Today you travel with the Bernina Express of the Rhaetian Railway along the UNESCO World Heritage route. Enjoy an Alpine switchback ride, taking you from the high, towering glaciers of the mountains down to the swaying palms of Italy: the Bernina Express is the highest railway line across the Alps, linking Northern and Southern Europe – and in the most spectacular way! In Tirano you hop on the Bernina Express Bus and enter Italy, your journey leads through the Valtellina region of Lombardy. Famous for its countryside, vineyards, and wine. You travel through a magnificent blend of nature and culture traveling along the shores of Lake Como and Lugano, re-entering Switzerland. Lugano is the cultural heart of the Ticino region and a very popular tourist destination. Overnight in Lugano.