Switzerland's Top 50
The fifty most-loved names, right across the language regions
5 stopsName journeys
Thirty eight journeys, each with its own stops, its own artwork and its own selection of names.
To begin with
Route of Science
The names that changed how we see the world
7 stops
A German Century
One century, six stations: your great-grandparents' names are coming back
6 stops
Nordic Route
West from Copenhagen: the clear names of the north
6 stopsPlaces
Mediterranean Voyage
Melodic names from sunlit coasts
6 stops
Germany and Neighbors
Trusted names from close to home
7 stops
Germany's Top 50
The country's fifty most-loved names, from Cologne to Munich
5 stops
America's Top 50
The fifty most-loved names, from Boston to San Francisco
5 stops
Around the World
Once around the globe, one stop per world
9 stops
Around the Baltic Sea
Eight old harbours and the names spoken in them
8 stops
Atlantic Loop
Twice across the ocean, through big familiar name pools
8 stops
Down the Danube
One river as the road, Eastern Europe as the discovery
8 stops
Silk Road
The old trade road, from the Aegean to Japan
7 stops
Panamericana
From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, melodic all the way
7 stops
Marrakesh to the Cape
The whole continent, from the Maghreb to the Cape
7 stops
Island Hopping
Only islands, playful stops, endless variety
7 stops
The German-Speaking Five
One language from the Baltic coast to the Alps
5 stops
Mekong & Islands
Soft syllables from the river delta to the island chains
8 stops
Central America & Caribbean
Rhythm and warmth between two seas
6 stopsStories
Europe's Royal Houses
Seven monarchies, from the Thames to Andalusia
7 stops
The Brothers Grimm Road
Six camps from a birth house to a dictionary, and the tales picked up between
6 stops
Norse Gods & Sagas
Four holy places, from the Edda to the sagas
4 stops
The Odyssey
Ten years at sea, and one name waiting at home
5 stops
The Arthurian Legend
Castles, mist and the names of the Round Table
4 stops
One Thousand and One Nights
Scheherazade's names, told from Baghdad to Kashgar
4 stops
The Wilhelm Tell Saga
One apple, one arrow, five camps around a lake, the legend that invented a country
5 stops
New York in the Twenties
Five stops through the loudest decade the city ever had
5 stops
How the Bear Fell Silent
From the saga farms to the names that forgot their animal
4 stops
Route of the Sea
Six peoples who drew maps on open water
6 stopsMeanings
Blossoms & Gardens
Five gardens, from cherry blossom to lemon pergola
5 stops
Route of Light
Six countries light a lamp, and the names shine with them
6 stops
Route of Beauty
Six workshops where beauty is grown, traded, cut, and finally mended
6 stops
Route of Love
Six languages, six words for love, and the names that carry them
6 stops
Route of Wisdom
Six places where knowledge survived, and the names that carried it
6 stopsTraditions
Char Dham, The Four Abodes
Four temples at the four ends of India, and the circle a pilgrim closes
4 stops
People of the Bible
From Sinai to Rome, six camps along the book of books
6 stops
Names of the Muslim World
One faith, five countries, a world of shared names
5 stops
The Five Sacred Mountains
Four directions and a centre, China's compass, climbed step by step
5 stops