Rail route of the month: cheese, chocolate and a magical ride to the Swiss town of Gruyères
My hammock was my window on to the valley: a new type of walking trail in the Swiss Alps
January 2024
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: a dramatic ‘back door’ into Switzerland through the Italian Alps
Our slow travel expert alights from the express train in Domodossola to discover a rural route through the hills into Switzerland
‘We came away awestruck’: 13 writers on Europe’s hidden treasures, from Chagall in Kent to Rome’s secret Caravaggios
David Bowie’s Berlin bolthole and the world’s most stolen artwork in Ghent are among the cultural icons that our writers have long wished to visit
My ski touring adventure in Switzerland: the storm intensified and my goggles froze
A high-altitude ski touring trip among the 4,000-metre peaks of the Bernese Alps proves a tough challenge and a valuable lesson in mountain skills
December 2023
From skiing to spas: 10 of the best Alpine activity holidays
Holidays for skiers, hikers, skaters – and those who’d rather just relax in a luxury spa
‘So good I went five times’: travel writers’ favourite discoveries of 2023
We asked 23 Guardian travel writers to share their best experiences of 2023, from elegant spas and an art deco cinema to a new ‘megalith’ and a futuristic hotel
A Swiss ski resort that doesn’t cost the earth? Welcome to Interlaken
Switzerland is not the most affordable place to ski, but the Jungfrau area – with super-fast pistes and long toboggan runs – is a happy exception
August 2023
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: the drama of an Alpine epic from Zurich to Graz
This exhilarating, nine-hour journey trundles through the Swiss and Austrian Alps and soars to more than 1,000 metres above sea level as it crosses the Rhine-Danube watershed
July 2023
I walked the Alps’ largest glacier. It felt like ‘last-chance tourism’
A trek on the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps is dazzling, but also a stark example of the damage caused by global warming
June 2023
Smoke on the water, and music in the air: the magic of Montreux, Switzerland
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: the Mont-Blanc Express from Switzerland to France
April 2023
Switzerland unplugged: a hike in the off-grid Bavona valley
Using paths surrounded by terraced chestnut groves, walkers can encounter a traditional corner of Europe untouched by mains electricity
December 2022
Switzerland’s brilliant new train route: direct from Montreux to Interlaken
The GoldenPass line has long been known for incredible views, but now a pioneering engineering feat has made it even more attractive
November 2022
Why Laax could be Switzerland’s greenest ski town
Wolves and lynx are returning to the mountains around this sustainable ski resort, where solar-powered lifts serve the grand prix runs and snow parks
October 2022
How to bag a bargain European ski trip
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: on the slow line through forests and meadows in the Swiss Jura
July 2022
A local's guide
A local’s guide to Lausanne, Switzerland: cafes and beaches on Lake Geneva
With its Alpine views, lakeside frolics and cafe culture, the Swiss city is perfect for a summer break, says novelist Caroline Bishop
