Hotel Waldhaus Sils

6 November 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Hotels Reading Time:  4 minutes

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© Parpan05/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Hotel Waldhaus is a historic hotel in Sils-Maria in the Upper Engadine region of Grisons, Switzerland. It is one of the few five-star hotels in Switzerland that has been owned by the same family since its opening.   read more…

Theme Week Engadine – Bernina Range

28 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Bernina as seen from Munt Pers © Capricorn4049/cc-by-sa-4.0

Bernina as seen from Munt Pers © Capricorn4049/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Bernina Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. It is considered to be part of the Rhaetian Alps within the Central Eastern Alps. It is one of the highest ranges of the Alps, covered with many glaciers. Piz Bernina (4,049 m (13,284 ft)), its highest peak, is the most easterly four-thousand-metre peak in the Alps. The peak in the range which sees the most ascents is Piz Palü.   read more…

Theme Week Engadine – Samedan

27 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© MadGeographer/cc-by-sa-3.0

Samedan is a town and municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons. It is served by Samedan railway station on the Rhaetian Railway network and by the Samedan Airport.   read more…

Theme Week Engadine – Silvaplana

25 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

FIS Cross-Country World-Cup Engadin 2025 Women © Fyrtaarn/cc-by-sa-4.0

FIS Cross-Country World-Cup Engadin 2025 Women © Fyrtaarn/cc-by-sa-4.0

Silvaplana (Romansh: Silvaplauna) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the name of a lake in the municipality. The first sign of a settlement in the borders of the municipality are some Roman-era broken pillars on the Julier Pass. The village church was first mentioned in 1356. A new, late gothic church was built in 1491. In 1556 the village converted to the Protestant Reformation.   read more…

Theme Week Engadine

23 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Theme Weeks Reading Time:  12 minutes

Lakes of Upper Engadine © Biovi

Lakes of Upper Engadine © Biovi

The Engadin or Engadine (Romansh: Engiadina; German: Engadin; Italian: Engadina; French: Engadine) is a long high Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden in southeasternmost Switzerland with about 25,000 inhabitants. It follows the route of the Inn (Romansh: En) from its headwaters at Maloja Pass in the southwest running roughly northeast until the Inn flows into Austria, little less than one hundred kilometers downstream. The En/Inn subsequently flows at Passau into the Danube, making it the only Swiss river to drain into the Black Sea. The Engadine is protected by high mountain ranges on all sides and is famous for its sunny climate, beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities.   read more…

Romantic Hotel Muottas Muragl, the first plus-energy hotel in the Alps

1 February 2012 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, House of the Month, Hotels Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© muottasmuragl.ch

During summer 2010, the entire Berghotel Muottas Muragl was completely renovated. Particular focus was placed on the aspect of environmental-friendliness, giving rise to the first plus-energy hotel in the Alps.   read more…

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