Bosco Gurin, perched at 1,503 meters in Ticino's Maggia Valley, is the region’s highest mountain village and a gem of Swiss Alpine heritage. With roots in the Walser culture, the village showcases ...

The thin air above cloud level. The views over snow-tipped mountains. The climbs over boulder and scree, and the first gasp ...

Mountainish by Zsuzsanna Gahse is a collection of 515 notes, each contributing to an expansive kaleidoscope of mountain ...

The thin air above cloud level. The views over snow-tipped mountains. The climbs over boulder and scree, and the first gasp ...

It’s one of the most popular hikes in Europe, with comfortable cabins and three-course meals, but it’s also a physical and ...

Dozens of trails lead to alpine meadows, dramatic cliffs, and cozy mountain huts. Take the funicular up ... peaceful living, and pure Swiss authenticity. Without cars, the streets stay quiet ...

When the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships come to the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana in 2027, the sport of ski racing will ...

“Routine”, sniffs Frederick William Jacomb in the 1862 edition of the Alpine Club journal ... In summer, the mountain huts where travellers stay are often fully booked up to a year in ...

Booking and making a cross-border train trip can be more challenging than opting for a flight, but it has its benefits.

CARL SCHROETER of Zürich delivered the fourth Hooker lecture at the Lilnean Society on April 15 on the Swiss National ... only simple Alpine shelter huts, and camping and the lighting of fires ...