The Best Swiss Train Rides

Beautiful Travels at the Heart of Europe

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
224 Seiten
2025
Helvetiq (Verlag)
978-3-03964-085-0 (ISBN)
29,00 inkl. MwSt
This book features 35 train trips across Switzerland: mountain, narrow-gauge, panorama and main line.
The Glacier Express, Jungfraujoch, Centovalli Railway, Bern to Geneva ... Switzerland has a lot to offer in terms of trains and natural beauty. With Switzerland expert and award-winning travel writer Diccon Bewes at your side, discover the rich history and impressive technological feats behind the Swiss rail network. Have him lead you to unforgettable locations, through green valleys, past glaciers and along crystal-clear lakes.
Whether on steep rack railways, little local lines, grand scenic routes or Intercity trains, this book helps you explore this beautiful country. It includes dozens of maps, tables, photos and a wealth of practical tips, such as which seats have the best views, when to have your camera ready and great activities along each route. Jump on, sit back and explore the heart of Europe!

Diccon Bewes grew up in Hampshire, England. After graduating from international relations studies, he traveled around the world for 18 months and began writing about his adventures. He then worked for Lonely Planet for ten years, and then came to Switzerland, where he worked as a bookseller for Stauffacher's English bookshop in Bern. He is now a full-time writer and a Switzerland expert.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 10.4.2025
Verlagsort Basel
Sprache englisch
Maße 150 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Antiquitäten
Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Schienenfahrzeuge
Reiseführer Europa Schweiz
Reisen Sport- / Aktivreisen Europa
Schlagworte Bahn • Bahnland • Bergbahn • Centovallibahn • GoldenPass • Öffentlicher Verkehr • Panorama • Schweiz • Switzerland • Top of Europe • Tourism • Trains • Transportation • Travel • Treno Gottardo • Zahnradbahn • Zug
ISBN-10 3-03964-085-2 / 3039640852
ISBN-13 978-3-03964-085-0 / 9783039640850
Zustand Neuware
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