The Bernina Express train passes near the Sanctuary of Madonna di Tirano, not far from the Swiss border, on the UNESCO World Heritage Site railway, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

A water turbine on the dam at Lake Emerson on the French Swiss border to generate hydro electricity, France, Europe

Lake Emerson on the French Swiss border to generate hydro electricity, France, Europe

Lake Emerson and dam on the French Swiss border to generate hydro electricity, France, Europe

Lake Emerson on the French Swiss border to generate hydro electricity, France, Europe

A water turbine on the dam at Lake Emerson on the French Swiss border to generate hydro electricity, France, Europe

Surveyors on the dam at Lake Emerson on the French Swiss border to generate hydro electricity, France, Europe

Lake Emerson and dam on the French Swiss border to generate hydro electricity, France, Europe

Lake Emerson and dam on the French Swiss border to generate hydro electricity, France, Europe

Lake Emerson and dam on the French Swiss border to generate hydro electricity, France, Europe

People hiking from the Gornergrat to the Monte Rosa-massif, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

View over the covered bridge from the Swiss border across the Rhine river, Bad Saeckingen, High Rhine, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Cyclists in the Rhine River Valley, view from the left bank (Swiss side) toward Liechtenstein on the right bank

Historic windows decorated with sgraffito, Lower Engadin, Graubuenden/Grisons, Switzerland, Europe

The old Rhine River Bridge connects the German and the Swiss part of the city, Laufenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe