The most beautiful train routes across Europe

The train is back in fashion for many good reasons: better for the environment and far more practical than the plane, it allows you to take your time to enjoy the landscape.

It also offers the freedom to stop and start your journey again, where and when you want. Throughout Europe, magnificent train routes allow you to travel across the old continent while discovering extraordinary landscapes. Click on to discover the most beautiful train routes across Europe.

Between Chur, Switzerland, and Tirano, in northern Italy, this line allows you to travel the highest route in the Alps, reaching more than 2,300 meters at Bernina. The journey offers you one of the most beautiful and spectacular panoramas in the world. It is a must!

This route in Switzerland -the Glacier Express offers the chance to cross the whole country. At a slow pace so that passengers can best enjoy the scenery, the train crosses the Rhine Gorge and reaches over 2,000 meters above sea level in places. One of the most beautiful ways to cross the Alps.

For a more luxurious experience, try this train hotel that crosses all of northern Spain, from San Sebastian, in the Basque country, to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, via Asturias. The route offers the possibility of visiting natural heritage sites and many historical monuments, such as the Cathedral of Oviedo, while following the famous pilgrims' path.

A more unusual destination, Bosnia, is crossed by a 129-kilometer train line that connects two of its main cities, Mostar and Sarajevo. It offers a magnificent landscape, marked by dizzying mountain passes and breathtaking views of the emerald green waters of Lake Jablaničko.

Between Offenburg and Constance, in southern Germany, this railway line crosses the enchanted landscape of the Black Forest, between majestic mountains and gigantic fir forests. This journey offers the opportunity to relive the atmosphere of Grimm's fairy tales, close to the border with Switzerland and France.

Still in Germany but further north, this line runs along the Rhine on the west side, immediately above the river, between the cities of Mainz and Koblenz. One can take a romantic walk between vineyards and take in the picturesque villages and ancient castles.

This line of about only twenty kilometers has the particularity of having an impressive height difference of 865 meters or a slope of more than 5%. The landscape of mountains and waterfalls is breathtaking. The line was voted best in the world by Lonely Planet in 2014.

Also, in Norway, the Bergen Railway connects Oslo and Bergen, the country's two largest cities, via the highest plateau in Europe: the Hardangervidda. This seven-hour journey gives the traveler time to admire the fjords and the vastness of the natural landscapes.

Nicknamed "the canary" because of its yellow color, this train travels the highest line in France, in the Catalan part of the Pyrenees. There are two superb suspension bridges classified as historical monuments and a breathtaking mountainous landscape on this beautiful route.

The Trinichellu (or "little train" in Corsica) crosses Corsica between Ajaccio and Bastia, with a branch in the direction of Calvi. A unique opportunity to discover the natural landscapes and mountains of an island that is exceptional in all respects.

The West Highland Line crosses Scotland and connects Glasgow to the Highlands. This magnificent route allows you to discover wild landscapes from the train window. An unusual detail: this is the train used for the "Hogwarts Express" in the film adaptations of 'Harry Potter.'

This train route follows the banks of the Douro River from the city of Porto, Portugal, for a total of more than 200 kilometers. It offers travelers the opportunity to admire the river and the vineyards and stop at the magnificent Pinhão station.

In Liguria, immediately after the Côte d'Azur, the Cinque Terre Express crosses a superb and relatively unknown region of Italy. Nestled between the mountains and the Mediterranean, the five villages traversed by the line reveal their multicolored and colorful houses. A must for swimmers and lovers of hiking and green tourism.

This is the oldest mountain line in Europe, built in the middle of the 19th century and part of which is now classified as a UNESCO heritage site. A superb course of 41 kilometers in the middle of the Austrian Alps and gigantic forests...

This term means "inner line" in Swedish: and it is indeed a route of more than 1,000 kilometers from north to south of Sweden. The train crosses inland and reveals a magical landscape of lakes and forests, sometimes interspersed with the passage of reindeer.

This mythical line once allowed the rare chance for tourists to reach the Orient by train from Western Europe! The seventeen original carriages have been restored, and the line, as luxurious as ever, now connects London to Venice via Paris and sometimes other cities in Europe. Once a year, the train repeats the legendary route to Istanbul. A rare opportunity to go to Turkey without taking the plane.