on April 26 - 30, it is held every two years.

You will be able to see highly experienced skiers make their way along the Siww-Italian border.

3)St bernard Festival

It is held at Geneva on september 2 - 4, 2006

Their food

Some popular Swiss recipes..


---Bircher muesli---



This dish was invented by Dr.Bircher around 1900s.
It is a very popular breakfast cereal including uncooked rolled oats , fruit and nuts.

---Fondue---

Fondue eaten by dipping small pieces of bread into melted cheese.

And it is special because of the mixture of different flavors of cheese. It is most probably the most famous Swiss dish.

History

Switzerland was known as Helvetia in ancient times. In 1648, the Treaty Of Westphalia gave Switzerland its independence from the Holy Roman Empire. Later french troop occupied the country and name it Helvetia Republic, but it was restored to its federal government by the Napolean. By 1815, the french and italian peaking people of Switzerland granted political equality.

General Information

Geogarphy Of Switzerland:
The capital of Switzerland is Berne. It is located in the middle of Europe and surrounded by the Alps (one of the great mountain range systems of Europe)

The Country

The country we chose is Switzerland. And the picture above is the flag of Switzerland.