Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The lack of modern infrastructure in the tiny Alpine village of Villaroger is part of its appeal - Jean-Pierre Clatot/AFP My first ...

While seaside villages in France seem to get all the love, this adorable lakeside village is not to be missed…. Nestled in the Haute-Savoie region near the Swiss border, Annecy is an insanely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The unimaginable has happened,” said the mayor of Blatten, an Alpine village in southern Switzerland that is now covered in tons ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A devastating May landslide in Swiss Alps village Blatten destroyed more than 90% of homes and buildings, killing ...

A small village in the Swiss Alps has been engulfed by ice, mud, and rock in a rare natural disaster that points to an uncertain future as unstable mountainous glaciers can break apart in destructive ...

arcady_31/Getty Images The view from the village of Wengen. The “storybook” descriptor is frequently tossed into conversations around various mountain villages in Switzerland, yet the repetitive ...

There is something quietly disorienting about stepping off a train in Interlaken and looking up. The valley walls seem almost ...

Set at the foot of the French Alps beside a storybook village, Lake Annecy's crystalline color seems to shift with the sky — brilliant azure in sunlight, electric blue under clouds, and tinted green ...

For days, the inhabitants of Blatten, a village in the Swiss Alps, had been warned by geologists that an unstable glacier high above their homes could collapse. On Wednesday afternoon, days after ...

Experience the charm and culture of the French Alps on this exclusive nine-day Village Life® journey based in the lakeside town of Annecy, often called the “Venice of the Alps.” Settle into the ...