Westerners came to learn ancient Hindu practices at the retreat in the Alps.

In the French Alps, Chamonix Mont Blanc stands out for its mountain beauty, rich history, and year round adventure. As the ...

Southern Bavaria embodies Germany’s picturesque charm, from its romantic villages to its history-rich castles.

A new book tours the archive of an acclaimed British climbing photographer. Here are our favorite shots and the stories ...

The Alps are growing just as quickly in height as they are shrinking. This paradoxical result comes from a new study by a group of German and Swiss geoscientists. Due to glaciers and rivers, about ...

A room with a view has long been an everyday luxury in the Alps; it’s easy to take those mighty mountainous vistas beyond the windowpanes for granted. New hotels are making even more use of the ...

Researchers have used a computer model to test a new hypothesis about the formation of the Alps while simulating seismic activity in Switzerland. This will help improve current earthquake risk models.

Will the Alps remain Europe's inexhaustible water tower? The Waterwise project is collecting an unprecedented amount of data from across the Alpine peaks to better understand the vulnerability of ...

The pull of the mountains has always been strong. For buyers and investors, few places call louder than the Alps. “The mountains are calling and I must go.” So said Scottish-American naturalist and ...

From 23% less in the northern Alps to a decrease of almost 50% on the southwestern slopes: Between 1920 and 2020, snowfall across the entirety of the Alps has decreased on average by a significant 34% ...