Permafrost is often called the glue that holds the mountains together. When it thaws, the mountains crumble, and they start ...

These mountains have long been winter favourites, and they’re now becoming increasingly popular in the summer, too. Here’s what to keep in mind when planning a warm-weather visit.

The finalisation of the venue map for the 2030 Winter Olympics will ... which will be held in the French Alps. Barsacq also announced that a consolidated budget for both the organising committee ...

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier wiped the village of Blatten off the map. DW spoke to locals and experts about what happened and what comes next.

While seaside villages in France seem to get all the love, this adorable lakeside village is not to be missed…. Nestled in ...

Three Spanish Muslims set off from Andalusia for Mecca on horseback seven months ago, traversing Europe and the Alps in a ...

The Albanian Alps sprawl across four villages and many ... The group created their own tourist infrastructure, printing maps, marking trails, updating an informational website, establishing ...

Since its debut in 2003, the Cougar Mountain Trail Run Series has become a must-do for aspiring and veteran trail runners ...

Researchers have unveiled the first direct evidence of these massive waves and linked them to bizarre seismic signals that ...

Italy’s Mount Etna volcano violently erupted on Monday, sending plumes of toxic ash and smoke billowing into the sky as ...

The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed this week is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in ...