Anyone who has only ever been surrounded by mountains surely sometimes dreams of taking a shortcut through the hard rock face. The Swiss will have had a similar experience.
Every January, Château-d'Œx hosts the biggest hot air balloon festival in the world. Climb aboard for stunning views of the Swiss Alps from way, way up.
For the traditional alpage cheese makers in Col de Jaman, in Vaud, Switzerland, tradition is handed down from one master artisan to another. Literally.
What if the human body could charge a smartphone? Thanks to thermoelectric generators, the most sustainable energy source yet could soon be a reality.
If your native language is not German you will hardly know Rivella, but if you’re Swiss you are most likely...
The Swiss cross comes to mind, the Swiss army knife, the Alps, cheese of course, or perhaps fine chocolate: but what is typically...
Three Swiss cities make the Smart Cities Index 2024 top ten.
“Being told it’s impossible is exactly why we try to do it.”
Perched on a cliff overlooking a 100m drop to the valley and the Seealpsee lake below, the Berggasthaus Aescher-Wildkirchli.
How two pioneers turned a Mesoamerican aphrodisiac into the world’s best-loved treat.
Many of the 5,000 public and 300,000 private Swiss bunkers have outlived their original purpose and are getting a makeover.