The «Belvédère» is an icon, yet it has been closed for years. The hotel stands for the golden age of the Swiss hotel industry – and for the difficult handling of its heritage. It is perhaps the most ...
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This video shows the Furka Pass in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland, a high-altitude mountain route that winds through steep valleys, rocky slopes, and alpine terrain. The road follows a series of sharp ...
OBERWALD, Switzerland (Reuters Life!) - After a gap of 60 years, steam trains are again chugging over the historic Furka Pass in the Swiss Alps thanks to an army of rail enthusiasts and a rescue ...
REALP, Switzerland (AP) — Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway this weekend as vintage steam locomotives ferry tourists through the stunning Alpine ...
REALP, Switzerland (AP) — Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway this weekend as vintage steam locomotives ferry tourists through the stunning Alpine ...
"I can't help feeling that cars like this will soon be consigned to the history books. I have this horrible, dreadful feeling that what I'm driving here is an ending..." J Clarkson, reviewing the V12 ...
The stunning Furka mountain route was meant to be a relic of the past after the Furka base tunnel opened in the year 1982. But thanks to railway enthusiasts from Switzerland and abroad, this beautiful ...