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More Just In. Back to top. Footer ABC News homepage. They brought their own culture with them, made the spa town famous in their works, or were responsible for initiating the sports, event and cultural facilities that exist today.
Davos was at the forefront of the development of modern winter sports. The history of the world renowned Davos sledge started in the 19th century. The sledge received its name at the first historic sledge race in , in Davos. In in Davos, the Hockey Club Davos was established and today it is akin to myth and living legend. The Parsenn Derby is the most traditional ski race in Switzerland and took place for the first time in Ten years later, the first t-bar ski lift in the world was put into operation on the Bolgen.
In more modern times, Davos created headlines when it established the freestyle scene in the s. At that time, the Jakobshorn was the only mountain on which snowboarders were permitted to use the lifts. Davos is the highest town in Europe 1, m above sea level.
The quality and diversity of its facilities is unique: First class leisure options in summer and winter alike in an intact, imposing mountain world, exemplary meeting infrastructure, internationally acclaimed sports and cultural events, renowned museums, galleries and music festivals. With its characteristic alpine flat roof , Davos has developed its very own building style.
The Davos ice stadium is one of the most architecturally interesting of its kind in Europe. Exceptional hotels, restaurants and shopping opportunities are further advantages of the alpine metropolis. The development of an attractive range of leisure facilities all around the urbanised centre made Davos an early trendsetter with respect to leisure stays in the mountains.
As such, for over years Davos has boasted coffee houses, theatres, concerts and even six cinemas in which to entertain its guests. This role as a trendsetter, which - during the years of tuberculosis in Europe - acted to generate a spirit of optimism, has remained true of what is now the highest town in the Alps to this day. As such, the most diverse selection of nightlife activities in the Alps is also found here.
Davos is the clear leader in the global meeting market in the mountains. With good reason: Davos possesses a rich tradition, as the leading-edge conference centre in the Alps and, in the World Economic Forum WEF , hosts an event with pronounced international charisma. However, Davos is far more than simply a meeting town: The town is home to a range of renowned research stations such as the AO, national institute for snow and avalanche research, a wide range of specialised clinics and hospitals, whilst also being a town for energy, education and knowledge at the same time.
All of this, embedded in a natural environment, located m above sea level, is what creates the globally renowned "Spirit of Davos". Davos has been frequently associated with the "Magic Mountain" for almost years. The phrase "Magic Mountain" is in fact often used as a synonym for the spot.
But what and where is the magic mountain? The most important fact first: " The Magic Mountain " is the title of a novel and masterpiece by Thomas Mann. Thomas Mann gained inspiration for his tale during his own stay in Davos. His wife Katia was ill with catarrh on the apex of the lungs, and travelled to a recuperation spa at the woodland sanitorium in Davos. This afforded Thomas Mann extensive first-hand information on life in the sanitorium. As a result of his impressions and armed with the letters that his wife wrote to him from the sanitorium, he embarked on writing his novel, which he worked on between and , before finishing in after a break lasting a number of years.
Umm, we'll let you know next week. Given the high profile of many of the attendees, security is understandably tight. There are snipers on every roof and a secure zone that you need the right pass to access.
Every time you enter the main conference centre you have to remove your coat, scan your laptop and bag and then put it all on again. It's like constantly going through airport security without ever flying anywhere. The attendees may be wealthy heads of state and chief executives earning hundreds of thousands or even millions, but the lure of a free bobble hat is surprisingly irresistible.
Every year Zurich Insurance provides bright blue knitted hats you can help yourself to from a hole in the wall.
And almost everyone does. Months later if you see someone wearing one, you can nod at each other discreetly. You're part of the Davos set. Image source, Zurich Insurance. It isn't really called Davos. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
It's that time of the year again - when the great and the good gather in a Swiss resort. It's not just a conference. Image source, Getty Images. Full coverage of Davos Meetings can lead to action. Klaus Schwab started the World Economic Forum in Only businesses pay a lot to attend. Regular attendee Bono doesn't pay to attend. Conference passes are colour coded. White badges with holograms are the most coveted passes of all.
There are a lot of men. It's not a young crowd.
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