RHÔNE GLACIER, Switzerland — On a hotel veranda overlooking Lake Lucerne, Barbara Achrainer sips a latte and, with a sigh, peers at sightseers boarding a tour boat. It's a warm summer afternoon and ...

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

In 1786, a doctor in Cha­­m­onix named Michel-­Gabriel ­Paccard and a local crystal hunter, Jacques Balmat, teamed up to become the first two people ever recorded to stand atop 15,770-foot Mont Blanc, ...

Annecy, a town in the French Alps, offers year-round cultural events and activities. Visitors can enjoy skiing and exploring historic sites like Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard. This article is part ...

Rome — Venice has long been known for its perennial flooding, but now it's facing the opposite problem: A long stretch of atypically low tides have left the ancient city with low water and dry canals, ...

KENOSHA - The Kenosha Public Museum's 68th Travelogue Film Series continues at 7:30 p.m. Friday with Jim Thompkin's "Europe's Alps" at Reuther Central High School Auditorium, 913 57th St. (58th Street ...

The Alps don't need an introduction—they invented the sport. The first proper ski manual appeared in St. Moritz in 1924, and they've been dictating terms ever since. Each valley operates on its own ...