The world is very diverse and so are the conditions for living. To make it easier for people to imagine how life is in other countries, a ranking of countries is published every year, which takes into account factors such as life expectancy, education, gender equality and financial status.
Switzerland
The steepest rail funicular in the world is open! It is located in Switzerland and connects the town of Schywz and the mountain village of Stoos. Here, the funicular climbs to 1,300 meters above sea level with a 110% gradient (for every 100 meters of length, it can climb 110 meters in height). Experts assessed the project as an extremely great success of modern engineering.
Looking for a new home? New city, new country? Then we may have the right solution for you. The utopian Swiss village of Albinen, located in the stunning canton of Valais, is now offering families a hefty sum of money to move to this somewhat more remote community.
The Alpine village of Stoos in Switzerland has hosted an unusual competition for the fifth consecutive year. Badewannen-Rennen or trudging through the snow in the bathtub. There must be at least three people in it, and the winner is the one who descends the track the fastest.
Let's be enchanted by the autumn colors and travel to one of the cities that our favorite season colors the most.
Are you brave enough to walk the world's longest suspension pedestrian bridge? Zermatt, the Swiss tourist information center, announced that the longest suspension bridge in the world, the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge, is now open to hikers, adrenaline junkies and anyone looking for a great view of the Swiss Alps.
What is the life of the richest people in the world? Except inaccessible? Most of them spend their childhood in the Institut Le Rosey boarding school, where only the world's best elite are educated, among whom are often crowned heads.
The Mountain Boy (Schellen-Ursli, 2016) is a timeless story about the hero of the most famous Swiss children's picture book, a mountain boy named Ursli, who lives with his parents, animals and best friend Sereina just above a small town in the Swiss Alps.
After the Dutch, the Swiss presented their country to the American president in a satirical way and in the style of Donald Trump. Which promo video made you laugh the most? Dutch or Swiss?
You're probably wondering how a cheese wristwatch can be so damn expensive. The cheese watch, made by Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie, was created as a protest against a new Swiss regulation requiring at least 60 percent of the materials in a product to be labeled 'made in Switzerland'. Their watch is made of 95 percent of raw materials of Swiss origin, because they themselves see the problem in the fact that the regulation is too loose.
European winter resorts are legendary for their beautiful arrangement, high standards of infrastructure and service and, of course, for their indescribably beautiful unspoilt nature. The problem with most European winter resorts is their popularity and excessive crowding. Here's the solution: Europe's hidden gems are wonderful winter vacation spots that aren't overrun with tourist crowds just yet. Here are European ski resorts that you don't know yet.
The Ranger Rover all-terrain vehicle is rarely, if ever, stopped. She is up to any challenge, no matter how difficult. But paper can withstand anything, so stunt driver Ben Collins - the first Stig from Top Gear - put the promise of the Ranger Rover Sport to the test in practice. And I couldn't have picked a more difficult terrain. With the SUV, he also went down the ski slope in Mürren, Switzerland, one of the most picturesque ski resorts where Wengen is located, where the spectacular ski tests on the Lauberhorn slope are held, thus demonstrating the incredible capabilities of the vehicle in the best possible way.











