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, ...

Distillers, collectors and lovers of absinthe tell us the thousand and one lives of absinthe, or Green Fairy, a spirit drink whose roots lie in the heart of Val-de-Travers Switzerland.The legendary ...

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 ...

More and more teenagers want get an Apollo body fast. They are inspired by models on the web and the social networks, from people who’ve increased their muscle mass fast, and they sometimes injure ...

How to walk in balance on a 1" wide highline stretched out between two mountains? Half-man, half-bird, sometimes even blindfolded, extreme highliners defy fear and gravity hundreds of meters above ...

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 ...

Who are the dictators spending surreal amounts of money in Switzerland's most opulent hotels while their people live in abject poverty? For decades, their regular presence has been a mainstay of ...

52 x 4' - Helveticus revisits in 52 animated episodes the major events, founding myths, iconic characters, and symbols of Switzerland. Who prompted William Tell to shoot his famous arrow ? Why are ...

Every year the Muveran Trophies mark the finalrace of the backcountry ski season in Switzerland.Nothing's left to chance when it comes to safety.Patriarch Philippe Bonnet heads the team ofvolunteers ...

Discover the tradition of Swiss raclette cheese making as if you were a local! At an altitude of 2200 m, the Mille mountain pasture in the Val de Bagnes is the Michellod family's chosen holiday ...