THE MOUNTAINS ARE CALLING
AN ISSUE DEVOTED TO NATURE AND INDUSTRY IN THE ALPS
Be honest
Do you know how many countries share the Alps? Can you list them all? Think before clicking.
Delicious!
Alpine cuisine is full of surprises.
Alpine Rock
As a young rebel, musician Hubert von Goisern left his home in Upper Austria behind him. On foreign soil he found his roots – and combined rock’n’roll with yodeling.
Vacation in Austria
14 square meters of Austria: The luxury of simplicity in a tiny alpine hut.
Almost Through
Miners from Bilfinger Berger are working their way further south, blasting the tubes for the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
From a narrow valley into a wider world
In Germany, spring begins when the Italian ice cream shops open their doors. But where are the gelatieri in the winter?
Energy Independence
The Bavarian town of Wilpoldsried generates a lot of clean energy. Not that the villagers are dyed-in-the-wool environmentalists ...
In Geneva, Service Counts
The demand for professional facility management is strong in Geneva, an international center of management and finance.
A woman in a man's job?
There are 1,500 mountain guides in Switzerland, only 20 of whom are women. Bettina Sullinger is one of them.
The Oil Catchers
Hundreds of thousands of liters of oil have seeped into the soil at a former refinery site in Korneuburg near Vienna ...
Underground Storage
Gas on tap is becoming increasingly important. In upper Austria Bilfinger Berger is helping to build one of Europe's largest natural gas storage facilities.
Route des Grandes Alpes
It traverses 16 passes on its way from Lake Geneva to the Côte d’Azur. A dream for ambitious cyclists and motorists who are not in a hurry.
