The Alps’ glaciers are melting, and these Swiss cartographers have work to do. A cartographer at the Federal Office of Topography in Switzerland. Jürg Gilgen draws the first lines of the ...

Spanning 750 miles from the Mediterranean Sea to the Adriatic Sea, the Alps connect eight countries. From sea level to peaks rising higher than 12,000 feet, with many of the world’s environments ...

One of the longest and most breathtaking hikes spans eight European countries. Whether on a multi-day trek or a series of day hikes, there is so much to see.

THE MOUNTAIN village of Susch is tucked away in the Engadine valley in the eastern Swiss Alps, with an elevation of 4,718 feet and a population of just over 200. Though it is a stop on the ...

Geography: The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lie in south-central Europe. The mountain range stretches approximately 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) in a crescent ...