Rittner Rails

The 110-year-old Rittnerbahn railway line is one of the world’s nicest train routes, though it’s only about 5 kilometers long, connecting the mountain villages of Soprobolzano/Oberbozen and Klobenstein/Collalbo. It runs about five times a day, and the ride only lasts about half an hour. Still, it’s lovely, and any train enthusiast would be charmed by it. It’s as if someone took a toy train and expanded it to life size. I’ve ridden in it three times, and each time I’ve see 3-year-olds and 93-year-olds equally delighted by riding on it.