Swiss Christmas delights

Matthew Partridge explores the festive market and the Hotel N’vy in Geneva

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Geneva is a wonderful city throughout the year, but it really comes alive during the winter months. Its annual Christmas market is located in the Jardin Anglais, next to Lake Geneva, famous for its Flower Clock. The market consists of stalls and chalets selling everything from bespoke goods to delicious street food and traditional favourites, such as cheese fondue and mulled wine.

Strolling around, munching a freshly baked cookie, I took in the smells of roasting chestnuts and warmed my hands by the glowing fire pits dotted around. I looked at the lights and decorations illuminating the trees and the people milling about. Families with children enjoyed the large ferris wheel in the centre of the market, which lit up the night sky.

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Dr Matthew Partridge
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Matthew graduated from the University of Durham in 2004; he then gained an MSc, followed by a PhD at the London School of Economics.

He has previously written for a wide range of publications, including the Guardian and the Economist, and also helped to run a newsletter on terrorism. He has spent time at Lehman Brothers, Citigroup and the consultancy Lombard Street Research.

Matthew is the author of Superinvestors: Lessons from the greatest investors in history, published by Harriman House, which has been translated into several languages. His second book, Investing Explained: The Accessible Guide to Building an Investment Portfolio, is published by Kogan Page.

As senior writer, he writes the shares and politics & economics pages, as well as weekly Blowing It and Great Frauds in History columns He also writes a fortnightly reviews page and trading tips, as well as regular cover stories and multi-page investment focus features.

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