Rick Steves is an expert when it comes to European travel, so if you are looking for an unforgettable hiking trip, you might ...

With Europe’s longest urban cable car now open in the French capital, turn your eyes to the skies for some unmissable gondola ...

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Historical building methods Early Swiss mountain huts used locally available materials by necessity. Stone from nearby quarries provided walls with thermal mass to moderate temperature swings. Timber ...

With steep inclines, frightening heights and rickety floorboards, these are some of the most dangerous bridges in the world to cross.

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV sought Thursday to console the families of Italian teenagers who were killed or injured in the New Year's fire in a Swiss ski resort bar, acknowledging their anguish and ...

In 1779, Englishman Charles Blair built the first primitive shelter for hikers to view France’s Mer de Glace glacier, in the shadow of the Alps' tallest peak, Mont Blanc. The simple stone hut, rebuilt ...

Swiss officials said the victims, who hailed from seven countries, were killed when a blaze tore through the Le Constellation bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort early Thursday, Jan. 1. The fire also ...

BOSTON (WPRI) — The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services has ordered a Florida-based party supplier to stop selling illegal sparklers to residents and businesses in the Commonwealth. Glenn Rooney ...