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Engadin St. Moritz
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The resort Engadin St. Moritz is situated on the southern side
of the Swiss Alps, at 1,800 meters above sea level, on the "Roof of
Europe". The incomparable harmony of its lake scenery has made the
Engadin known throughout the world as the "festival hall of the Alps".
The valley averages 322 days of sun a year (the Swiss record!), has
mineral sources and a very agreeable climate. Piz Bernina is the only
four-thousander in the eastern Alps (4,049 m. altitude). Piz Palü, Piz
Corvatsch, Corviglia and Diavolezza are among its other well-known
peaks and skiing areas.
Engadin St. Moritz has a fascinating cultural heritage - Romansch as its
official main language, German spoken in St. Moritz, Italian in the
neighboring valleys, French at the Club Med, lots of English for
example at the Cresta Run, cricket and polo. Giovanni Segantini and the
Giacomettis, Friedrich Nietzsche, Richard Wagner, Hermann Hesse, Thomas
Mann, Arturo Toscanini, Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan and many
other famous personalities from the worlds of the arts and culture have
contributed to the myth und nimbus of this valley. 'Schlittedas',
'Chalandamarz', an own architectural style (the 'Engadine house'), and
the famous Engadine nut tart are also a part of it all.
The region's 13 towns work well together, and jointly support regional
offers - for example the extensive network of hiking and cross-country
skiing trails, the ENGADIN cross-country skiing, inline skating and
windsurfing marathons, etc.
Further attractions complete the offer - horse racing and polo competitions on the Lake of St. Moritz, the Cresta Run and Olympic Bob Run (1928 and 1948), the music festival Snow & Symphony, the Gourmet Festival and OpernFestival, St. Moritz' Olympic skiing jump and the Ski World Cup and World Championships downhill runs (1934, 1948, 1974, 2003) and famous rail excursions such as Glacier Express and Bernina Express. In summer this is enhanced by yet more leisure opportunities such as mountain biking, hiking, golfing, tennis, sailing, and Switzerland's only National Park - all reachable within minutes!
Further attractions complete the offer - horse racing and polo competitions on the Lake of St. Moritz, the Cresta Run and Olympic Bob Run (1928 and 1948), the music festival Snow & Symphony, the Gourmet Festival and OpernFestival, St. Moritz' Olympic skiing jump and the Ski World Cup and World Championships downhill runs (1934, 1948, 1974, 2003) and famous rail excursions such as Glacier Express and Bernina Express. In summer this is enhanced by yet more leisure opportunities such as mountain biking, hiking, golfing, tennis, sailing, and Switzerland's only National Park - all reachable within minutes!
How to get there
Public Transport: Take a train of the Swiss Federal Railway (Schweizerische Bundesbahn, SBB) to Chur. Once there, change trains and take the Rhaetian Railway (Rhätische Bahn, RhB) to continue your journey.
The train route through the Grisons to the ENGADIN with its tunnel turns and viaducts bridging giddy heights is one of the most interesting and picturesque routes of Europe. Since November 1999 there is also the possibility of taking the line through the Vereina tunnel, which shortens the trip from Zürich to St. Moritz, for example, to less than three and a half hours.
The train route through the Grisons to the ENGADIN with its tunnel turns and viaducts bridging giddy heights is one of the most interesting and picturesque routes of Europe. Since November 1999 there is also the possibility of taking the line through the Vereina tunnel, which shortens the trip from Zürich to St. Moritz, for example, to less than three and a half hours.
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Contact Information
- St. Moritz Tourist Information
7500 St. Moritz
Tel. +41 (0)81 837 33 33
stmoritz@estm.ch
www.engadin.stmoritz.ch