With towering peaks, pristine valleys, and fairytale villages, this European destination offers plenty of opportunities to ...

I learned to respect the power of nature in the shadow of Switzerland’s towering Jungfrau, just south of Interlaken in the Lauterbrunnen Valley. Avalanches are a part of life here — where humble yet ...

Swiss people are experts at living with nature. Like people who live along the coast have telescopes to watch the ships, Swiss mountain dwellers have telescopes on their back decks to watch the ...

High in Switzerland, the mighty Alps seem to shout the glory of God. Up here, the Christmas season fills a winter wonderland with good cheer. I’ll never forget the holiday I spent in the village of ...

Join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure from Italy to Austria to Switzerland to France. In the thin-air "thriller" special, join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure from Italy to Austria to Switzerland ...

A highlight of one of my European summers was a day I spent hiking in the Swiss Alps, on a hillside above the Berner Oberland’s Lauterbrunnen Valley. I was with a wonderful group of traveling friends, ...

Leaf-peepers have plenty to look forward during a fall trip to Europe, perhaps best exemplified by this gorgeous train trip ...

Two centuries ago, there were dozens of independent states in the part of Europe that was German-speaking. Today, there are ...

While travelers flock to Switzerland, it seems to Steves that it’s the Swiss themselves who get the most joy out of their mountains. Swiss people are experts at living with nature. Like people who ...

Join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure from Italy to Austria to Switzerland to France. In the thin-air "thriller" special, join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure from Italy to Austria to Switzerland ...