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Roaming Graubünden
Roaming Graubünden: Remote village is last stop for rejected asylum seekers
Friday, 22 July, 2011The remote village of Valzeina in Graubünden is home to the canton’s only deportation centre, where rejected asylum seekers sit out their last weeks – or sometimes years – in Switzerland. In the fifth and final part of his series, Roaming Graubünden, WRS’s Vincent Landon travels to Valzeina to learn what happens to those at the end of the road:
Friday, 22 July, 2011The remote village of Valzeina in Graubünden is home to the canton’s only deportation centre, where rejected asylum seekers sit out their last weeks – or sometimes years – in Switzerland. In the fifth and final part of his series, Roaming Graubünden, WRS’s Vincent Landon travels to Valzeina to learn what happens to those at the end of the road:
Roaming Graubünden: Controversy festers over written Romansh
Thursday, 21 July, 2011In the eastern canton of Graubünden, controversy has erupted again over the standard version of written Romansh, known as Romansh Grischun. Supporters of other written forms of the language based on the five main dialects want to reverse a 2003 decision to produce material for schools only in Romansh Grischun. Their opponents warn that the whole project to standardize the language is at risk. In the fourth part of his series, Roaming Graubünden, Vincent Landon reflects on the fragile future of Switzerland’s fourth national language:
Thursday, 21 July, 2011In the eastern canton of Graubünden, controversy has erupted again over the standard version of written Romansh, known as Romansh Grischun. Supporters of other written forms of the language based on the five main dialects want to reverse a 2003 decision to produce material for schools only in Romansh Grischun. Their opponents warn that the whole project to standardize the language is at risk. In the fourth part of his series, Roaming Graubünden, Vincent Landon reflects on the fragile future of Switzerland’s fourth national language:
Local Swiss architect secures village's future
Wednesday, 20 July, 2011Architecture enthusiasts from around the world flock to Vrin, a village in the eastern canton of Graubünden that is preserving its past and adapting to the future with new buildings. In the third part of his series, Roaming Graubünden, WRS’s Vincent Landon travels to the end of the Val Lumnezia — or in Romansh, valley of light — to find an old village with a new heart. Landon talks to local architect Gion A. Caminada about how he helped develop Vrin’s infrastructure, while preserving its rural charm and agricultural economy:
Wednesday, 20 July, 2011Architecture enthusiasts from around the world flock to Vrin, a village in the eastern canton of Graubünden that is preserving its past and adapting to the future with new buildings. In the third part of his series, Roaming Graubünden, WRS’s Vincent Landon travels to the end of the Val Lumnezia — or in Romansh, valley of light — to find an old village with a new heart. Landon talks to local architect Gion A. Caminada about how he helped develop Vrin’s infrastructure, while preserving its rural charm and agricultural economy:
Discovering the Swiss convent time forgot
Tuesday, 19 July, 2011Müstair is Switzerland’s easternmost village, located in the canton of Graubünden, a kilometer from the border with Italy. It is also home to the Convent of Saint John, a UNESCO world heritage site. While coachloads of tourists come to admire the Carolingian frescoes, a community of nuns continues to observe the Benedictine practice of work and prayer in a centuries-old tradition. In the second part of his series, Roaming Graubünden, WRS’s Vincent Landon reports on 1,200 years of history:
Tuesday, 19 July, 2011Müstair is Switzerland’s easternmost village, located in the canton of Graubünden, a kilometer from the border with Italy. It is also home to the Convent of Saint John, a UNESCO world heritage site. While coachloads of tourists come to admire the Carolingian frescoes, a community of nuns continues to observe the Benedictine practice of work and prayer in a centuries-old tradition. In the second part of his series, Roaming Graubünden, WRS’s Vincent Landon reports on 1,200 years of history:
Roaming Graubünden: Giacometti's village to finally honour artist
Monday, 18 July, 2011The face of renowned artist Alberto Giacometti’s adorns Switzerland’s 100-franc note. His elongated sculptures thrill art lovers around the world. Yet for decades the village of his childhood, Stampa, in the alpine valley of Val Bergell, has not known how to promote its most famous son. Until now. Plans are afoot to convert Giacometti’s workshop into a cultural centre. In the first part of his five-part Roaming Graubunden series, WRS’s Vincent Landon journeys over the Maloja pass to seek out Giacometti’s home:
Monday, 18 July, 2011The face of renowned artist Alberto Giacometti’s adorns Switzerland’s 100-franc note. His elongated sculptures thrill art lovers around the world. Yet for decades the village of his childhood, Stampa, in the alpine valley of Val Bergell, has not known how to promote its most famous son. Until now. Plans are afoot to convert Giacometti’s workshop into a cultural centre. In the first part of his five-part Roaming Graubunden series, WRS’s Vincent Landon journeys over the Maloja pass to seek out Giacometti’s home:
