Previous spread: The
legendary Baur au Lac hotel
in Zurich, Switzerland.
opposite, top: The elegant
Pavillon restaurant at the
Baur au Lac.
opposite, bottom: Some
of the hotel's unrivaled
amenities.
Above: One of the many
stately rooms at the Baur
au Lac, overlooking Lake
Zurich and the Swiss Alps.
W
hen you enter the magnifcent grounds it is hard to
miss the Baur au Lac's feet of cars, including a rolls
royce Phantom, glistening in the driveway. you also see
the Pavillon, a gourmet restaurant with its delightful summer terrace
that serves as a magnet for the world's elite.
the hotel is also a destination of choice for royalty, with a guest
list that has included King Ludwig I of Bavaria, King Carl XVI of
Sweden, Queen Sonja of norway, empress elisabeth of Austria and
emperor haile Selassie I of ethiopia. other notables have included
Marc Chagall, henry Moore, thomas Mann, and Alfred hitchcock. In
the 1960s and 70s, Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Audrey hepburn,
Jayne Mansfeld and Brigitte Bardot walked the halls, while today
movie stars like renée Zellweger, richard Gere and Daniel Craig
visit regularly.
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