Experience one of the most spectacular ways to cross the Alps: The Albula and Bernina lines of the Rhaetian Railway. This mountain railway connects northern and southern Europe without the use of any toothed-wheel mechanism. A particular high-point of the ride is the panoramic view from the Bernina Express, as it passes mighty glaciers on its descent to a land of swaying palms. The Bernina Express is a close friend of all people in Veltlin. The itinerary of this train begins in the middle in Veltlin (Tirano) and reaches the hearth of Engadina. This is the most beautiful train in the world - that's what most people say. This extraordinary itinerary starts in Tirano (you can reach Tirano by the Italian Railways Trenitalia from Milan). This train climbs without the help of cogwheels across Europe’s highest railway Alpine pass, the 2253-metre-high Bernina. Passengers will experience an exclusivity in Brusio: an exposed helical tunnel. On its route, the Bernina Expres