The Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps in Switzerland was just named the most stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

The Transylvanian Alps provide visitors with abundant wildlife, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and quaint villages—without the ...

Mesmerising and hypnotic: a waterfall tumbles from forested cliffs into Lake Oeschinen ... in the Bernese Alps. But swimming isn’t confined to the rural outdoors. Most Swiss cities are built ...

The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss scientists said on Friday, although significant ice loss is now inevitable.

Anita Brookner’s introspective novel is set in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss town of Vevey on the shores of Lake Geneva. Brookner uses the Alps as a landscape both inspiring and oppressive.

For some of the best views of Zurich and the nearby Alps, travelers suggest taking a boat ride on the lake. Boat tours are available throughout the year and are free for Zurich Card holders ...

A view of glacial melt in the Swiss Alps. Image: NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The European Alps cover over 600 miles ...

Ashley Franzen Train travel in Switzerland is perhaps the easiest way ... Traveling between Interlaken and Montreux (on the eastern shore of Lake Geneva), the GoldenPass Express is an ...

I saw snowcapped mountains that reminded me of the Alps and ... skyscrapers in Salt Lake City. I drove through deserts, salt flats, and ghost towns. Then, I ended up in Switzerland.