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St. Moritz

resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland

42km

46.59.8333

Davos

Swiss municipality in the Grisons

64km

46.89.8333

Balzers

this town is home to a very beautiful church and castle

98km

47.0659.5

Verona

Comune in Veneto, Italy

117km

45.4333333310.98333333

Saint Gallen

Saint Gallen (St. Gallen, German: Sankt Gallen) is the main city of eastern Switzerland. For travellers, its main draw is the centuries old Abbey of Saint Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a world famous historic library. It's a place packed with listed heritage buildings and well-maintained museums. And if you are tired of all the urban highlights, Saint Gallen also serves as a gateway to the Appenzell Alps.

128km

47.41679.3667

Memmingen

town in Bavaria, Germany

151km

47.98610.181

Grindelwald

village and municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

223km

46.61678.0333

Interlaken

resort town in the Swiss canton of Bern

244km

46.68337.85

Zermatt

municipality in Visp district, canton of Valais, Switzerland

250km

46.0166677.75

Zell am See

municipality in Austria

327km

47.316712.8

French Riviera

Located on the French coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur) has the glitz and glamour rivaled by few places on earth.

407km

43.3656.849722
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La Scala

opera house in Milan, Italy

99km

45.46759.18916667

Piccolo Teatro (Milan)

theatre company in Milan, Italy

99km

45.466388899.18472222

Mantua

Italian comune

109km

45.1563888910.79166667

Museo Ferrari

automobile museum

149km

44.5297222210.86194444
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Alps

Italy
Someday we will visit Alps or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Alps

The Alps are a range of mountains in Europe caused by uplift in the European Plate as it is impacted by the African Plate moving north; they stretch from Italy through France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and into Slovenia.

The population of the region is 14 million spread across eight countries. On the rim of the mountains, on the plateaus and the plains the economy consists of manufacturing and service jobs whereas in the higher altitudes and in the mountains farming is still essential to the economy. Farming and forestry continue to be mainstays of Alpine culture, industries that provide for export to the cities and maintain the mountain ecology.

The Alps are one of the more popular tourist destinations in the world with many resorts such Oberstdorf, in Bavaria, Saalbach in Austria, Davos in Switzerland, Chamonix in France, and Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy recording more than a million annual visitors. With over 120 million visitors a year, tourism is integral to the Alpine economy with much it coming from winter sports, although summer visitors are also an important component.

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