Valposchiavo

We begin our journey back towards Italy on the Rhatische Bahn traveling through the southern Valposchiavo region of Switzerland. Our trip includes the quintessential train ride over a windswept Bernia alpine pass and descends a switchbacking track down the mountain to Poschiavo. We spent our last night in Switzerland at the Saoseo Hutte .

Hiking down to Bernia Suot, view up Val da Fain, and the train that didn’t stop for us.

Patti picking raspberrys on the trail to Saoseo Hutte . This hutte was more accessible than the others, being directly at the end of the road up from the little town of Sfazu. In fact, you could take a small postal bus up to the hutte. This was the first hutte we had found where they had running water available for a shower (4sf).

Leaving this region we traveled on to Tirano. This route taking in the 360 degree train bridge at Brusioto Miralago. Don’t forget to sample some of the gelato.