Like so many travelers, my images of Germany – cute villages, dirndls and lederhosen, and fairy-tale castles – are from southern Bavaria, in the foothills of the Alps.

Surrounded by a spectacular Swiss Alps vista, dining atop the nearly 10,000- foot Schilthorn peak is a breathtaking experience.© (Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe) Rick Steves ...

To inhale the Alps and really hold it in, I sleep high, here in Gimmelwald. Poor but pleasantly stuck in the past, the village has a creaky hotel, happy hostel, decent pension, and a couple of B&Bs.

Rick Steves shares the latest on sightseeing in the grand cities of Italy, Germany and Switzerland and offers a vivid local perspective on off-the-beaten path locations.

To inhale the Alps and really hold it in, I sleep high, here in Gimmelwald. Poor but pleasantly stuck in the past, the village has a creaky hotel, happy hostel, decent pension and a couple of B&Bs.

Rick Steves' Europe Mighty Alps Special | 54m 27s | CC Join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure, with scenic train rides, breathtaking lifts, majestic glaciers, and unforgettable hikes. We conquer ...

This column revisits some of Rick’s favorite places over the past two decades. You can email Rick at rick@ricksteves.com and follow his blog on Facebook.) (c)2023 Rick Steves.

Like so many travelers, my images of Germany – cute villages, dirndls and lederhosen, and fairy-tale castles – are from southern Bavaria, in the foothills of the Alps. You could easily spend a ...

Rick Steves writes European guidebooks, hosts travel shows on public TV and radio, and organizes European tours. This article was adapted from his new book, For the Love of Europe.

Rick Steves’ Europe: To Interlaken and beyond: A Swiss Alps paradise While travelers flock to Switzerland, it seems to Steves that it’s the Swiss themselves who get the most joy out of their ...