Great Walks

HIKING HEAVEN

Via Alpina. (390km. 20 stages)

howcasing the northern Alps, the Via Alpina crosses 14 beautiful alpine passes. Walkers experience a variety of culture, geology and topography on a journey across six Swiss cantons (A canton is like a mini-state of which the country has 26). Wide roads end in dizzying, breezy ridge trails offering ever-changing scenery. And if you’re into

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