The legendary trains of Switzerland are among the finest in the world and the Swiss have perfected making mountains accessible Their ingenious network of trains, rack railways, trams, and funiculars easily puts you in the midst of the most spectacular glaciers in the Alps and the highest peaks in EuropeMap of the Roman Empire Alps Alps on the Map Alps (Latin Alpes) One of the great mountain ranges of the Roman Empire, stretching from the Danube River in the east to the Saonne River in the West and the Rhine River in the North Alpes (λπεις) A name derived probably from the Keltic alb or alp, "a height" The mountains forming the boundary of northern Italy, which wereThe valleys of the Alps have been inhabited since prehistoric times The Alpine culture, which developed there, centers on transhumance Currently the Alps are divided among eight states France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and SloveniaIn 1991 the Alpine Convention was established to reg
