Many river sources are in the Alps. When snow and ice melt in the spring and summer, they supply water to the rivers and lakes at the foot of the mountains. The Alps are Europe’s biggest ...

Spring is on the horizon. While some of our favorite hikes are still inaccessible due to snow at higher elevations, here are ...

Transhumance, the seasonal droving of livestock among migratory routes in the Mediterranean and Alps, is a form of pastoralism. Every year in spring and autumn, thousands of animals are driven by ...