Cable cars soar past thrilling waterfalls, and the Matterhorn feels close enough to touch. Electric cars are great for getting you where you need to go, but there are a few Alpine regions that are so ...

Pop culture can inspire travel, and a novel movie encounter has lured me to distant destinations. “Switzerland’s most spectacular view is at the Schilthorn,” said Urs Hauser — someone who should know.

Elaine Coutu of Oceanside is shown at a 10,000-foot highrestaurant atop Schilthorn in Muerren, Switzerland, where shevacationed in June. The restaurant and gift shop were featured in aJames Bond movie ...

Who and where - Don Tuegel of St. Louis wears a University of Missouri sweatshirt at the summit of the Schilthorn in Switzerland during a visit in May. The trip - "The panoramic view of the Alps was ...

Switzerland, already renowned for its engineering marvels, has unveiled the world’s steepest cable car in the Bernese Alps. The Schilthorn Cableway, an architectural and technological feat, scales a ...

About 400 people were evacuated by helicopter from Switzerland's Schilthorn mountain on Thursday morning, after the cable car linking the town and the summit shut down. Helicopters were sent to pick ...

As our gondola ascends to a high Alpine peak, above the waterfalls and lonely mountain goats, there appears to be no 7-foot-tall James Bond villain waiting to snap the cable with his steel teeth. No, ...

Gimmelwald set amid the grandeur of the Bernese Oberland, remains pleasantly stuck in the past. There’s nothing but air between Gimmelwald and the rock face of the Jungfrau three and a half miles away ...

I went because: To visit our daughter and family. Don't miss: A side trip to Lauterbrunnen Valley. From there we took a bus and then an aerial cable car to Mount Schilthorn to get a closer view of the ...