Great Continental Railway Journeys
Maienfeld to the Rhine Gorge
Season 8 Episode 11 of 20
Michael Portillo is transported 150 years back in time to the tiny Alpine village which was the setting for Heidi, Switzerland's famous fictional child. In Davos he follows in the footsteps of 19th-century convalescents at a former sanatorium, now the Hotel Schatzalp, and takes part in an icy cutting-edge experiment at the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research
Great Continental Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two Wales HD at 6:30 PM, Monday 24 March. (Subtitles, new.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Ben Rowland
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Series Editor