Lake Lugano offers calm waters, alpine views, Italian flair, and fewer crowds — a quieter alternative to Lake Como.

Experience Zermatt, a fairytale winter village in the Swiss Alps. Enjoy riverside strolls among snowy chalets and explore 360 ...

A painting of a local mountain in the Malyovitsa Hut (1960m) in Rila National Park. The hut is part of a short ski tour above ...

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In this storybook area of central Switzerland, the Alps provide a dramatic backdrop for unforgettable adventures — from ...

Forget everything you thought you knew about when to book a family vacation. While everyone else is battling summer crowds or ...

Deep in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, a scenic tunnel near Little Switzerland transports travelers to a landscape ...

Switzerland is famous for its scenic train journeys with breathtaking views of the Alps. The panoramic views on these trips ...

The Swiss Alps have always known themselves as perhaps the most beautiful mountain system on Earth. Its scenery, the unspoken tranquility from nowhere but a forest, and contending ecosystems put ...

Swiss glaciers lost nearly 3% of their volume in 2025, following a snow-poor winter and scorching summer heatwaves. The melt has been so extreme that some glaciers lost more than two meters of ice ...