“Train Journeys Of The Alps”

This item appears on page 77 of the August 2008 issue.

 11 days/9 nights in SWITZERLAND, ITALY and AUSTRIA.

Highlights: Ride GoldenPass Panoramic train from Lake Geneva to Gstaad, Switzerland/cheese tasting at La Maison du Gruyère/Château de Chillon, considered the best-preserved medieval castle in Europe/Rhône Valley wine country/ride Gornergrat Railway from Zermatt (view of Matterhorn)/narrow-gauge Glacier Express traverses meadows and forests from Zermatt to St. Moritz/ride Bernina Express through Engadine Pass to Tirano, Italy, viewing Morteratsch Glacier en route/in Innsbruck, Austria, visit Olympic Village and Maximillian I’s “Golden Roof” villa/Mozart’s Geburtshaus (birthplace) and “Sound of Music” locales in Salzburg. 

Land only, from $2,299. Single supplement, $700.

Smithsonian Journeys (Washington, D.C.; 877/338-8687, www.smithsonianjourneys.org).