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Switzerland: It's a long way to the top
In Wengen, a ski resort perched high in the centre of Switzerland, AC/DC has infiltrated.

Switzerland: Turn over a new leaf this autumn
While leaf-peeping in the Upper Engadine valley, Kate Simon welcomes the changing of the seasons.

Doping: The bicycle thieves
Sports writer Dan Coyle tells Phil Taylor about his long battle to cut through the PR myths surrounding Lance Armstrong and organised doping in cycling.

Europe: Cruising on the romantic Rhine
Anne D'Innocenzio discovers a love for river cruising on an eight-day trip on the Rhine, starting in Basel, Switzerland and ending in Amsterdam.

Switzerland: Alpine splendour on the cheap
Simon Winter finds you don't have to spend a fortune to take in the majesty of Switzerland's mountains.

Valais, Switzerland
This canton in the southwest of Switzerland is home to some of the country's most famous landmarks, including the Matterhorn and the Aletsch Glacier.

Switzerland: Shedding inhibitions in the Alps' oldest spa town
Leukerbad lies in a natural amphitheatre, cocooned on three sides by vast rock walls.

Switzerland: Conquering an alpine legend
Scaling the Matterhorn is something best done while you're young, says Alpine guide Rudi Steindl.