Every year around New Year’s Eve, the backcountry of Appenzell, in Switzerland, is grippedby an age-old festival fever.Columns of richly costumed and masked singers, bells a-jingle, run from ...

They are sometimes called the sailors of the mountains. They cover the roofs of the most beautiful architectural buildings in Switzerland with tavaillons and shingles. This exceptional heritage was ...

The 1602 Company, boasting 2,500 members, commemorates each year the anniversary of the Battle of l'Escalade, which took place on the night of December 11-12, 1602 in Geneva. Every member plays their ...

Diana Fankhauser considers schwingen or panty wrestling a family affair. She's always been passionate about it as long as she can remember. Diana has followed in the footsteps of her two aunts, ...

The only fellowship in the world wherein all members must have long untrimmed beards ! They proudly parade their cows down from high summer pastures and participate in local folkloric events wearing ...

For some, patois is a language of childhood, of one's first emotions. For others, it is a language in its own right, the Franco-Provençal, and it must be defended at all costs as it is threatened, ...

In the Swiss Ticino mountains, mysterious houses were built over 1,000 years ago on sheer cliff faces that seem to defy all odds. In this untamed wilderness, Ely Riva has climbed every peak in the ...

The tradition of alpine pasture and "désalpe" is passed down from generation to generation. In the Swiss Jura region, two families settle each summer with their cows. Some make cheese out of their ...

21x26' - What is the secret of Swiss happiness? What is Swiss attitude made of? This series is a pop guide to homo helveticus that reacts to clichés with lightness and humor through an ...

Portrait of a unique breed of cows made famous as early as 1917 by its fights in the Valais region of Switzerland. Once simply called "horned animals", they were so numerous at the foot of the Dent ...