Switzerland is a country where natural beauty and efficient, comfortable train travel go hand in hand. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the Glacier Express, a traveler-favorite train that chugs ...

Conjure a mental image of Switzerland, and what do you see? Snowy peaks with skiiers shushing ever downwards, for sure, and sweet little villages laid like blankets among them, plus bubbling fondue ...

In an age of packed airports and impatient itineraries, I swapped the rush for rails - and found myself rolling through the Rhaetian Alps, straight into the sky.

It was well after dark in the heart of Zurich’s Old Town and Zurich’s raucous, multi-day “goodbye to winter — hello to spring” festival known as “Sechselauten” was in full Swiss swing. Loud marching ...

Felicity Long What can we say about Switzerland’s beautiful mountains that hasn’t been said already? They are picturesque, scenic, awe-inspiring — and also a pain in the neck to get around, especially ...

GENEVA – GENEVA (AP) — Authorities say a popular Alpine tourist train has derailed in southern Switzerland, killing one person and injuring 42 others. The accident occurred Friday afternoon on the ...

Lying in the mountains of Central Switzerland, roughly halfway between Bern and Lucerne, a small but mighty railway awaits, ready to offer passengers an extraordinary and historic experience in nature ...

Fabulous après-ski bars await in the chicest corners of the Alps from Chamonix to Cortina d'Ampezzo. While it's difficult to beat the birthplace of mountain tourism for slopeside adventures, don't ...