Alps is a mountain In Central Europe. It is the highest and widest mountain in Europe, spanning 7 different states. The highest mountain in the Alps, Mont Blanc, is located on the Italian-French border.
The Alps are rich in mountain scenery with hiking trails and ski resorts.
Regions
The actual Alpine countries are most often counted Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, but also eastern French, NorthItalian and SouthernGerman the mountains belong to the Alps.
- Bolzano
- Merano
- Courmayeur, Next to Mont Blanc
- Chamonix, Next to Mont Blanc
Other items
- Triglav National Park in Slovenia
- Vanoise National Park in France
- Zugspitze mountain (Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany and Austria Ehrwaldin between)
- Dolomites in Italy
- Lake Como in Italy
High peaks
- 1 Mont Blanc (4810 m)
- 2 Matterhorn (4478 m)
- 3 Dufourspitze (4634 m)
- 4 Piz Bernina (4049 m)
- 5 Ortles (3905 m)
Glaciers
- 1 La Grande Motte Glacier
- 2 Gorner Glacier
- 3 The Great Aletsch Glacier (The largest glacier in the Alps)
- 4 Stubai Glacier
Waterfalls
- 1 Staubbach Falls
- 2 Cascata del Toce
- 3 Krimmler Falls
Understand
Animals
While navigating the Alps, you can see wildlife such as marmots as well as alpine deer and gems belonging to goats. Alpine deer males have large curved horns, while gems are short-horned and goat-like. Alpine snails and alpine crows will easily tip the fins of tourists. There are a lot of snails, but if you’re lucky, you might meet a hidden thriving salamander.
Many hiking trails run through large fenced areas where cows and sheep graze. Grazing Domestic animals are usually temperate and do not care about hikers.
Climate
In summer, the weather is often cool and rainy. At an altitude of 3,000 meters, the temperature can drop as low as 10 degrees. It snows in winter, but the temperature usually stays above -10 degrees.
Come
Germany
You can fly from Finland by direct flight to Munich (Finnair or Lufthansa) and move closer to the Alps by train or bus, although To Garmisch-Partenkirchen or the Austrian side.
Italy
There are direct flights from Finland To Milan (Finnair from Helsinki and Raynair from Tampere). From Milan you can reach the Alps by continuing your journey by train or bus to the north or west.
Switzerland
There are direct flights from Finland Geneva and Zurich.
Slovenia
From Finland Finnair operates direct flights from Helsinki to the Slovenian capital To Ljubljana, from where you can continue your journey to the Julian Alps, for example Kranjska Goraan.
Move
The mountains restrict traffic in the Alps. However, motorways and even railways cruise the Alps. Not all villages can be reached by public transport.
Many tourist destinations have cable cars that carry tourists up and down the mountain slopes.
Talk
In the Alpine countries, a German dialect is spoken which differs somewhat from the German literary language. In the western part of Switzerland French is spoken and in the southern part Italy.
Eat
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Stay safe
When moving in the mountains, take into account the weather forecast. The weather can quickly change from sunshine to downpour. On the other hand, fog can interfere with navigation in the mountains. In snowy areas, you should be aware of the risk of avalanches. Avalanche is also a risk factor.
Often, ordinary clothing is adequate, but in awkward places, hiking poles, holding shoes, and gloves are helpful. Hiking trails can encounter snowy or muddy steep slopes. Routes can also have technically difficult transitions, some of which are fitted with wires and metal pins. But not all routes have these and you may have to take handrails from a rocky mountain wall to avoid falling from a mountain. These hazards are not usually identified on hiking maps.
The Alps have numerous skill-intensive routes. On steep cliffs, you may need technical climbing skills. Glaciers are at risk of slipping, rolling down and falling into the groove, necessitating the use of ice spikes, ice picks and ropes. For climbing and the use of equipment, you should get training and / or walk with a professional guide, which is usually costly.
If you stay longer in the highest mountains of the Alps, you may get symptoms of mountain sickness. Exhaustion caused by mountain sickness can make you clumsy, which increases the risk of an accident.
Beware of skin burns and protect it with clothing / creams. Also remember a hat and sunglasses. High in the mountains, the thickness of the atmosphere is thinner, resulting in a higher intensity of solar radiation. The skin burns faster than sea level.
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