Via Alpina

The Via Alpina is an alpine way of hiking which connects Trieste to Monaco, and which proposes 5 courses (a principal course and 4 alternatives) on all eight country of the alpine furrow: the Slovenia, the Italy, the Austria, the Germany, the Liechtenstein, the Swiss , the France and Monaco.

Organization

Since 2001, the project receives subsidies of the European Union within the framework of the bottom for regional development with hauteau of 50% of the generated expenses. Since 2005, it Via Alpina is, moreover, a project of official displacement of alpine convention, since it contributes to the encouragement of a sustainable development in alpine space. Many special offers, like organized turns, with transport, lodging, cultural activity(AP)s and historical as well as offers for the children and the elderly animate the course and contribute to the appreciation of the area.

On the international plan, the project is coordinated by AWG, with Grenoble. On the local plan, a national secretary is appointed in each state. In the case of Austria and Germany, the function was included by alpine associations Austrian and German.

Course

For Via Alpina, no new way nor no new infrastructure was installation. There were recourse to the network of the tourist ways and refuges already existing. The logo Via Alpina was added with the old indication. 340 places of stage are equipped with multilingual panels of information.

The five courses add up in all more than 5000 km of way and 341 stages day laborers:

Italy: 121 stages
Austria: 70 stages
Swiss: 54 stages
France: 40 stages
Germany: 30 stages
Slovenia: 22 stages
Liechtenstein: 3 stages
Monaco: 1 stage

Red route

The red route is, with its 161 stages day laborers, the principal route of Via Alpina, and the only one to pass by chacuns of the countries, making it possible to discover many different lifestyles.

It passes by the following solid masses: the Alps juliennes - Karavanke - the carnic Alps - Dolomites - the Alps de Zillertal - the Alps de Tux - Karwendel - Wetterstein - the Alps de Lechtal - the Alps d' Allgäu - Massive of Lechquellen - Massive of Bregenzerwald - Rätikon - Silvretta - Chain of Sesvenna - Massive of Ortles - Chain of Livigno - Chain of Bernina - the Alps lépontines - the Valaisan Alps - the Bernese Alps - Massive of Haut-Giffre - Red Needles - Massive of Mont Blanc - the grées Alps - Massive of the Mount-Cenis - Massive of the Rings - Massive of the Jewel cases - Massive of Ubaye - Massif of Will silver plate - the ligure Alps - Préalpes of Nice

Green route

The green route, with its 13 stages, the shortest but one of is varied Via Alpina, through the Bernese Oberland. He proposes the trilogy Eiger - Mönch - Jungfrau

He passes by the following solid masses: Rätikon - Préalpes appenzelloises - the Alps glaronaises - the Alps uranaises - the Bernese Alps

Yellow route

The yellow route comprises 40 stages and makes it possible to discover the universe of the glaciers but also the history of Ötzi, found not far from the most point of Via Alpina, the refuge of Similaun (3019 m).

It passes by the following solid masses: the Alps juliennes - the carnic Alps - Dolomites - the Alps of Ötztal - the Alps de Lechtal - the Alps d' Allgäu

Blue route

The blue route comprises 61 stages.

It passes by the following solid masses: the Valaisan Alps - the Alps pennines - Massive of the Great Paradise - the grées Alps - the Alps cottiennes - Massive of Orrenaye - Massive of Mercantour - Préalpes of Nice

Purple route

The purple route proposes the discovery of four national parks, but also of the rich person culture of the Alps with the largest library monaquiale of the world to the abbey of Admont or the royal castles Bavarian of Hohenschwangau.

It passes by the following solid masses: the Alps juliennes - the kamnic Alps - Karavanke - the Alps de Lavanttal - Niedere the Tauern - the Alps d' Ennstal - Massive dead - Massive of Salzkammergut - Massive of Dachstein - Massive of Tennen - the Alps de Berchtesgaden - the Alps de Chiemgau - Préalpes Bavarian - the Alps d' Ammergau - the Alps d' Allgäu

External bonds

www.via-alpina.org, official site

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