I spent the last three years exploring the mountains of Europe, and I want to show you my favorite places. So here is my European Alps top ten. I have to say the Alps are my all-time favorite region in the world. There’s just something magical about the massive mountains: incredible landscapes in history that exists there. It’s something that I hope everyone can experience sometime in their life.
1. Seceda
So for our first destination, we’re in a head-to, possibly my favorite mountain, ever Seceda. Now it’s located in the tallying Dolomite. I remember the first time I saw a video of this mountain and I couldn’t believe it existed. The green grass slopes contrasted with the jagged mountain ridge often covered in clouds, make one of the most beautiful landscape combos in the world. Now, to get this to say that I took two gondolas up the mountain and made it to the top. I remember the first time I saw the mountain. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The clouds covered half the mountain, making it one of the most beautiful views I’ve ever seen, I was so freakin stoked when I got there. I just ran over to the mountain me and my buddy George and spent all day exploring the area. We got to this incredible vantage point that looked like an ancient jawbone of a dragon.
I felt like a dragon was going to come out of those clouds places like this spark your imagination and make you feel like a kid again. That will forever be one of my favorite travel experiences and I hope everyone can witness the power of Seceda. At least once in their life.
2. Grindelwald
Alright, now after exploring the mountains of Italy, we ran ahead to Switzerland to visit the village of Grindelwald when you think Switzerland. This is it. It has a picturesque Swiss, Chalet surrounded by mountains covered in green grass. I was lucky to have to live in Switzerland, and on my last week living there, I did a road trip to Grindelwald to go see what the hype was about.
Anyways I wanted to do a hike that would give me a good view of Mount I here, but I didn’t really know the area well, so I just saw a random peak and decided to hike straight up the mountain. I didn’t have much of a trail and I was just wearing my vans, but I kept hiking up it and after about power, I’ve made it to the peak and I was rewarded with some of the most amazing views, I’ve ever gun. I could see all around me and I had the whole place to myself. I mean it was just a special moment for me because it was one of my first travel experiences and there’s just an incredible feeling of doing things all by yourself. Anyways Grindelwald deserves all the hype because is one of the most beautiful places in the world.
3. Neuschwanstein Castle
Alright, so after Grindelwald we’re ahead over to Germany to visit the Neuschwanstein Castle hope I said that right. I have to say this is one of the most beautiful castles in all of Europe. It’s nestled at the very tip of southern Germany right on the Austrian and German borders. Neuschwanstein Castle is placed perfectly in the mountains, with a phenomenal 360 view of the bavarian alps and the town below the construction of the castle began in 1869. When the castle was open to the public until 1889, when king Ludwig 2 passed away fun fact, he only spent eleven nights their kind of crazy. You want to think about that. Anyway, the castle receives over 1.4 million visitors a year, so it’s a tourist hotspot. I mean I just can’t get over to the beauty of this castle. It looks like something straight out of a Disney movie.
4. The Julian Alps
Alright, so after the Neuschwanstein Castle we head over to Slovenia to visit another fairy tale destination Lake Bled it’s located about 40 minutes outside Lake Bled and is one of Europe’s most scenic lakes. It’s famous for its Thailand as right in the center of the lake and there’s a little church on it. If you’re in Slovenia make sure you make a pit stop at one of Europe’s most beautiful legs, Slovenia is also home to incredible mountains. The Julian Alps are where Slovenia stall smiles are located and they remind me a lot of that telling delights I haven’t been to Slovenia yet, but I’m going to make sure it’s one of the first places to visit when I can go back to Europe.
5. The Austrian Alps
Alright anyways after Slovenia we’re a head over to the Austrian Alps. Now I was lucky enough to spend a few days. Last summer, road-tripping Austria and I were shocked by the beauty of the country from its churches to castles and the endless lakes. Austria had it all one of my favorite places I went to was the town of go sow. It was just this little town that I stumbled upon that had one of the most incredible backdrops of the nearly unknown. I mean what do you think of the Alps? This was it had the churches, the green grass, the mountain I mean had it all be so cool to live there. If you like, driving on some crazy roads in the mountain I’d recommend going to the Grossglockner high alpine drug, it’s the highest row in Austria at two thousand five hundred and four meters. When I was there, I entered the park during sunrise.
It cost me about thirty-five bucks to go in anyways. I drove it the road it was a little crazy, but not too sketchy, and I was stunned by the view of the surrounding mountains. You can also go to the pasture breezy glacier, which is just a short drive from the Grossglockner, it’s the biggest glacier in Austria, and when I was there, I found this path that took me down to the bottom of the glacier. I love the lake at the bottom, the contrast of the gray leg against the glacier made for an incredible sight.
6. Hallstatt
After the glacier, we were headed over to Austria’s most picturesque town Hallstatt, how this town looks like it should be in a fairytale. It was once a salt mining town, but now is Austria’s most popular tourist attraction. It’s just such a stunning place.
7. Appenzell
Alright, so after the Austrian Alps we were headed over to Appenzell the mountains now located in eastern Switzerland, these mountains quickly became one of my favorite places I’ve ever been it’s home to massive jagged mountains that looked like something out of Lord of the Rings. Now to get up to the Mount. I took a gondola up to the top and then I hiked for about an hour to reach a hotel on the top of the mountain. Now, my buddy Danny decided to stay the night at this hotel, so we could watch the sunset well now we got all settled in, and then we ventured off to get the perfect spot.
The clouds were covering the sky, so we only had about 15 minutes of sunlight to get the shot and my buddy Danny got some of the most incredible shots. I’ve ever seen I mean I was just standing on the peak and you find the drone over me with the sunset. In the background, it goes down as one of the top five sunsets of my life, just so friggin epic. I just couldn’t believe the beauty of these mountains. I mean it’s: what dreams are made of another cool thing about the area? Is there a cliffside restaurant and a beautiful lake at the bottom? I both failed to go to him because I was just too focused on getting the shot on those mountains, but next time I go to Appenzell I’ll make sure to visit.
8. Sassolungo
All right after the mountains Appenzell we’re ahead Sassolungo. Now, this is located back in the Dolomites and it’s one of the most impressive mountain groups that I’ve ever seen when I was there. I took a one-man chairlift up to the top and I was just instantly blown away by the views I like to call the place, the Black Gate, some more because that reminded me of when I was up there. I felt like I was going to run into an orc or see Nazgul flying around there’s a little refuge at the top. It’s just a great place to go climbing or explore. Now, when I got down to the bottom, I drove around the area to see. If I could catch the sunset, I was able to get one of the most dramatic shots ever as the sunbeams were shining through the mountain I mean it looked like something out of a fantasy use, so freakin incredible. I drove back to the base of the mountain and I slept in my car right there.
9. The French Alps
All right after Sassolungo, we were headed over to the French Alps. Now, this is one of the areas that I haven’t visited yet, but once I came to travel to Europe again, it’s going to be one of the first destinations I go to now. The French Alps are home to Mount Blanc, which is the highest mountain in all the Alps at 15,000, 774 feet it’s kind of funny, because the border between France and Italy passes right through the summit, making Mount. Blanc, both French and Italian. Now one thing I think that is so cool about my blog is the glaciers that run down it. I mean it would be incredible to go hike those I also really want to explore around the town of Sharm a probably said that wrong.
10. Jungfraujoch
Alright, so after the French Alps were head over to the top of Europe to visit Jungfraujoch. Now this place looks like something out of a James Bond film. So I and my friends decided to take Europe's high strain to go to the top of Europe. Now, normally ticket during summer is around 240 dollars, but we got the early bird special, so it was half off so definitely consider that when you’re buying your ticket anyways, we got on the train and went up the mountain halfway up. We made a pit stop and we were able to see this glacier. There were also some Mountaineers taking a little break before they were sent back up the mountain anyway. We got back on the trade and we went up to the very top when you get off the train. You get into like these cave tunnels and you’ll go walk around.
It was kind of confusing for me. We made it out to the ice. So when we’re able to get an incredible view of the glacier below after we went to the top of the Sphinx observatory, you get some more amazing views. One of the coolest parts, of Jungfraujoch, is the glacier tunnels. You’re able to walk through these tunnels cover right on the ice. Surprisingly, it wasn’t too cold and it wasn’t so breath you can put on some sticky stuff on the ice, so you don’t fall while a trip too young for yak is expensive.
11. Zermatt
I recommend that everyone try at least once in their life. I mean just absolutely unbelievable, while we’re still in Switzerland we’re heading over to the magical town of Zermatt. Now Zermatt is home to possibly the most iconic mountain in the Alps, the Matterhorn, with a height of over fourteen thousand six hundred and ninety-two feet, it’s one of the highest peaks in the Alps, and it makes almost a perfect symmetrical pyramid similar to Mont block. The Italian and Switzerland border is right on the Matterhorn now soo-man is unique because they don’t allow cars or motorized vehicles in the village. When I was there, I had to take a little train up when I got to Zermatt. I had just a great time exploring the city, I was amused that there was a McDonald’s there. One of the coolest places to go in Zermatt is Stella Lake and it has one of the best uses there. With its reflection on the lake, just such a magical location.
12. Tre Cime Di Laveredo
Alright, so after Zermatt warned us to our final location, which is back in the Italian Dolomites, it’s Tre Cime Di Laveredo. Now, when I went to the Dolomites, I spent three days: here’s because there’s just so much to explore now. Tre Cime Di Laveredo is home to the most iconic rock scripture in the dome lights. When I was there, I wanted to get a good vantage point to watch the sunrise over the Tre Cime Di Laveredo. So me and my buddy George. We woke up around 5:30 a.m. and started hiking toward the vantage point. We got through some caves and walked through a pathway cook straight on the mountain, and then we came to the spot where we had to climb up a sheer cliff. All we had was like a wire to hold on to. I mean I definitely should have had some via Ferrata gear, but I didn’t know what I was getting myself into and I just said it anyway: swim hit to the top right when the Sun started to rise over the mountain peaks.
I was out of breath because we just climbed a freakin mountain, but I was able to experience one of the most incredible sunrises I mean I felt so alive and moments like that are what traveling is all about. I will forever remember that moment. I mean after the Sun rose, I got some sketchy shots of me back flipping and sitting on the edge people started to join us at the top of the mountain, and he concluded a seed that we were unprepared for by a miracle. We made it safely down the mountain another one of my favorite places and Tre Cime Di Laveredo is a place I like to call Mordor because it looks like a scene straight out of Lord of the Rings. I remember I was in a parking lot and I saw these mountains in the distance. I started hiking towards them. I was astonished by its jagged peak. They were just so mystical and dreary, and the whole landscape reminded me of something from Lord of the Rings. I decided that I wanted to hike to the bottom of Moore, so I followed the path it led me to this cave.
I felt like I was walking into Shelob Slayer. Luckily, there were no giant spiders inside. I can’t walk him down and I couldn’t belong escape everywhere I looked. I was surrounded by stunning mountains. The sketchiest part was when I got to this long skinny ladder down the cliffs I’d felt like Sam and Frodo hiking down the stairs to Mordor. I made it down to the bottom and I was just overwhelmed by the epicness of the area I felt. I was in a fairy tale. I don’t have much daylight left, so I was able to explore more. I wanted to go climb from those Peaks, but I decided to walk back up the trail and I was able to get one of the most iconic shots ever of me running along this path. With the backdrop of the Mordor at the moment, I didn’t appreciate how crazy that evening was, but looking back, it was hands down one of my favorite travel experiences, who would have thought Mordor was in Italy.