Swiss Alps

Alpine Flowers of Switzerland
Swiss Alpine Flowers -- The Jewels of the Alps
Swiss Alpine flowers in full bloom are one of the loveliest sights you can see in the Alps mountain range. The best time to see the Alpine flowers of Switzerland is in early and mid-summer, when bright blossoms will surround you in the meadows and high rocky ground of the Alps mountains. A short ramble up any mountainside at this time of year will reveal many different Swiss mountain flowers, including all kinds of primroses, heathers, gentians, daisies, bellflowers and buttercups. As you go...

Mountain Walking in Zermatt
Rothorn above Zermatt: Alpine Walks in a Summer Paradise
For me, walking in the mountains around Zermatt was like taking a shortcut to paradise. If you have spent time in the Swiss Alps - or anywhere in the Alps - you know it will be lovely, but you really can't imagine just how breathtaking until you are there, standing on a flower-covered mountain side, gazing in awe at the panorama around you. Zermatt is a high-altitude Swiss alpine town, which lies close to Switzerland's border with Italy. Although not the easiest place to reach, it has been a...

At A Chalet In The Swiss Alps With Friends
Great Days In A Chalet In The Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps jump up along the southern tier where Switzerland borders italy and France, taking on many of the others national traditions and languages. Because we were able to stay with good friends at a chalet in the Swiss Alps, our tip was like none before. We met Jean, who is Swiss, and Shixin, his Chinese wife, while both worked as research biologists at Rockefeller University. When circumstances forced them to move, shortly after the birth of their son, Phillipe, Jean brought over a ...