Roger's Choice: Mountain Trips

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Fancy a look at the Alpine Grand Slam? Switzerland’s panoramic views are shaped by 48 peaks over 4,000 metres high. The easiest way to marvel at these giants is to take a day trip. Choosing the best vantage point is far from straightforward, however, because four-thousanders are visible from all of these destinations.

San Salvatore Lugano

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Lugano’s home mountain and pinnacle of enjoyment - that’s San Salvatore! The striking mountain south of the town boasts 360° views over the lake and environs, far south and to the high Alps in the west.The funicular railway up this landmark mountain starts in Lugano-Paradiso.

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Lugano
Ticino
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  • Start Lugano-Paradiso with funicular rail
  • Travel duration 12 minutes
  • Altitude 912m

Rochers-de-Naye Montreux

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A singular panoramic view awaits: over the Swiss and French Alps from Eiger to Mont-Blanc and further to Lake Geneva.

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Montreux
Canton of Vaud
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  • Start Train station Montreux
  • Travel duration 55 mins
  • Altitude 2042 m a.s.l.

Cable car to Pilatus Lucerne

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Near Lucerne and easily accessible by public transport, the Pilatus (2073 m a.s.l.) is the ideal adventure mountain for the whole family.

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Pilatus
Lucerne – Lake Lucerne Region
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  • Start Gondola from Kriens (Lucerne), aerial cableway to Pilatus Kulm or cog railway from Alpnachstad

  • Travel duration App. 40 minutes
  • Altitude  2073 m a.s.l.

Gornergrat Zermatt

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The best views of the Matterhorn are from the summit of the Gornergrat at 3,089m.The highest-altitude open-air cog railway in Europe operates all year round.

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Zermatt
Valais
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  • Start Train from Brig/Visp or from Zermatt by cog railway
  • Travel duration Approx. 35 minutes each way
  • Altitude 3,089 m a.s.l.

Titlis Engelberg

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The journey to the Titlis is truly an adventure in itself. First take the TITLIS Xpress gondola to the middle station, then continue your journey in the TITLIS Rotair, the world’s first revolving cable car, all the way to the top.

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Engelberg
Lucerne – Lake Lucerne Region
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  • Start TZentralbahn railway from Lucerne to Engelberg, gondola and cable car to the top of the Titlis
  • Travel duration Around 30 minutes
  • Altitude 3,062 metres

Säntis cable car Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein

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The journey in the big Säntis cable car from Schwägalp across the rocky ridges to the mountain station is an impressive experience in itself. And once you reach the “weather mountain”, the view of six different countries will take your breath away.

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Säntis - Schwägalp
Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein
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  • Start Train to Urnäsch or Nesslau, PostBus to Schwägalp, cable car to the Säntis
  • Travel duration Around 10 minutes
  • Altitude 2,502 metres

Rhaetian Railway, Albula/Bernina Chur

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130 kilometres in one train. The Albula/Bernina railway line forms the heart of the Unesco World Cultural Heritage listing and is regarded as one of the world’s most spectacular routes. The UNESCO route itself covers 122 kilometres from Thusis to Tirano, passing 196 bridges, 55 tunnels and 20 towns along the way.

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Chur
Graubünden
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  • 196 bridges
  • 55 tunnels
  • 20 towns