Updated May 10, 2024 5:46 PM CESTVia Engiadina, in the holiday region, the Lower Engadine. The slow approach to travel has never been more important. From overtourism to taking multiple flights, rushing from A to B isn’t just stressful, it can be environmentally damaging. Which is why, sometimes travel needs to be stripped back to basics – a pair of boots, a backpack and a map.
, there’s a sense of being in a true wilderness, where trout leap from rivers and lynx and wolverines prowl through the pines.Covering a colossal 4,300 kilometers , the, named after the country’s king since 2022, is a lifetime’s undertaking for those who wish to cover every step. The good news is that it can be easily broken down into sections, with northwest, northeast, east, southeast and southwest regions to explore.
In places, its cliffs tower 1,350 meters . Wander its dry riverbed in summer and keep an eye out for rare wild chamois hopping across the cliff faces. The Camino de Santiago is Europe’s most famous pilgrimage route, finishing in Santiago de Compostela in the Galicia region of northwest Spain. It is here where the remains of the apostle St James are said to be buried. Traditionally, pilgrims headed here from their homes from all across Europe, but now hikers have multiple ways to walk “the Camino,” whether across Spain, from Portugal or France.is the most popular route, starting in St.
Few multi-day hikes in Europe fire the imagination like the Tour du Mont Blanc. This 11-day epic covers 170 kilometers over 11 days and takes in three countries - France, Italy and Switzerland - following a route around western Europe’s highest mountain.