The Via Alpina is a network of five long-distance hiking trails across the alpine regions of Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Monaco. The longest of trails is the red trail, whose termini are in Trieste and Monaco. The Via Alpina was created by a group of public and private organisations from the 8 Alpine countries in 2000, receiving EU funding from 2001 until 2008. It was initiated by the Association Grande Traversée des Alpes in Grenoble, which hosted the Via Alpina international secretariat until January 2014, when it was transferred to the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps CIPRA (Liechtenstein). There are national secretariats (hosted by public administrations or hiking associations) in each country. Its aim is to support sustainable development in remote mountain areas and promote the Alpine cultures and cultural exchanges. Purple trail A1: From Tržaška koča na Doliču to Aljažev dom v Vratih. A2: From Aljažev dom v Vratih to Dovje. A3: From Dovje to Koča na Golici. A4: From Koča na Golici to Prešernova koča na Stolu. A5: From Prešernova koča na Stolu to Roblekov Dom. A6: From Roblekov Dom to Koča na Dobrči. A7: From Koča na Dobrči to Tržič. A8: From Tržič to Dom pod Storžičem. A9: From Dom pod Storžičem to Zgornje Jezersko. A10: From Zgornje Jezersko to Eisenkappler Hut. A11: From Eisenkappler Hut to Riepl. A12: From Riepl to Bleiburg. A13: From Bleiburg to Lavamünd. A14: From Lavamünd to Soboth. A15: From Soboth to Eibiswald. A16: From Eibiswald to Schwanberger-Brendlhütte. A17: From Schwanberger-Brendlhütte to Koralpenhaus. A18: From Koralpenhaus to Pack. A19: From Pack to Salzstiegelhaus. A20: From Salzstiegelhaus to Gaberl. A21: From Gaberl to Knittelfeld. A22: From Knittelfeld to Ingering II. A23: From Ingering II to Trieben. A24: From Trieben to Admont. A25: From Admont to Spital am Pyhrn. A26: From Spital am Pyhrn to Zellerhütte. A27: From Zellerhütte to Hinterstoder. A28: From Hinterstoder to Prielschutzhaus. A29: From Prielschutzhaus to Pühringer Hut. A30: From Pühringer Hütte to Loserhütte. A31: From Loserhütte to Bad Goisern. A32: From Bad Goisern to Gosau. A33: From Gosau to Theodor-Körner Hut. A34: From Theodor-Körner Hut to Lungötz. A35: From Lungötz to Werfen. A36: From Werfen to Arthur Haus. A37: From Arthur Haus to Erichhütte. A38: From Erichhütte to Maria Alm. A39: From Maria Alm to Riemannhaus. A40: From Riemannhaus to Kärlingerhaus. A41: From Kärlingerhaus to Königssee. A42: From Königssee to Engedey. A43: