The Local Switzerland

Swiss artists fight fine for naked performance in 'Noseland'

Tue, 08 Jan 2019 11:53:37 +0100

Freedom of artistic expression may be enshrined in the Swiss constitution, but that didn't stop officials in the canton of Aargau from fining participants in a naked art performance held in the fictional country of Noseland.

Naked artists cause stir with Zurich street performances

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 23:45:59 +0200

Downtown Zurich at 1pm on a bright day in late summer: bankers on lunch break, tourists, school children…and a woman stripping out of her clothes until she is naked.

Geneva relaxes rules to let women bathe topless in lake

Thu, 06 Apr 2017 11:57:19 +0200

Authorities in the canton of Geneva have modified an old rule to allow women to sunbathe and swim topless in Lake Geneva and the river Rhône.

Nudist couple in court for sex in front of their children

Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:32:20 +0100

The couple, aged 50 and 61, is charged for "compromising the sexual integrity" of their two daughters.

How I got hot and native in a Swiss sauna

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:14:00 +0200

Swiss saunas can cause etiquette nightmares for immigrants from coyer cultures. But once The Local's Lyssandra Sears got the hang of it, she stopped being a prude in the nude and quickly learned a thing or two about Swiss women's grooming habits.

Top police officer: public sex 'sometimes OK'

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:13:22 +0200

Having sex in public is permissible if you are discreet, a top police officer has said ahead of the Streetparade techno festival. Just don't run naked through the streets.