Alpes Suíços

Switzerland took 17 years to tear through the Alps and build the world’s largest railway tunnel, a 57.1 km passage under 2,300 meters of rock, with 50 °C heat and 28.2 million tons excavated to connect the north to the south of Europe.

Ana Alice 20/06/2026 at 20:29

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Swiss village swallowed by millions of tons of rock and ice after a mountain collapses onto a glacier, triggering a mudslide avalanche at around 200 km/h and turning Blatten into an extreme symbol of risk in the Alps while another glacier in the same valley goes on alert.

Ana Alice 28/05/2026 at 23:11

Com mais de 70 km de túneis ferroviários escavados sob os Alpes, 28 milhões de toneladas de rocha removidas e 2,6 milhões de dias de trabalho subterrâneo, a Suíça transformou montanhas em corredores que encurtam rotas em todo o continente europeu

With Over 70 Km of Railway Tunnels Dug Under the Alps, 28 Million Tons of Rock Removed, and 2.6 Million Days of Underground Work, Switzerland Transformed Mountains into Corridors That Shorten Routes Across the European Continent

Valdemar Medeiros 12/01/2026 at 12:46

Teleférico mais íngreme do mundo nos Alpes suíços com cabines suspensas em penhascos e inclinação extrema.

Engineers in Switzerland Defy Gravity by Building the World’s Steepest Cable Car in the Alps, With an Incline of Up to 159%, Cabins Suspended Nearly 800 Meters High, and Extreme Works Over Vertical Cliffs

Felipe Alves da Silva 07/01/2026 at 23:09

Maior túnel ferroviário do mundo cruza os Alpes com 57 km, operação em alta velocidade e papel estratégico na ligação norte–sul da Europa.

World’s Largest Railway Tunnel Has 57 Km Dug Under 2,450 M Mountain in the Alps, With Underground Stations, Temperatures Up to 46 °C, 150 Km of Auxiliary Tunnels, and Heavy High-Speed Train Operation at 549 M Altitude

Alisson Ficher 09/12/2025 at 22:03

Suíça paga 50.000 francos para quem quiser morar em vila nos Alpes! Conheça as regras, vantagens e quem pode aproveitar essa oportunidade

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Switzerland Pays 50,000 Francs to Those Who Want to Live in a Village in the Alps! Learn the Rules, Benefits, and Who Can Take Advantage of This Opportunity

Valdemar Medeiros 11/03/2025 at 07:41