European Traveler

  • HOME
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
    • Italy
    • Vatican City
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
    • Switzerland
    • Lake Geneva Region
    • Liechtenstein
  • Others
    • Belgium
    • Baltic States
    • Denmark
    • Luxembourg
    • Norway
    • Poland
    • Sweden
    • River Cruises
    • UK
  • Search 🔎

Saving Tips for Traveling on the Glacier Express Trains

June 17, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Graubünden, Panorama Trains, Switzerland

Glacier Express in Snow

Advance reservations and special saving deals allow for cheaper travel tickets on the Glacier Express train, one of Switzerland's most-famous panorama railway journeys. Discounted tickets, savings fares, and package deals are often available for cheaper travel on the luxury Glacier Express panoramic train in Switzerland. All regular Swiss Railways discounted fares, savings … [Read more...]

Home » Graubünden

Ticket Prices for Travel on the Glacier Express Train in Switzerland

June 17, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Graubünden, Panorama Trains, Switzerland

Glacier Express on the Landwasserviadukt

The luxury Glacier Express trains with panoramic windows connect Zermatt and St Moritz via some of the most spectacular Alpine scenery in Switzerland -- ticket prices are the same as for regular trains on the route but obligatory seat reservations are extra. The Glacier Express trains from Zermatt in the Valais Alps travel up the Rhone Valley, cross the Alps at … [Read more...]

Home » Graubünden

Travel on the Bernina Express Train Switzerland

June 9, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Graubünden, Panorama Trains, Switzerland

Bernina Express - The Bernina Express crosses the world-famous Landwasser Viaduct.

The luxurious Bernina Express trains with panoramic windows travel through the Swiss Alps in Graubünden from Chur and St Moritz via Poschiavo to Tirano in Italy. The Bernina Express trains cross the Swiss Alps twice in Graubünden on the UNESCO-listed Albula and Bernina railways with 55 tunnels and 196 bridges. The luxury Bernina Express trains with panoramic window wagons … [Read more...]

Home » Graubünden

Bernina Express Train Tickets Saving Tips and Cheap Discount Deals

June 9, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Graubünden, Panorama Trains, Switzerland

Bernina Express Train

Many savings options and discounted tickets are available for traveling in the panoramic cars of the Bernina Express trains through the Alps in Switzerland. Many savings tickets and special deals make traveling on the Bernina Express trains in Switzerland cheaper. All Swiss Railways discount cards and deals may be applied including the Swiss Pass, half-fare, and junior … [Read more...]

Home » Graubünden

Save at the Landquart Outlet Shopping Mall in Switzerland

March 23, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Graubünden, Switzerland

Landquart Designer Outlet Mall

The Landquart Designer Outlet mall in the east of Switzerland offers shoppers bargains and savings on prestigious fashion labels at factory stores. Shoppers can enjoy huge saving on top Swiss and European fashion labels at the Landquart Designer Outlet shopping mall in Eastern Switzerland (Graubünden) near Liechtenstein, Chur, Klosters and Davos – only an hour away from … [Read more...]

Home » Graubünden

See the Painted Romanesque Ceiling in St Martin’s Church in Zillis

September 8, 2014 by Henk Bekker in Graubünden, Switzerland

Painted Ceiling in St Martin's Zillis

The Romanesque painted wooden ceilings in the St Martin’s Church in Zillis, canton Graubünden in Switzerland, is one of very few to have been preserved in Europe. The early 12th-century ceiling consists of 153 painted wooden squares with mythical images, Biblical scenes and episodes from the life of St Martin of Tours. Zillis is at the Via Mala in the Rhine Valley en route to … [Read more...]

Home » Graubünden

See Carolingian Frescoes in St John’s in Müstair

September 6, 2014 by Henk Bekker in Graubünden, Switzerland

Christ with angels - Carolingian wall painting in Müstair

The Carolingian and Romanesque wall paintings in the abbey church of St Johan in Müstair are the greatest series of medieval figurative murals in Switzerland. The church architecture of this UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed site in Graubünden is still predominantly Carolingian despite later Gothic additions. However, the cycle of Carolingian wall paintings featuring the … [Read more...]

Home » Graubünden

St John’s Convent with Carolingian Wall Paintings in Müstair, Switzerland

September 6, 2014 by Henk Bekker in Graubünden, Switzerland

onastery of St John in Müstair, Switzerland

The convent of St John's in Müstair in Graubünden is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed site mostly visited for its magnificent Carolingian and Romanesque frescoes, the most important cycle of figurative murals in Switzerland. Also worth seeing are the Carolingian architecture of the church and Holy Cross Chapel, the oldest multistory fortress in the Alps and a small … [Read more...]

Home » Graubünden

Recent Posts

  • 2024: Buy Tickets for Van Gogh National Gallery London Exhibition Poets and Lovers
  • Top Sights and Map of the Romantic Road, Germany
  • Relax in the Carolus Thermen Hot Water Day Spa in Aachen
  • 2024: Berlin State Museums – Special Temporary Exhibitions
  • 2024: Special Prints Exhibitions in the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett
  • 2024: Berlin Neue Nationalgalerie – Special Temporary Exhibitions
  • 2024 Berlin: Top Special Exhibitions in the Photography Museum
  • 2024 Berlin: Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Hamburger Bahnhof Gallery

Book Tours at Get Your Guide

Great care is taken in writing these articles but no responsibility is taken for errors or omissions. Contact service providers directly before making any arrangements. This site is not responsible for the content of linked external sites.

Copyright © 2023 - 2008 - Impressum - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy - Cookie Policy - Data Protection - About