The Alps From Above

Travel across the Alps, to Europe’s last farmers’ hot bath and a lake that holds a monstrous, forty-year old fish. Prepare to experience the stories of the people and animals that dwell in these mountains like never before.

From the air, Styria’s gentle southern slopes and rugged northern peaks present themselves at their best. Here, alpinists cross gorges, the next generation of Vienna’s horses is raised in alpine pastures, and gondolas glide over shimmering lakes.

In the central Alps, the people live in close communion with the land, and in Bovaria farmers have a very special way of herding their cows up the mountain. Explore these stories and more as the journey across the Alps continues.

From the south, Germany’s magnificent landscapes are picturesque. In these southern reaches, fly fisherman pursue their craft, rare mountain ibex duel for mates, and miners scour caverns for rare minerals.

Journey across rugged peaks, and meet a geographer who studies the land with laser scanners, tailors who craft lederhosen, and bell makers whose bells last for hundreds of years.

Visit an inn that sits among the mountains at over 3000 meters above sea level, hear the strange stone instruments, and see one of the world’s highest beekeeping hives as you traverse the towering heights of the Alps.

Visit a region where people brave the elements to live in harmony with the rocky gorges and spires that surround them. From mountain night fires to the depths of ancient castles, the culture and tradition of the Alps lives on.

Farming in the Alps is a unique craft all its own. See how these farmers have adapted to the rugged landscape, and how they utilize some of the most ingenious methods in the world for moving their herds.

The people of the pale mountains live so remotely that some areas have only become reachable by road in the past several years. From musicians to wine makers and conservationists to scientists, meet the people of the Alps in the final leg of our journey.

Switzerland lies at the heart of the Alps. Brimming with nature, this is a place where people go to relax, test their sporting abilities, and study the creatures around them. From mountain climbers and biologists to yodelers, the Swiss culture lives on.