While travelers flock to Switzerland, it seems to Steves that it’s the Swiss themselves who get the most joy out of their mountains. Swiss people are experts at living with nature. Like people who ...

In the thin-air pledge special "Rick Steves Mighty Alps," join Steves on an adventure. In the thin-air pledge special "Rick Steves Mighty Alps," join Steves on an alpine adventure from Italy to ...

A highlight of one of my European summers was a day I spent hiking in the Berner Oberland region of the Swiss Alps. I was with a wonderful group of traveling friends, all eager for a ramble in the ...

High in Switzerland, the mighty Alps seem to shout the glory of God. Up here, the Christmas season fills a winter wonderland with good cheer. I’ll never forget the holiday I spent in the village of ...

Find out why autumn is the perfect season for European travel, as Rick Steves highlights destinations that shine with lighter crowds and vivid seasonal charm.

COURTESY CAMERON HEWITT Few restaurants can put you at eye level with snowy peaks as dramatically as this one atop Switzerland’s Schilthorn peak. A highlight of one of my European summers was a day I ...

Swiss people are experts at living with nature. Like people who live along the coast have telescopes to watch the ships, Swiss mountain dwellers have telescopes on their back decks to watch the ...

Join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure from Italy to Austria to Switzerland to France. In the thin-air "thriller" special, join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure from Italy to Austria to Switzerland ...