The Château-d’Oex Balloon Festival 2024

When: Saturday, January 20, 2024 - Sunday, January 28, 2024
Photo by: www.festivaldeballons.ch
Chateau-d Oex Balloon Festival
Photo by: www.festivaldeballons.ch

Chateau-d’Oex city holds, once a year in the second half of January, balloon festival. The festival entertains colorful balloons from tens of countries.

The festival lasts for eight days where every day dozens balloons of various kinds of shapes fly over the snowy Alps. Due to the numerous visitors during the festival days and the high demand for accommodations it is recommended to check hotel rates and book rooms well in advance.

This is a genuine fiesta that turns the cold gray winter to beautiful and colorful event.

The festival’s program, venue, schedule of events, how to get,  etc. is present in the festival’s link website. See details below, under “Event Related Information” section.

 

For accommodations, check the most recommended hotels in Château-d'Oex and around, most of them suggest FREE CANCELLATION option or NO PREPAYMENT NEEDED – PAY AT THE PROPERTY:
Accommodations around Château-d'Oex:
Booking.com

Event Related Information

Contact details:
Association Semaine de Ballons
Château-d'Oex La Place CH-1660
Phone: +41 (0)26 924 25 25
Fax: +41 (0)26 924 25 34
Contact Email:

For your attention !

IMPORTANT !
As unforeseen circumstances can arise, the details of events are subject to change. We highly recommend checking with the organizers before making any travel arrangements to ensure up-to-date information.

Country Information

Capital:
Bern
Currency:
Swiss franc (CHF)
Voltage and Frequency:
230V 50Hz
Dialing country code:
+41
Time Zone:
UTC +1 (Summer UTC+2)
Language:
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)
note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national languages, but only the first three are official languages.
Location:
Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy
Climate:
Temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers.
Information email:
Tourist website:
Information address:
Switzerland Tourism Tödistrasse 7 CH-8002 Zürich Phone: +41 44 288 11 11 Fax: +41 44 288 12 05
Switzerland background and overview
The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two World Wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations, but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]

City Information

In-country dialing code:
26
Longitude:
7.116667°
Latitude:
46.466667°

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