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Music for winter evenings

A night in the Ristis mountain lodge Brunni-Bahnen Engelberg has recently star ted of fering overnight accommodation up on Ristis. The two former renta l apar tments on the f irst f loor and at tic f loor of the Ristis mountain restaurant have been conver ted into hotel rooms, creating the Ristis mountain lodge. The seven rooms with four to eleven beds each can a lso be booked in- div idua lly. Two of the rooms have ensuite bathrooms, one even has its own cooking facilities. The major at trac tion for guests in the sum- mer is the large A lpine play area. In the winter, the big draw is the Yeti Park play area direc tly behind the lodge. But it ’s wor th stay ing here just to enjoy the breathtaking v iews of the Titlis, Hahnen, Gross Span- nor t and Ch li Spannor t. The rooms, lov ingly decorated with aged wood, are expec ted to appea l to hikers, families and other groups. The new accommodation option means that guests do not have to journey back down to the va lley following a spe- cia l event on Ristis. Investments in the Ristis mountain lodge tota lled around CHF 700,000. For more in- formation, v isit: www.brunni.ch

Authentically Irish!

Good music warms the cock les of our hear ts. That is why Engelberg hosts severa l music per formances throughout the winter, spreading good cheer, merriment and peace on ear th. The Abbey hosts concer ts to accompany a ll impor tant win- ter holidays. At 5 p.m. on 18 and 22 December 2016, the Engelberg Ab- bey choir and the Engelberg Abbey orchestra will give concer ts in the Abbey church. Admission is f ree, but there will be a collec tion. At the 39th Epiphany concer t on 7 Januar y 2017, the singing classes of Lucerne Uni- versity of Applied Sciences and Ar ts and its orchestra, the Junge Philhar- monie Zentra lschweiz will per form excerpts f rom well-known operas in the Abbey church f rom 8:30 p.m. Admission to this event is a lso f ree; again there will be a collec tion. Peo- ple who prefer a folksier v ibe shou ld pop by the Wasser fa ll or Bänk lia lp. Both restaurants regu larly host per- formances by länd ler music groups. And if you want to show of f your mu- sica l knowledge, come a long to the music quiz in the Ski Lodge. The quiz star ts at 8 p.m. ever y Tuesday f rom 20 December 2016 to 28 March 2017. Enjoy a drink or two as you go head to head against other teams of na- tives, tourists and seasona l workers. www.engelberg.ch

In December 2016, an authen- tic Irish pub will open in Engelberg’s new Dor fzentrum. The Core Irish Pub will welcome guests of a ll ages, of fering an informa l atmosphere where tourists and v isitors a like can chat over background music – or enjoy a round of pool or dar ts. As is customar y in pubs in Ireland, ever y now and again The Core will host per formances by live bands or solo ar tists. There will be a varied drinks menu – with plenty of Guinness on tap, of course! Hungr y guests can choose f rom a sma ll but tempting range of food including shepherd ’s pie, hot or cold sandwiches, and chicken wings. The pub ’s manager is Karin Poh l, who moved to Engelberg f rom Scuol in eastern Switzerland 28 years ago. Her twin passions for hospita lity and the countr y of Ire- land led her to follow her dream and open up an authentic Irish pub with her par tner Beppi Niederberger, who owns the business. To ensure the pub was typica lly Irish down to the last detail, Karin v isited Ireland severa l times during the planning phase. Her goa ls were to get to know Irish habits and preferences, at tend cook- er y courses, and to f ind an Irish con- struc tion f irm to work on the projec t. The Core Irish Pub Titlisstrasse 2, 6390 Engelberg

Tel. +41 (0)41 639 60 62

Tel.: +41 (0)41 637 1916 www.thecorepub.ch Open daily 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. in winter, and 3 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in summer

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