Several cantons under a heightened risk of fires; telecom operator raises the price of monthly subscriptions; and other Swiss news in our roundup on Wednesday. There are strict rules in Switzerland ...

Photos by Tobi Stidolph There’s a secret to cracking the reservedness of the Swiss – take a stroll on their highways. The Furkapass, straddling the cantons of Uri and Valais in the heartcentre ...

which includes Romania’s Transylvanian Alps, instead of the Swiss Alps. It’s not only a cost-effective option, but this mountain range has abundant wildlife, cultural sites, quaint villages ...

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 (March 21, 2025), although significant ice loss ...

Photograph by Jasper Doest, Nat Geo Image Collection While the Swiss Alps have long been the default destination for mountain getaways in Europe, the Transylvanian Alps of Romania offer equally ...

By law, none can come from farther than 12.4 miles. It is early fall in Switzerland’s Fribourg canton, the heart of the Gruyère appellation d'origine protégée, or AOP, and already there’s ...

The alert level remains high for the storm affecting the north and central parts of Italy: Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna are at ...

A British man died after losing control and falling into a stream as he suddenly swerved off-piste in the Swiss Alps. The 54-year-old fell while skiing on the 6,800-foot-high Kleine Scheidegg pass ...

Norwegian snowboarder Oyvind Kirkhus made history over the last week at Switzerland's Swatch Nines by landing the world's first switch backside quad 1620, a gravity-defying manoeuvre that left ...

Skiing or snowboarding in the Swiss Alps is definitely something to add to (and ultimately check off!) your bucket list. With so many great locations and places to choose from, it can be a bit ...