Switzerland Travel Videos, DVD, Touring, Sightseeing, Vacation, Destination
Switzerland
- $19.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : BKRD22226
- $19.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : JTSG22184
DVD. JustSayGo. 26 Minutes. In this episode of JustSayGoTV, Ron Stern will take you on a travel adventure visiting some of the most scenic sights in Switzerland. Starting in Zurich, Ron will hop on a train to the town of Vevey in the Lake Geneva Region. From there, he will journey along the north shore of Lake Geneva to the hillside city of Lausanne and home too the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee. The final stop will be in Central Switzerland and the picturesque city of Lucerne. Some of the highlights will include a boat ride to historic Castle Chillon, a visit to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, a confiserie making tiny replicas of Charlie Chaplin’s shoes, the world’s steepest incline railway and a trip to the #1 attraction in the country, the Swiss Museum of Transport. - $24.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : NAXS20798
DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The Places The journey starts in Switzerland, in the canton of Thurgau, leading from Steckborn and the Bodensee to the Rhine Falls. From Syria, in Austria, comes Hochosterwitz Castle and from Bavaria Weikersheim Castle, the latter intercut with wild life from the Austrian Assling Nature Park. The tour ends amid the strangely shaped mountains of the Dolomites in Southern Tyrol, a region divided between Austria and Italy. The Music The Music In a remarkable way Mahler, in his symphonies and songs, has seemed to reflect the twentieth century in all its bewildering variety and has now won an established place in concert repertoire. Distinguished as a conductor, his fame as a composer has grown over the years since his death. The music included here is Mahler’s Symphony No 1, nicknamed Titan, not for its massive power, but after the book by Jean Paul, a strong influence over earlier romantics and over Mahler at this stage in his career. The symphony breathes the spirit of the Austrian countryside, reflected in Mahler’s songs. - $24.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : NAXS20797
DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The Museo Vela is at Ligornetto in the Swiss-Italian canton of Ticino. The galleries have remarkable collections of the works of the Vela family, Lorenzo, Vincenzo and his son Spartaco. The principal part of the collection includes works in gesso of Vincenzo (1821–1891), plaster-cast figures later reworked in stone. The Museo Vela houses the largest such exhibition in the world. The Music Music for the visit is by Chopin, with his piano Preludes, written principally during the winter of 1838–39 that he spent in Mallorca with his mistress, the writer George Sand. The stay there brought many difficulties, not least the early signs of illness that was to bring about Chopin's death ten years later. Other music included is Chopin's Variations brillantes. - $24.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : NAXS20796
DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The canton of the Graubünden, the Grey Leagues, covers the largest territory of all Swiss cantons, while remaining the most sparsely populated. Geographically it borders the Southern Tyrol, Austria and Liechtenstein, and linguistically has a population in part Romansch-speaking, while other languages used include German, Italian and, to a much lesser extent, French. The canton has traditional importance as a crossing-point between south and north in Europe. The Music Music for the tour is taken from four Concerti grossi by Handel. Born in Halle in 1685, Handel had his first musical employment there and then in Hamburg, before moving in 1706 to Italy, where he remain until 1710, when he was appointed Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover. He travelled almost at once to London, where he had been engaged to compose an Italian opera, and from 1712 until his death in 1759 settled in England, winning fame first as a composer of Italian opera and then as the creator of English oratorio. - $24.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : NAXS20795
DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The places visited range from the icy slopes of the Jungfraujoch, approached by the highest railway in Europe, to the tranquility of Lake Thun, the imposing waterfalls of Trümmelbach and the distinctive French, German, Italian and Romansch regions of the country. The Music The music for this tour of Switzerland is by Franz Schubert, a composer who spent his life largely in his native Vienna. His famous Unfinished Symphony, the two movements of which were written in 1822, were not performed until 37 years after Schubert's death, when the manuscripts were discovered at the home of Schubert's friend Anselm Hüttenbrenner. The music continues with Schubert's Fifth Symphony, written in the space of a few weeks in 1816, when the composer was nineteen. - $24.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : NAXS20794
DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The musical tour starts in Zürich and moves to the hill-top village of Regensberg. The farmland of Emmental is seen, with Lake Thun and the waterfalls of Lauterbrunnen. Still more impressive is the great Matterhorn and a tribute to mountaineers who have lost their lives there. Zermatt, a popular ski resort as well as a base for climbers, is also seen in the milder days of summer. The Music Music for the tour is taken from the first two of Mozart's Violin Concertos, written in Salzburg in 1773 and in 1775 respectively. Mozart composed his five Violin Concertos either for his own use or for the Italian violinist Antonio Brunetti, who was employed, with Mozart, in the musical establishment of the Prince-Archbishop in Salzburg. - $24.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : NAXS20769
DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The Places Most of the places visited reflect a spirit of calm and tranquility, although the glimpse of Venice dwells briefly on carnival revellers. Other scenes range from the Bavarian Chiemsee and the Swiss Engadin to the marshy tracts of the Camargue in the South of France, with its wild horses. The Music The music matches the reflective mood of the scenes shown. Included are movements from Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Symphony No. 40, and from Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, with Pachelbel’s ingenious Canon. From Tchaikovsky comes a Mélodie, a composition that formed part of a thank-you letter to his hostess and patron, whom he was never to meet face to face, and from Debussy the popular Clair de lune. The recording ends with Faure’s Sicilienne, familiar in so many forms and transcriptions. - $269.95 set VHS NTSC + $14.80 p&h or $28.80 foreign delivery
Item Code : SWIS2441
VHS/NTSC. Breathtaking Alpine Scenery and rich history of Switzerland are beautifully documented. Each program takes you on a different journey, explaining the history and working of the rail system itself, and stopping along the way to tour fashionable resort towns, castles, and other attractions that make Switzerland one of the worlds most popular travel destinations." This series of broadcast quality Swiss Rail travel videos was produced by former BBC producers Sue Knight and Chris Harnett. The series has been broadcast on PBS so the quality is first rate. The six tapes include: 1. The Albula Line: Chur to St. Moritz. 2. The Davos Line: Landquart to Davos and Filisur. 3. The Montreaux-Ovberland Bernous Railway (MOB) Montreaux to Zweisimmen. 4. The Arosa Line: Chur to Arosa. 5. The Bruening Line, Part 1: Interlaken to Meringen. 6. The Bruening Line, Part 2: Meringen to Luzern. It's almost like being there. VHS Stereo. Highly recommended. Each program is 50 minutes long ( = 5 hours of wonderful viewing). ~ This is a collector's set. Very rare - Hard to get ~ - $24.95 VHS NTSC
Item Code : SWIS2440
- $39.95 set of 2 VHS NTSC + $6.50 p&h or $18.50 foreign delivery
Item Code : SWIS2439
Swiss Rail Journeys. 2 Volume Set. VHS/NTSC. From a visit to the glamorous resort town of St. Moritz to a ride on the world-famous Glacier Express, this series documents Switzerland's rich history and breathtaking Alpine scenery. Each volume in the collection explores a different rail route, touring medieval castles, spiraling tunnels, sparkling lakes and other charming attractions that make this region world-famous. 2 volume set . Approximately 2 Hours. - $24.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : SWIS2438
DVD. Approximately 2 Hours. The railroads of Switzerland cross some of the most spectacular and stunningly beautiful mountain landscapes in the world. From Basel to Lugano, from Geneva to St. Moritz, as Swiss Rail Journeys takes you over the railroads of Switzerland you will roll by glorious mountain scenery and breathtaking alpine lakes. Chapter 1: William Tell Express In Chapter 1, you ride on the William Tell Express as it journeys from Luzern to the charming streets of Lugano. Chapter 2: Gotthardbahn In Chapter 2, you journey through the heart of Switzerland on the Gotthardbahn. This train crosses some of the most breathtaking mountain scenery in the world as it travels from Basel to Chiasso. Swiss Rail Journeys is a visual delight through one of the world's great alpine wonderlands. Copyright 2007. - $24.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : SWIS2437
- $19.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : ALTR2436
DVD. Alternate Routes. 30 Minutes. Canyoning, ice climbing and skydiving highlight the days and parties at Balmer's Hostel in Interlaken. Pass the summer nights as backpackers from around the world find adventure, camaraderie and romance in the Swiss Alps. Experience the rush of traveling the world for the first time with a crew of international back-packers, ages 16 - 22 on their quest for adventure, romance and the perfect moment. A variety of hosts from around the globe and the young people they hook up with on location are relentless in their pursuit of fun (and don't forget that culture, mate!) American girls explore Rome, Brits take on Thailand and things get wild when the Aussie's arrive in Copenhagen. Five continents, Unlimited Adventure. Take the alternate route, dude. - $24.95 VHS NTSC
Item Code : TURN2432
VHS/NTSC. Switzerland and its mountains have attracted many artists, and J.M.W. Turner was one of the most famous artists to ever paint the Swiss countryside. Turner produced hundreds of sketches and watercolors. Though small in size - they were painted on notebooks - these may be the greatest works an artist ever dedicated to Switzerland. This program travels to the very spots that inspired Turner's work. It also tells the story of a great painter, and rediscovers a romantic Switzerland, with beautiful images of waterfalls, snows, towns, lakes and mountains. c2001. 50 minutes. - $19.95
Item Code : RICK2430
- $24.95 VHS NTSC
Item Code : TLGR2426
VHS/NTSC. Traveloguer Films. Switzerland! A culturally diverse nation with four language regions. A Country known internationally for its neutrality, but maintaining a high level of military preparedness. Enjoy an outstanding trip with travelogue raconteurs Frank and Kay Nichols through this spectacular alpine country. c1999. 60 minutes. - $39.95 set VHS NTSC
Item Code : READ2424
VHS/NTSC. Readers Digest. 2-Volume Set This two-volume set introduces you to the exhilarating beauty of five countries. In "Romantic France and Italy," see the Olympic legacy of Chamonix, the beauty of Italy's Lake District and the spectacular Dolomites. "Splendid Switzerland, Austria and Germany" features the ski runs of St. Moritz, the Glacier Express and the Matterhorn in all its glory. See marionettes performing Mozart in his hometown of Salzburg, raise a stein at Munich's Oktoberfest and visit the fairy tale castles of "Mad" King Ludwig of Bavaria. 2 Volumes. 125 minutes. - $24.95
Item Code : RICK2422
DVD. Join Rick as he finds a true understanding of treasured local customs in Munich and Bavaria; Berlin and Potsdam; Vienna and the Danube; Salzburg; Austrian Lakes District; Swiss Alps; Western Switzerland; Bern, Murten and Gruyere. Extra DVD features include: Munich's Oktoberfest; Austrian Christmas Festival; Switzerland's Fasnacht Festival; and Rick's Back Door Travel Tips. 3? hours. - $29.95
Item Code : RICK2421
7 Shows. DVD. Five Shows: 2? hours, closed captioned, NTSC format, all region compatible. Here's where we'll take you... Vienna -- In Europe's classiest capital we'll tiptoe through the palace of Maria Theresa and be dazzled by the Hapsburg crown jewels. Then we'll picnic on the Danube, nibble strudel in an old world cafe, blush at slinky Art Nouveau, and waltz to the three-four beat of Johann Strauss. Salzburg and Surroundings -- The birthplace of Mozart -- and everyone's Sound of Music fantasies -- Salzburg is a baroque jewel of a town. It's also the springboard for lots of alpine fun -- from thrilling summer bobsledding, to idyllic boat rides in the Salzkammergut lake district, to exploring the delightful romantic town of Hallstatt. Alps of Austria and Italy -- From high on the Zugspitze at the Germany and Austria border, Rick makes his way down to popular Innsbruck, the historic provincial capitol of the Hapsburgs. We explore a medieval museum, get a resident's tips on cuisine -- especially dumplings -- and slap dance the night away in a nearby Tyrolean village. By way of historic Brenner Pass, we turn to feudal Italy at Reifenstein Castle. Then we're out-of-doors, as we zoom up rock cliffs in a cable car and hike through Alpine meadows in the Italian Dolomites. Alps of France and Switzerland -- Rick makes a home base out of Chamonix, the original French Alpine resort, ever popular with international skiing and party crowds. Who says there's no easy way to conquer Mount Blanc? Just hop a gondola and you'll soar past the great peak, over glaciers and into Italy. We train over to Appenzell, Switzerland on the Glacier Express Railway and find Swiss traditions thriving in yodel-happy, cowbell country. The Best of the Alps: Switzerland's Jungfrau Region -- If Heidi is alive, she's in this sky-high corner of the Swiss Alps, with cowbells ringing on breathtaking ridges. After settling into a traditional village where locals scythe hay by hand, we hike and bike. We blast an alphorn, get sprayed by waterfalls raging deep inside a mountain, and munch muesli for breakfast at 10,000 feet. For a finale, we ride Europe's highest lift up the mighty Jungfrau for hot cocoa and oh-wow views.