BERNINA EXPRESS
Picture Perfect Swiss Alps Scenic Railway
The
highest pass through the Alps, the Bernina Pass between Switzerland
and Italy is one of the most beautiful routes in Europe. The winding
highway through mountain peaks can be lined with snow as late as
June. Aerial Tram cable cars rise to the mountain peaks all year at
the Diavolezza
Nordic Park where skiing is a short train ride from St. Moritz on
the tracks of the Rhaetian rail line. The Berggasthaus Diavolezza,
a hotel
and restaurant at 3,000 meters, is situated amidst breathtaking glacial
scenery at the top of the Diavlezza Berg Bahn with views of the Bernina
Massif rock face and boasting Europe’s highest jacuzzi. In summer
you can hike to mountain peaks on Nordic walking trails and in winter,
ski the glacial snows. For driving from Switzerland to northern Italy,
on a back road trip from Munich to Trento or Milan, the Bernina Pass
is an impressive scenic route alternate to the main trans-Alps auto
route, but at the high altitude can be severely subject to weather.
But all
year this area can be enjoyed by rail.
The
Bernina Express on the Rhaetian Railway line between Chur and Tirano
is one of the most majestic railway routes in the world, as well as
a technical achievement. The Albula rail line from Chur to St. Moritz
climbs
without the cogwheels of some other mountain lines across the remarkable
Landwasser viaduct. Stop in at that icon of swiss resort elegance St.
Moritz and continue of over the Bernina Pass to Valpaschiava
and Tirono
in the southern Italian Alps slopes. The Bernina Express climbs at
a graceful pace past the impressive Morteratsch Glacier to the 2,253
meter
pass. At the height of the pass, in the midst of ski runs and the train
stops at the stone built Ospizio Bernina rail station, which takes
the visitor back to old rail days with its hand signal desk, actual
original
cardboard tickets, date stamped by the station master.
Continuing
south over the pass the Bernina Express winds down thrilling twists and
turns
into the Poschiavo Valley
where the Italian influence
can abe seen, "Pizzoccheri"- and "Taladini" accompanied
by a glass of local Veltliner Wine. Continue further to the end of
the line at Tirano, and travel over the “spiral tunnel” where
to ease the grade, this most pictuesque of railways passes over itself
in a Swiss Alpine meadows. © Bargain
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