Picture a dream mountain resort and it would look a lot like Grindelwald in the Bernese Alps. This village is under the infamous North Face of Eiger, a monumental wall of rock that inspires and intimidates in equal measure. The North Face was first conquered in 1938 and attracts hundreds of climbers every year, which …
The celebrated mountain resort of Saas-Fee is cradled by the Saas Valley in Valais. With old wooden chalets and granaries, Saas-Fee is a village with real history, and has been adapted to the needs of modern winter sports fans. There’s a system of Wi-Fi-connected funiculars, cable-cars and ski lifts to get you to pistes that …
Mesquite is in the suburbs of Dallas, and is also the 12th most-populated city in the entire state. Since Mesquite is at the crossroads of four major highways, the chances are pretty likely that you’ll end up here at some point, if you’re doing any traveling in Texas. But what’s there to do on this …
On Sweden’s west coast, Halmstad is a well-kept city that receives an influx of tourists in July and August. They come for the mild climate, golf courses and sandy beaches . The best of these, Tylösand Strand, has seven kilometres of white sand and a resort area full of fun in summer. In the centre …
In the eastern Alps’ Engadin Valley, St. Moritz is a glamorous mountain resort synonymous with privilege and old money. British aristocrats had a hand in St. Moritz’s early success, and their presence lingers in the members clubs, like the men’s only Cresta Skeleton Run. St. Moritz is the kind of destination where they play polo …
On the north shore of Europe’s largest freshwater lake, the city of Karlstad promises a feast for culture lovers. Some giants of Swedish art and literature have ties with Karlstad, like the painter Lars Lerin or 19th-century poet Gustaf Fröding. Go a bit further and you’ll be at Mårbacka, the childhood home of Selma Lagerlöf …
A municipality to the north of Stockholm, Solna is a hair’s breadth from the capital. As it happens, many of Stockholm’s big visitor attractions and amenities are right here in Solna. People will catch the metro, bus or commuter train up to see concerts and matches at the Friends Arena, idle in the grounds of …
The resort village of Engelberg in Central Switzerland’s Uri Alps was formed around a medieval monastery. Despite a tempestuous past, Engelberg Abbey still has monks, and remains at the heart of the community, hosting recitals on summer nights. For high-speed downhill skiing and once-in-a-lifetime adventure look to Mount Titlis, a forbidding 3,200-metre peak to the …
In the Landwasser Valley, Davos is a resort village amid the Rhaetian Alps of Graubünden. At an elevation of over 1,500 metres, Davos is billed to be the highest town in Europe. And funiculars, cable-cars and ski-lifts are ready to hoist you even higher, into six mountain areas for skiing in winter, and hiking and …
Not many cities have as tranquil a setting as Jönköping in southern Sweden. This place is on the shore of three different lakes, one of which is Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden and the sixth by area in Europe. With sheets of water, woodland and picturesque old towns, the landscape has a sprinkling …