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Dive into Gstaad, where Switzerland's most exclusive Alpine retreat ... mountaintop restaurant that's already the talk of the Alps. The winter social calendar here reads like a European fairy ...

Did you know the Rhine River is a major waterway in Europe? It’s about 540 miles long and carries chemicals from one-fifth of the world’s industries. Yet, the Swiss Alps are incredibly clean.

The second UNESCO gem also in Switzerland are the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch, offering spectacular alpine views, with the mountain’s grandeur mentioned by over 100 visitors. The site provides ...

The ranges and valleys of the Swiss Alps stand out in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission in December 2024. Extending some 1,200 km, the Alps occupy an area of about 200,000 ...

About 40 miles from Geneva, Switzerland, sits Saint-Gervais ... head to Col des Aravis for hiking trails with iconic French Alps views: the white-capped Mont Blanc, pine trees, mountain flowers ...

In Siviez in the Swiss canton of Valais, only about 20 mountain enthusiasts took the avalanche dog handler training course last week. There are around 50 such handlers in Valais today – some 30% fewer ...

Though you'll rub elbows with hordes of tourists and pay extra to visit during these months, Geneva's weather is at its best for outdoor activities like hiking ... the nearby Swiss Alps, but ...