The prices for second homes in the mountains are skyrocketing. With the pandemic, more urbanites have become aware of their environment and some have make up their mind to get to higher ground. In ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Portrait of the Swiss navigator Alan Roura during his last preparations for the next Route du Rhum. In February 2017, he finished 12th for his first participation to the Vendée Globe. The event was ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...