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Gstaad in Summer: Switzerland's Most Élite Mountain Village at Its Greenest

The ski season is memory — Gstaad in summer reveals an entirely different character. Meadows lush with wildflowers, hiking trails through silence, polo on grass, and the same rarefied society in linen instead of ski suits.

🌿 Alpine meadows in full bloom — the Bernese Oberland at its most lush
🐄 Traditional Swiss mountain farming — authentic high-altitude atmosphere
🎾 Summer polo and tennis — the social calendar anchors
🛍️ Gstaad Promenade — the most elegant shopping street in the Swiss Alps
🏔️ Glacier 3000 — year-round glacier by cable car, summer skiing option

✨ The Alpina Gstaad - The Alpina Gstaad
Gstaad's most contemporary 5-star hotel — opened 2012, immediately became the village's social hub. Four restaurants, Six Senses Spa, and Bernese Oberland panoramas from every suite. The address in Gstaad when you want substance alongside the social scene.

Gstaad summer is significantly less crowded than winter but maintains the full service standard. For clients who want Swiss mountain luxury without ski-season pressure: June through August is the answer.

DM us for Gstaad summer availability.

Lake Garda: Northern Italy's Most Luminous Shore

Italy's largest lake sits at the foot of the Alps — 50km of clear water, olive groves on limestone cliffs, and a microclimate that turns every June afternoon into something approaching the Mediterranean. Garda is not trying to be the coast. It is quietly better.

🌊 Lake Garda — 370km² of clear Alpine water, thermal springs, olive oil production since Roman times
⛵ Private boat hire — the only correct way to see Sirmione's peninsula and the western shore villages
🍋 Limone sul Garda — lemon terraces on lake cliffs, the northernmost lemon cultivation in Europe
🏰 Sirmione — Roman ruins, thermal baths, a medieval castle on a peninsula in the lake
🍷 Lugana, Bardolino, Chiaretto — three distinct DOC wines within 20km of the shore

Our partner properties on Lake Garda:

✨ Villa Cortine Palace Hotel (Sirmione) - Villa Cortine Palace Hotel Sirmione - Relais & Châteaux
A 5-star palace on Sirmione's legendary peninsula — private terraced garden descending to the lake, Roman ruins at the garden's edge, thermal waters 200 metres from the lobby. One of the most dramatic settings in northern Italy.

✨ Lefay Resort & SPA Lago di Garda (Gargnano) - Lefay Resort & SPA Lago di Garda
Italy's leading wellness resort on the western shore — the integrated Lefay Life method, panoramic infinity pools, direct lake access. Gargnano: the quietest and most beautiful village on the lake, untouched by mass tourism.

Lake Garda in June: warm enough to swim, cool enough to walk, empty enough to feel like a discovery. DM us for availability.

Swiss Summer Camps: The Last Seats for Summer 2026

The most coveted junior programmes in Europe are filling up — and the booking window is closing. Switzerland's elite summer academies offer language immersion, Alpine adventure, and the foundations of a lifelong European network, all in one summer.

🎓 Bilingual + multilingual programmes — French, English, German in one season
🏔️ Alpine outdoor education — hiking, sailing, team challenges in the mountains
🎭 Cultural enrichment — music, arts, theatre alongside academic courses
🌍 International peer networks — future leaders from 70+ countries
⏰ Limited spots remaining — July and August sessions booking now

✨ Les Elfes International (Verbier) - Les Elfes International
Multi-award-winning international summer camp in Verbier. Language courses, outdoor activities, and cultural excursions for ages 7–18 — one of the most established names in Alpine junior programmes.

✨ Swiss Education Academy (Leysin) - Swiss Education Academy
Academic and language summer programmes in Leysin — Swiss hospitality education principles, outstanding Alpine campus, proven personal development outcomes.

For your clients planning summer in Europe: a Swiss summer programme is the experience that stays with them for life — and with you, as the agent who made it possible.

Final placements available now. DM us to confirm.