It was a check-the-box trip, one intended to fill our quota to earn my husband possible Swiss citizenship. With dual nationality, I’m fortunate enough to hold the coveted red passport due to my family ...

From Switzerland's four linguistic regions come these musical reflections of customs and traditions heralding the arrival of spring. This content was published on December 2, 2011 - 18:59 Highlights ...

Highlights include the ceremonial burning of Old Man Winter at Zurich’s “Sechseläuten Festival”, and the masked drummers and fifers of the Basel Carnival.

I have swum in the summer waters of Lake Lugano, surrounded by mirrored reflections of tall, green mountains. I have panicked during a fall drive on the terrifying hairpin turns of the Gotthard Pass.