Facts About Lake Constance:  Lake Constance is the third-largest freshwater lake in Central and Western Europe in surface area and the second-largest in volume. Lake Constance was formed by [...]

Facts About Alimentarium: The Alimentarium is the first museum in the world entirely dedicated to food. The museum is listed as a Swiss cultural object of national importance. Alimentarium [...]

Facts About Vevey:  Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud. Vevey is home to the world headquarters of the international food and beverage company Nestlé, founded here in 1867. Milk [...]

Facts About Wengen: Wengen was first mentioned in official documents 751 years ago in 1268. Wengen hosts the classic Lauberhorn ski races of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in January. Wengen is a [...]

Davos is an Alpine town, and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 10,899, Davos is located on the river [...]

Facts About Davos: Davos is host to the World Economic Forum (WEF).  The village of Davos is first mentioned in 1213 as Tavaus. The current settlement of the Davos area began in the High Middle [...]

Facts About Landwasser Viaduct: The Landwasser Viaduct is a single-track six-arched curved limestone railway viaduct. The Landwasser Viaduct was Designed by Alexander Acatos. The Landwasser [...]

The Alps are split into six different regions: The Swiss Alps, The French Alps, the Austrian Alps, the Italian Alps, Bavarian Alps, and the Julian Alps. The Aletsch Glacier with its 23 km length [...]

Facts About Lake St Maritz:  The first cricket tournament on the frozen lake took place in 1990. English cricketer David Gower parked his rental car on the ice in January 1990; overnight it broke [...]

Facts about Saint Moritz Saint Moritz hosted the Winter Olympics in 1928 and 1948. Saint Moritz depends on tourism and the hotel industry.  Saint Moritz is a ski resort in the Engadine valley in [...]