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Gstaad

Monday 2 December 2019 Top Destinations

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With its top hotels, gourmet restaurants, luxury chalets nearby Saanen airport, the car-free city-resort of Gstaad is a popular destination for international celebrities and billioners.

In the neighbouring resorts of Saanen, Schönried, Saanenmöser, Zweisimmen, Gsteig, Lauenen, Feutersoey, Turbach and Abländschen, the Saanenland offers a quite wide selection of different scenarios: the nature preserve by idyllic Lake Lauenen with its waterfalls and high moors where you can enjoy a meal with a view in one of the many,

many fancy restaurants in the area, the narrow streets in the historic village centre of Saanen, the convenient location of Schönried and Saanenmöser for winter sports and the peacefulness of the blissful mountain village of Abländschen are just few examples of different journey types that you can experience in Gstaad.

Distinctive transportation

The inhabitants of the Saanenland realised quite early that being able to transport people up onto the mountains was good business. The first cable car was built in 1935. Today more than 50 cable cars operate to and from 12 different mountains, in fact, the city motto says "come up, slow down". The railway facility is accessible from several villages and links them togheter, from Gstaad to Saanenmöser, Schönried, Zweisimmen, Gsteig, Reusch, Lauenen, Rougemont, Col-du-Pillon and Château-d'Oex in the French-speaking neighbouring region of Pays d'Enhaut. This transport system is very used during the winter sports season.

Lavish experiences

In recent years, the centre of Gstaad has developed into the most popular and shortest “shopping mile” in Switzerland.

The gourmet’s paradise of Gstaad has no less than 17 renowned restaurants, including the Restaurant Chesery which has been awarded 18 Gault Millau points. The shopping is also very high class, ideal for fashion-demanding tastes.

Due to its geographic location, Gstaad is one of the world's thrillest destinations and requires specific training for pilots in order to be able to land safely in the airport of Saanen.

No commercial airline lands up there, however, the airport and the city are very familiar to private jet customers, and are experts in providing a VIP service.

Request a quotation for your private jet flight to this pearl of the mountains, and the Fast Private Jet team will make it unforgettable.

Gstaad

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