Autumn Travel
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🇨🇭 Switzerland
Tractors, Confetti and New Wine: Harvest Festivals in Switzerland
Every autumn, Switzerland celebrates the end of the harvest with music, local wine and tractor parades. Here's what these festivals are about, how the huge one in Neuchâtel compares to a village fête, and where to find the real atmosphere.
🇩🇪 Germany
Ludwigsburg's Pumpkin World: A Day Among Thousands of Pumpkins
People think pumpkin means soup and seeds — until they see what Ludwigsburg does with it. A trip to the world's biggest pumpkin exhibition, from giant Super Mario sculptures to the world's biggest pot of pumpkin soup.
🇨🇭 Switzerland
When the Bells Come Down the Mountain: Switzerland’s Living Alpabzug Tradition
Long before the flower-crowned cows appear, their bells fill the valley. Known as Alpabzug, Alpabfahrt, Désalpe or Scargada, the return from Switzerland’s high summer pastures is part homecoming, part thanksgiving and part village festival—a living tradition shaped by farming families, animals, music, craftsmanship and cheese.
🇲🇽 Mexico
The Legend of La Llorona: A Story of Love, Loss, and Eternal Grief
La Llorona in Xochimilco is a mesmerizing nighttime show on the water that blends legend, history, and live performance. Viewed from traditional boats, it brings the story of the Weeping Woman to life as one of the most atmospheric Day of the Dead events in Mexico City.
🇨🇭 Switzerland
The light show “Rendez-vous Bundesplatz” in Bern: it’s worth seeing
Experience Bern’s magical Rendez-vous Bundesplatz, where the Federal Palace becomes a spectacular canvas of light, music, and storytelling. This free annual show blends Swiss culture, innovation, and unforgettable visual artistry in the heart of the city.