Description
The Swiss National Park is the only national park in Switzerland and is located in the Engadine Valley, near Italy. The park is located on approximately 170 square kilometers of Alpine nature reserves. It has alpine forests, large rock formations and alpine meadows. Kilometers of well-maintained 80 trails are located in the park for hikers to enjoy, although no camping is allowed inside the park. The best time to visit is from July to September for mountain hiking. Hikes in the upper Alps should take place between July and August, while the months of May to October are suitable for hiking in the lower foothills of the park. In winter, the hike is limited to hikes
Tourism
Tourism is an essential part of the Swiss national park. The country’s national history is hiking and walking, and the Swiss encourage tourists to join them in their beloved national park, as well as hikes between their picturesque villages, towns and Alpine towns. Visitors are encouraged to take advantage of the park’s trails and attractions, and the average tourist will easily find Zernez National Park in the Engadin Valley, with Zurich being the starting point for most foreign visitors. From Zurich, visitors can board a train for the 2.5 to Zernez route, then take a postal bus to the park itself. Don’t forget to book your hotel in advance,
Uniqueness
At any time of the year, alternative activities and a selection of destinations to discover for visitors to the Swiss National Park. Near the entrance to the park is the picturesque village of Zernez, which offers year-round tours and, in winter, hosts sports such as cross-country skiing, snowboarding, sledding and skating. Winter festivals, film festivals, bike marathons and farmer’s markets are other local attractions to explore. Tourists can also participate in excursions to villages to experience a seventeenth-century time travel through Guarda, another picturesque village on the terrace, just above Zernez. There is also another mountain tour at Mustair near the Italian border. Before’
Habitat
The park is essentially a large alpine nature reserve and as such is home to a wide variety of alpine flora and fauna. The four seasons allow you to change the captivating landscapes, which also allows you to take advantage of different advantages to capture its myriad of seasonal beauty. The flora of the park includes conifers, larches, mosses, the Swiss Androsace, the vegetation of the glaciers, wild flowers of the meadows and the Edelweiss, the national flower of Switzerland, which constitute all important parts of the ecosystem of the park. The other plants inside the park are gentians, alpenroses, vanilla orchids, bell flowers and thorny thistles, as well as fungi like mushrooms. Among the fauna, the attentive visitor can see red deer,
Threat
The trails in the park are sometimes slippery due to local weather conditions and tourists should be careful at all times to avoid falls and sprains. Some wild animals in the park are large enough to pose a threat to people, and this should be seen as a rule of thumb to keep away from them. For these reasons and to avoid unnecessary environmental disturbances, feeding animals inside the park is not allowed. Human impacts in the park are issues that have affected the ecology of the park, and hikers are asked to leave the park only what they have taken. In addition, no pet dogs are allowed in the park and the gathering of plants is prohibited.
