It is that time of year again! Time to release the 2019 Swiss Gift Guide, especially curated for adults (head over here for Swiss gift suggestions for kids). In this year’s guide, you will find a variety of Swiss-made and Swiss-themed products and experiences, to help make gift-giving a breeze. For further inspiration make sure you check out all our other gift guides (links at the bottom of this blog post).
- Inspired by the sweet treat from Zurich, Tirggel Schnaps, a honey color liqueur that smells of cinnamon and cloves.
- Various gift baskets filled with specialities from Ballenberg, the swiss open-air museum.
- Handmade tools for the mushroom fans
- So no against food waste with this Swiss made stock and sauces created from unsellable vegetables
- A gift pack of sauces made in Zurich.
- A variety of Zug cherry products
- We’ve stocked up on this pepper from the Maggia valley for gifts this year.
- Send Swiss greetings to your loved ones with these greeting cards of Swiss scenes photographed by me.
- Zug based artist Joanna captures Switzerland through her colourful paintbrush. Choose from large canvases, lino prints, posters or beautiful artwork on old maps.
- These amazing Ibex photos caught my eye from Hitsch Photography
- Here are more muted paintings of swiss mountains from Amanda
- A booklet of retro swiss postcards
- Artist Skye Jefferys creates pop art style paintings of Switzerland
- Get your Swiss photos into a photo book (or order a gift voucher) your family will treasure for years to come over at BookFactory – get tips how do it over here
- Take a trip through some of Switzerlands most beautiful gardens
- Learn about Swiss Wine
- Louise Mangos set’s her suspenseful fiction in Switzerland, check out Her Husband’s Secret and Strangers on a bridge
- A book full of fondue variations
- Take a train trip around Switzerland without leaving the comfort of home
- Check out the newest edition of the Frommer’s guidebook to Switzerland with parts updated by my friend Beth!
- Check out this (free) e-book on 21 hidden Swiss Gems (I added in Scuol to the list!)
- Candles inspired by the smells of Switzerland
- Check out this carved swiss panoramic knife
- For those with fond memories of the Schwingfest in Zug, a cute key chain.
- Bring the outside in with two different mountain lamps from Kurts and from Barbara Wick
- Make your own stamps with the Swiss Post
- You will have no excuse not to know how to make fondue with this tea towel
- These grill forks make great presents and you can get Vixtonrix to engrave a message too
- Not swiss themed, but rather made in Switzerland is this super practical phone case that drapes over your shoulders
- Check out the range of diverse Fondue Pots and matching swish-themed plates at Coop City (not online)
- Practise your swiss-german with these memory cards
- For puzzle lovers here is a huge choice of Swiss themed puzzles
- Test your Swiss knowledge with Helvetiq – The Swiss Game
- Create your own Swiss “Jasskarten” at Smart Photo
- Get to know Zurich through its food on a food tour from Indulge Food.
- Indulge in a gourmet dinner on a Gondola
- Learn about Swiss cheese and chocolate at Sherly’s Kitchen
- Explore Swiss chocolate through workshops and food tours with Nopra Chocolate
- Explore canton Zug on a “töffli”with Töffli Touren.
- Sign your whole family up to make their own cheese (min. 6 people) in the middle of Zürich
- Give a gift voucher (and book ahead) for a unique fondue experience at a hotel or restaurant
- “Fondue on the River” at Sorell Hotel Merian in Basel (Gift voucher)
- “Fondue Holzhüttli” at Seehotel Kastanienbaum near Luzern (Gift vouchers)
- Fondue im Chalet Zürichberg by to Sorell Hotel Zürichberg (Gift voucher)
