Swiss train route named one of best in Europe for autumn

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By Abi Carter

Looking for a stunning trip to admire the foliage this month? The Centovalli Railway in Switzerland has been named as one of the five best autumn train journeys in Europe by the New York Times.

Centovalli Railway named one of NYT’s best autumn trips

The New York Times has selected the Centovalli Railway as one of its picks for the best autumn train trips in Europe to access the content’s “most magical landscapes”. 

Covering a distance of around 50 kilometres, the Vignezzina-Centovalli Railway connects Locarno in the Swiss canton of Ticino to Domodossola in Italy. The route is popularly known as the “Treno del Foliage” (autumn foliage train) for the spectacular views it offers of wild chestnut forests in golden bloom as it passes over 83 bridges and viaducts through the region of “one hundred valleys”. 

Swiss-Italian railway line has a strong international reputation

Matteo Corti, General Director of SSIF, which operates the Italian section of the railway line, described the article as “further confirmation of the quality of our service… that consolidates the international reputation of the railway line”, Blick reports.

Tickets for the train journey can be bought online at a cost of 30 euros per adult, plus an additional supplement to reserve a seat in the panoramic train car that affords the best view of the landscape. 

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Abi studied German and History at the University of Manchester and has since lived in Berlin, Hamburg and Utrecht, working since 2017 as a writer, editor and content marketeer. Although she's happily taken on some German and Dutch quirks, she keeps a stash of Yorkshire Tea on hand, because nowhere does a brew quite like home.Read more

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