Why Switzerland’s Most Dramatic Lakeside Hideaway is a Masterclass in Time Travel

This season, the travel set is trading the well-trodden, sun-bleached shores of the Mediterranean for something infinitely crisper, deeper, and more dramatic. While the crowds descend on Como, those looking for true narrative and untouched grandeur are heading to the Bernese Oberland. Tucked away on a steep, forested ridge high above Switzerland's most striking body of water, Grandhotel Giessbach has mastered the rare art of being entirely timeless—a masterclass in slow travel that feels less like a vacation and more like an effortless slip through time.