Ecological Fun in Switzerland

Did you know that Switzerland is the place for ecological fun? They don't call it sustainable Switzerland for nothing. You can see what I mean in the above picture of the town of St. Gallen. It's a bustling little town that is surrounded by a belt of trees and forests, and right near the lovely Lake Constance.

The different regions of climate in little Switzerland are incredible. While the Swiss Alps are famous for snow and skiing, there is also a place called Southern Switzerland. For much of the year, the southern slopes of the Alps is the beginning of the warm Mediterranean climate region. This region is just north of Italy and not far from the Italian city of Milan. Regional centers include Lugano and Locarno. The good news is that environmentally sustainable fast and reliable train travel is available to take you all around the multi-cultural nation of Switzerland. It can take you from the French-speaking west around Geneva, through the large German speaking area, and down south to the Italian-speaking enclave of sunny Southern Switzerland. In one train centered tour, you start from Zurich, the largest city and go to many other towns on the way to Geneva in the west. The train then has a track to tunnel to the south and take you all the way to Tirano, Italy.


The amount of rail travel that the average Swiss person takes is incredible and ought to be a lesson to car-obsessed people of the United States. People take the train almost 50 times a year, in addition to local lines and trolleys. The use of trains is all the more remarkable due to the mountainous terrain, and is made possible by over 600 rail tunnels around the country, from small ones to ones that go through the Alps all the way to Italy.

Also of note environmentally is the over 90-percent level of the recycling of glass bottles, something that is fun to do and has spiritual significance, as well as being practical.