Once in a lifetime

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8 JANUARY 2004
St Moritz, Switzerland
Synonymous with glitz and glamour and a favourite with screen stars, St Moritz sets the international standard for self indulgence – and who cares if you never set foot on skis? Off the piste, you can watch a game of polo on the frozen lake, shiver at the Cresta Run, or treat yourself to some retail therapy in the luxury designer boutiques.

When it’s time to stop for dinner, you can tuck into trout or truffles at a top restaurant – literally, as one of the best eating places is perched on the mountain summit. Then pamper yourself further in a hotel spa – the resort has been welcoming visitors to its health-giving mineral springs since the Middle Ages.

Or you could, of course, just chill out and do absolutely nothing other than top up your tan. Boasting an impressive average of 322 days of blue sky a year, this ski resort also claims to be the sunniest town in Switzerland.