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Spa bliss in the Alps: hot springs and hiking in the shadow of Mont Blanc

The Guardian 10 Oct 2026
An autumn break in the French mountain town of Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains offers thermal treatments and glorious walking trails before the winter ski crowds descend ... The maples flare red; rowan trees are dusted with crimson berries.
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A town in the Alps that rescued Jews from the Nazis

Forward 05 Oct 2026
על-פּי צופֿאַל האָב איך הײַיאָר פֿאַרבראַכט עטלעכע טעג אין די פֿראַנצייזישע אַלפּן-בערג. די בילעטן זײַנען נישט געווען אַזוי טײַער, און „בוקינג“ האָט רעקאָמענדירט אַ דאָרף נישט ווײַט פֿון ניצע (ניס) ... אויף אַזעלכע ערטער זאָגט מײַן מאַמע ... „די חורבן־אָדיסייעס ... .
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A melting glacier exposed a body in the Alps in 1991; 5,300 years after his ...

The Economic Times 21 Sep 2026
On September 19, 1991, German mountaineers Helmut and Erika Simon were hiking across the Tisenjoch ridge in the �tztal Alps along the ...
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I was asked to write a new Miss Marple, so I sent her to the Alps

The Guardian 20 Sep 2026
Could I really follow in the footsteps of the Queen of Crime?. When I was asked to write the first full-length Miss Marple novel since Sleeping Murder was published posthumously, 50 years ago in October, I immediately thought of my granny.
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NFL legend Adam Vinatieri heads 11,332 feet into the Alps for a Guinness World Record that sounds impossible

The Times of India 19 Sep 2026
The Pro Football Hall of Famer will travel to the Swiss Alps next week to attempt an official Guinness World Records field goal at Jungfraujoch, known as the “Top of Europe,” at an elevation of 3,454 meters (11,332 feet).
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In 1986, scientists released captive-bred bearded vultures into the Alps; 35 years later, 344 birds lived there, most wild-born

The Times of India 19 Sep 2026
In 1986, captive-bred bearded vultures began returning to the Alps after the species had disappeared from the mountain range decades earlier ... of the Alps had reached the same level of independence.
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Israeli killed in in fall in the Alps

Israel National News 14 Jul 2026
Alam Fares from Hurfeish dies after falling from a high altitude in the Alps ....
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Israeli hiker dies after fall in the Alps

Virtual Jerusalem 14 Jul 2026
Alaam Fares, 32, from Hurfeish, died after falling in the Alps near the Swiss-Italian border; His mother is known as ‘the mother of the soldiers’ for cooking meals for troops after Oct. 7|�Read More�ynet – News ....
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Switzerland converted military tunnels in the Alps into gold vaults during World War II, hiding its reserves beneath solid rock as Europe descended into war

The Times of India 10 Jul 2026
Thus, by relocating to the Alps, Switzerland effectively expanded its storage capacity while reducing the risks associated with concentrating reserves in densely populated cities ... The Alps became part ...
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Scientists Finally Solve Why Hannibal Crossed the Alps to Attack the Romans

Greek Reporter 07 Jul 2026
A new study on Hannibal’s alpine crossing suggests the Carthaginian general may have chosen the shortest and least exhausting route through the Alps because of the huge energy needs of his soldiers, horses and war elephants.
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From rolling his piano around the Alps to the Minthis Music Festival

CyprusMail 06 Jul 2026
How did a musician go from strapping wheels onto his piano and rolling it to parks in the Alps to being signed to Sony Classical and touring ... I pushed it to the Alps, on mountains, in beautiful parks.
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100-year-old Swiss steam railway through the Alps marks historic milestone

Gulf News 03 Jul 2026
Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of ...
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