18 Miles northwest of Zurich are two shtetls whose homes, synagogues and cemetery survived World War II. And yet, they’re Jewish ghost towns. Only a vanishingly small number of the villages’ once ...

May your Swiss vacation include these tiny medieval towns, iconic ski resorts, and cheese-filled destinations.

Discover Switzerland’s perfect balance of luxury, adventure, and culture—where every train ride, mountain trail, and lakeside view feels effortlessly extraordinary. The Swiss getaway is a timeless ...

Sometimes Tatjana Haenni felt envious during her teenage years and her eyes would flit towards football’s traditional behemoths — Germany, France, Italy, Portugal or the Netherlands. “I was almost ...

LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song and folk music, could ...

Last week’s shooting at a wood-processing plant in Menznau, Switzerland, which left four people — including the shooter — dead and six others injured, is fueling a recurring debate about the country’s ...

Even as the gun-control debate rises again in the U.S. in the aftermath of the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the gun-loving Swiss are not about to lay down their arms. Guns are ...

Yodelling, the traditional singing of herders in the Swiss Alps, was recognised by the United Nations on Thursday as part of the world's cultural heritage. Yodelling was added to UNESCO's ...

The distinctive yodelling calls, which have echoed through the Alps for centuries and more recently found their way into popular song and folk music, could soon receive international recognition from ...

After work Quynh Anh and her husband Jörg Strehler pack their clothes and laptops in waterproof bags, inflate them to make them buoyant, and drift home along the river. "Warm sunlight above and cool ...

The way a nation consumes chocolate tells a fascinating story about its culture, traditions, and values. Recent studies examining chocolate consumption patterns across the globe reveal striking ...