The Grande Dixence is the world's highest dam. A 15-million ton behemoth built in the 1950s, thedam rises above more than 100 kilometres ofgalleries dug into the mountainside as far awayas the ...

At the age of 16, with her braids blowing in the wind, Isaline undertakes an extraordinary journey. She has decided to leave for a 3-week-trekking adventure alone through the Alps, with her two goats ...

This report combines first-hand accounts andarchive footage to reconstitute the story of the Swiss who led a double life as shadowy soldiers in a Cold War episode that beggars belief. Armed with ...

This portrait of today's best Swiss wrestlers takes us for a memorable journey into a unique sport where tradition, respect and authenticity are king. The Federal Fest is the greatest Swiss sports ...

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 ...

Local dialects are for some is the language of childhood, of one's first emotions, few words that remain at the back of the ear. For others, it is a language in its own right, the Franco-Provençal, ...

Portrait of Marco Crettenand, the last cow hoof carer from the canton of Valais, Switzerland, who looks after cows hoofs with shears and not with a grinder. He inherited this traditional method from ...

Crans-Montana has always looked like a duplicate of Monaco, if you replace the beach by the mountains, that is. The wrld-famous resort embodies a certain idea of Switzerland, with prosperity, calm ...

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 ...

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 ...