From the Uhlandplatz in the center of Bad Wildbad, in the Black Forest, there is a funicular railway that goes up to the top of the nearby Sommerberg or Summer Mountain. At the top of the Sommerberg there are about a dozen hotels, cafés and restaurants, and also some places Read More …
With your normal ZVV transportation ticket you can also use the Polybahn, which is a popular way of getting from city center (from the stop called “Central”) up to the ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) and the University of Zürich. The name Polybahn comes from the ETH’s original name Read More …
The Festungsbahn going up to the fortress overlooking Salzburg is Austria’s oldest funicular railway that is still in operation. It was built in 1892, and now takes people up from the city to the fortress in just 54 seconds. The lower station, on the Festungsgasse, is where you can buy tickets, Read More …
The Dolderbahn in Zürich was opened as a funicular railway in 1895, but was lengthened and converted to a cog railway (aka rack railway) in 1973. This means that the two cars are no longer joined together by a cable (as on the Polybahn, for example) but can be operated Read More …
Above the Teatro Romano is the Castello San Pietro (Castle of Saint Peter), which is a good place to go for views out over the city of Verona. I suppose it would be possible to cycle up to the castle in some way, especially if you like mountain biking or Read More …
Looming above Lyon from its position on a hilltop on the right bank of the Saône River, the Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière can be seen from numerous places in the city. So it is certainly a prominent landmark, even for those of us who dislike the building and what it Read More …
This short funicular connects the center of Bern (Bundesterrasse, near the Federal Parliament Building) with the Marzili district 32 meters lower, by the banks of the Aare River. In the summer, lots of local people use this funicular to get to and from the Marzili outdoor swimming pool by the Read More …
On the evening of January 29, 1956, the last tram (aka streetcar) made its last run on the last line of Lyon’s urban tramway system. That was the old line number 4 from Perrache Station to the Parc de la Tete d’Or. “At that period, and for several decades afterwards,” Read More …