The impressive winter alpine landscape of Switzerland's Engadine valley, together with the elegant St. Moritz resort, provide a fascinating and exclusive backdrop to the annual Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow.

From 8 pm to 3 am on New Year’s Eve, Lake Zürich and the upper Limmat Riverwill provide one of the most attractive holiday settings in Switzerland. 150,000 or more people are expected to show up to be enthralled by New Year’s Eve fireworks.

At six o'clock in the evening, several hundred children proceed through the darkened town, carrying their own handmade lanterns and accompanied by the drums. At three stopping places, young and old sing hymns and carols to the accompaniment of the town band. On their way back, the city gleams in the festive lighting.

For several years now, the European Masters have occupied a choice position in the calendar of the European Circuit. Being a tournament with impressive sporting characteristics, it also plays the conviviality card, thanks to the incomparable ambiance at Crans-Montana.

The fifth consecutive \"Warmer Mai\" Festival will be held in Zurich from 2 to 31 May 2004. The idea behind the Festival is to encourage the public at large to see, hear and experience the wide diversity of cultural work by gays and lesbians.