AfarOct 8, 2026A Centuries-Old Swiss Alpine Inn Gets an Art-Filled Second LifeIn Switzerland’s Engadine Valley, Chesa Marchetta transforms a centuries-old inn into a 13-room retreat where contemporary art meets Alpine nature and Northern Italian cooking.13 things in this storyFife ArmsHotelproperty run by owners of Chesa MarchettaElsewhereChesa MarchettaHotelSils Maria, Switzerland16th-century inn reopened as art-filled hotelHauser & WirthPlaceEngadine Valley, SwitzerlandSwiss gallerists who own Chesa MarchettaLuis LaplacePlaceEngadine Valley, SwitzerlandParis-based architect who renovated Chesa MarchettaGiovanni SegantiniPlaceSils Maria, Switzerlandartist who famously painted these AlpsLake SilsSightSils Maria, Switzerland15 minutes away on foot for swimmingMaloja PassSightSils Maria, Switzerlandspectacular drive into Val BregagliaVal BregagliaNeighborhoodSils Maria, Switzerlandbirthplace of artist Alberto GiacomettiHotel CastellRestaurantZuoz, Switzerlandart-filled hotel acquired by Artfarm in ZuozLouise BourgeoisPlaceSils Maria, SwitzerlandPipilotti RistPlaceSils Maria, SwitzerlandJames TurrellPlaceZuoz, SwitzerlandTadashi KawamataPlaceZuoz, SwitzerlandRead the full piece at Afar →
The New York TimesJul 8Inside a Private Dinner Party by Scottish-Sikh Chef Tony SinghA writer engaged the Scottish-Sikh chef Tony Singh to prepare a luxurious dinner at a Highlands lodge she’d rented. Would the haggis pakora live up to her dreams?
