Along the lakeside promenade, the scene is picture-postcard beautiful. Clouds billow in a blue sky, boats bob on the lake, and on the other side, the peak of Mount Pilatus looms dramatically. In ...

Charming lakeside city offers an enticing, I-could-live-here glimpse of the appealing and uniquely Swiss urban quality of ...

My mother-in-law, Anna, reads avidly — in a handful of languages. Born in World War II-era Budapest, she was a bookish girl who grew up devouring Hungarian and Russian literature. After a stop in ...

May 22 is the bicentennial of the birth of German composer Richard Wagner. Although born 1813 in Leipzig, the operatic genius has a strong connection to Switzerland. Wagner – then Royal Saxon Court ...

In this storybook area of central Switzerland, the Alps provide a dramatic backdrop for unforgettable adventures — from ...

Lucerne is a town with abundant charm, excellent shopping, lake and alpine views, and a host of small wonders that make it a worthy destination for any visit to Switzerland. You'll need at least two ...

Aug. 16 -- Lucerne, an engaging Swiss city with a striking alpine backdrop, has been a draw since the Romantic era, when travelers made it a stop on their "European Grand Tour." Today, it offers you a ...

Studied history and politics at University of Bern. Worked at Reuters, the newspapers Der Bund and Berner Zeitung, and the Förderband radio station. I am concerned with the Swiss practice of modern ...