Tina Turner lived out her final years in Switzerland in bliss: cruising in her Porche Cayenne, relaxing in yoga classes and enjoying the snow-covered mountain surroundings.

The picturesque lake town of Küsnacht in Switzerland was the place Tina Turner chose to spend the last years of her life, and the last days before her death were recorded on May 24 at the Chateau Algonquin, which she rented with her husband Erwin Bach 22 years ago.

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Despite the illnesses that overtook her at one point, the 83-year-old artist lived her last moments happily, enjoying the warm city she was used to driving in her Porche Cayenne.

“Kind”, “humble” and “educated”, this is how she is remembered by several residents of the area who had the opportunity to cross the words with which she became a musical icon.

Despite the fame that came to her from an early age, Tina Turner earned the respect and affection of this Swiss town thanks to her cordial treatment, as described by those who were her neighbors for 26 years in a series of testimonies collected by Mail Online.

In addition to reminiscing about her drive through picturesque and narrow streets, there are also those who recall that the artist attended yoga classes in a local park when she moved to Küsnacht, a place where she found deep peace after a cruel youth and a turbulent first marriage.

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Other witnesses recount Turner’s visits to a Laredo designer store, where he bought Italian-brand shoes that cost about 1,000 Swiss francs, about $1,100. She also went into town to buy gourmet food that she chose herself even though she had a butler.

“Tina Turner would sometimes come to town to shop. She had a butler, but she liked to go alone, with her husband Erwin,” butcher Benny Lang told the British newspaper.

In addition, he had a special taste for Moreira Gourmet House, where he found smoked salmon and white truffles, two of his favorite foods, Lang revealed.

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“When she first came to live here, she started yoga. She attended classes held in the park,” recalled another resident who saw her.

The artist also liked to go to the park and sit by the water to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, while looking at the snow-capped mountains and politely greeting the people walking there with their pets.

She has definitely found the place of her dreams, her real home, where she will be able to walk the streets relaxed and happy with her husband.

“This is where rich people live their lives in peace,” a resident told Mail Online, referring to Küsnacht, the town not far from Zurich where Tina Turner died at the age of 83. (AND)