The Real Switzerland

Imagine standing inside a room that smells like pure heaven. Warm, rich, velvety cocoa fills the air. In front of you, a four-metre-high chocolate fountain flows…

Close your eyes. An alphorn’s deep, mournful call rolls through misty Alpine valleys. Leather boots stomp precise Ländler rhythms on wooden floors. A raw yodel…

Imagine cruising over a postcard-perfect Swiss bridge. Snow dusts the Alps nearby. A river sparkles below. But what if those sturdy pillars hide hundreds of…

If you ever feel terrible at directions, remember this: Switzerland invaded Liechtenstein by accident. Not once. Not twice. Five times. Nobody went to war. Nobody even shouted….

Can you cross a national border without actually leaving the country? In Switzerland, the answer is yes. You don’t need a passport, and there are…

Every day, tourists crowd the Vatican courtyards snapping photographs of the Pontifical Swiss Guard. The guards stand motionless in their ridiculous uniforms—blue, red, and orange…