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The grande dame of the Pyrenees

Bart Giepmans

Stations

Canfranc station in the Spanish Pyrenees was built as a 241‑metre palace for international trains between France and Spain – a “grande dame” of the mountains in a village of barely 600 people. During the…

Along chalk white cliffs – on foot along the Hochuferweg on Rügen

Bart Giepmans

Rail & Hike

There are those hiking trails where time seems to stand still for a moment. The Hochuferweg along the steep north coast of the island of Rügen is one of those. A day trip full of…

The 10 best museums to explore from home

Journeys

From the Uffizi to the Musée d’Orsay, the Rijksmuseum to the Pergamon, join us on a stroll through some of Europe’s greatest museums, just without the queues and admission fees.

From cows and castles to craters in the Alps

Journeys, Rail & Hike

If you take the train from Spiez in Switzerland into the Simmental, you are not just travelling through a valley, but through a small chapter of Swiss railway history. First, the line takes you through…

The Walter Benjamin Monument by artist Dani Karavan, Portbou

Across the Pyrenees to freedom

Rail & Hike

Along sun-drenched wine terraces, colourful paths full of flowers and herbs and an endless Mediterranean Sea runs one of the most impressive hiking routes in Europe – not only for its scenery, but especially for…

Columbus Travel Awards 2023, Reisjournalist van het jaar

Railtripping voted ‘Travel Journalist of the Year 2023’

Uncategorised

We are proud and honoured to have won the Columbus Travel Award 2023 in the ‘Travel Journalist’ category.

Parc Floral: a green oasis on the outskirts of Paris

Destinations

You might not think so, but in a metropolis like Paris you really don’t have to travel for hours to refuel in the greenery. A ride on the underground or the RER is all you…

Rheinroute, Graubünden, Schweiz, Rhätische Bahn

To the source of the Rhine by train and bicycle

Journeys

As you stand on the banks of the Rhine and look out over this mighty river, many words come to mind. Enchanting, formidable, majestic. It’s hard to imagine that at its source you can step…

Bierproeverij, Hausbrauerei Altstadthof, Neurenberg

Bars, breweries and beer baths

Journeys

From Europe’s longest bar, via life-saving beer tunnels to a wholesome beer spa. We travelled with an Interrail Pass from Rotterdam to Pilsen, via Europe’s best breweries, bars, beer gardens and cellars.

Amsterdam Central Station – Best sustainable places in and around

Stations

Built between 1881 and 1889, Amsterdam Central Station – known locally as Amsterdam Centraal – is the second busiest railway station in the Netherlands behind Utrecht. As a result, arriving here can be a little…

Royalty & Rail: The making of Brighton as a great escape

Destinations, Journeys, Themed routes

Brighton wears its moniker “London by the Sea” and “the LGBTQAI+ capital of the UK” with immense pride, and so it should. This loveable, fun and historic seaside city remains famously liberal, creative and progressive….