Embark on a 4K alpine hike from First to Bachalpsee in Switzerland. Starting from Grindelwald’s gondola station, this 5.8 km trail offers easy terrain, gentle slopes, and awe-inspiring views of the ...

Seven hours into an arduous Alpine climb up teetering wooden staircases and scree-strewn switchbacks, the trail finally spits me out onto the cloud-wrapped summit of the Hohtürli Pass. At 2,840 meters ...

Our hike reached its happy ending when we popped out of a wooded area into a flowery meadow at the tip-top of my favorite Swiss village: Gimmelwald. As he had for more than three decades of my visits, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hike up Monte Gambarogno for the best views in Ticino. Spend time on—or in—the azure waters of Lake Maggiore, Switzerland’s answer ...

Sometimes when I daydream during my workday, I imagine myself in some picturesque European town, where the days move just a ...