Newsletter
July 2007
Thank you for your interest in swissworld. We have great pleasure in presenting to you the new revised version of swissworld.org:
www.swissworld.org
The structure is clearer, we have added some new topics, and it is easier to find the specific information you may be looking for. You can now access the content via keywords, and in addition there is a blog about Switzerland and also a news service to keep you up to date with Swiss news.
Now with ten chapters
We have added three chapters to our multimedia reference work on Switzerland. Find out about Leisure, the Environment, and Education.
Resources
Where can you now find the old "DVD" and "Learning" sections? The on-line versions of our DVDs, flash animations. downloadable factsheets and external links are now in the Resources section.
swissworld.org's DVDs contain numerous videos and extensive other documentation providing a comprehensive overview of the particular topic.
The new DVD Customs and Traditions in Switzerland (in English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese) illustrates the diversity of Swiss popular customs throughout the year, from the world famous Basel carnival, to the Sausage Beggars of Schwanden, whose fame extends barely beyond their own village.
Story Switzerland
A series of success stories illustrate Switzerland's strengths, and give everyone the chance to join in the Story Switzerland. You can find out more about the background to Story Switzerland in Branding Switzerland.
Swiss Pics
The pictures in the Swiss Pics gallery have been reorganised. Every picture in the gallery can now be sent as an electronic postcard.
Swiss Blog
What is it like to live in Switzerland? The Swiss Blog gives people from all over the world to describe their experiences of Switzerland.
Swiss Blog is a bridge of friendship - and you can be part of it!
If you would like to share your reflections about Switzerland with others on line, you can apply to be a Swiss Blogger.
Popular Topics
Do you have any questions about Switzerland? There are different ways to the same goal.
Popular topics groups together all the information to be found in swissworld.org on selected topics, such as How the Swiss live or what is Typically Swiss.
The Swiss Tags indicate the wide range of the content you can find in swissworld.org, and the popularity of particular topics.