Experience
Mountains & Alpine Scenery
Mountain country asks one question before anything else: are you walking the range, or watching it from the valley? Ranges built for hut-to-hut trails make different bases than ranges best seen from a valley town, and the right bed matches how far you intend to climb.
Where to stay →Best places to stay for mountains & alpine scenery
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem · IsraelLimestone walls ring the heart of Jerusalem, an ancient city in the Judaean Mountains, holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Barcelona
Catalunya · SpainBarcelona is the capital of Catalunya, a Mediterranean port city below the wooded ridge of the Serra de Collserola.
Beijing
Beijing Shi · ChinaBeijing spreads across the plain below the northern mountains, the walled capital of China, known for the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.
Seattle
Washington · United StatesSeattle rises between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, the Emerald City of Washington founded in 1851 and known for the Space Needle and Pike Place…
Las Vegas
Nevada · United StatesNeon signs and desert light meet along the Strip in Las Vegas, the largest city in Nevada and the seat of Clark County, laid out in 1905.
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro · BrazilBetween the mountains and the South Atlantic sits Rio de Janeiro, the second-largest city in Brazil, founded in 1565.
Sydney
State of New South Wales · AustraliaDeep water fills Sydney Harbour below the sandstone shore of Sydney, capital of New South Wales, known for the Sydney Opera House.
Montréal
Québec · CanadaMontréal rises on its island around Mount Royal, the largest city in Québec and Canada's second-largest, the biggest francophone city in the Americas.
Vancouver
British Columbia · CanadaThe North Shore Mountains rise above the water at Vancouver, a coastal city in British Columbia known for its miles of shoreline and its galleries.
Dublin
Leinster · Republic of IrelandThe River Liffey splits Dublin as it reaches Dublin Bay, a capital city in Leinster, Ireland, known for Dublin Castle and the Guinness Storehouse.
Tehran
Tehran Province · IranThe Alborz mountains rise above Tehran, the capital and largest city of Iran, known for its National Museum of Iran and its many galleries.
Chongqing
Chongqing Shi · ChinaChongqing rises on cliffs above the river at the head of the Three Gorges, a hill-built municipality in China known for the Eighteen Stairs.256 more Mountains & Alpine Scenery destinations, by country
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Common questions
Do mountain trips require mountaineering experience?
Mostly no. Marked trail networks, staffed huts, and valley bases put serious country within reach of ordinary walkers; genuine climbing is a choice, not a requirement. The planning work is matching route length and exposure to the least experienced person in the party.