28 June 2025 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General
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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 .
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27 June 2025 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General
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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 .
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26 June 2025 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General
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Scuol is a
municipality in the
Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the
Swiss canton of
Grisons . The official language in Scuol is
Romansh . On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of
Ardez ,
Guarda ,
Tarasp ,
Ftan and
Sent merged into Scuol.
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25 June 2025 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General
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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 .
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24 June 2025 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General
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Zernez is a village and a
municipality in the
Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the
Swiss canton of
Graubünden . On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of
Lavin and
Susch merged into the municipality of Zernez. Zernez is a major node in the regional road network, with roads leading into the Upper Engadine and towards
Italy , the Lower Engadine and towards
Austria , over the
Fuorn Pass into the
Val Mustair and over the
Flüela Pass . Zernez is the center for visitors of the
Swiss National Park (
Romansh : Parc Naziunal).
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23 June 2025 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Lakes of Upper Engadine © Biovi
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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.
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8 July 2024 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General
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Locarno is a southern
Swiss town and
municipality in the district
Locarno (of which it is the capital), located on the northern shore of
Lake Maggiore at its northeastern tip in the
canton of
Ticino at the southern foot of the
Swiss Alps . It has a population of about 16,000 (proper), and about 56,000 for the agglomeration of the same name including
Ascona besides other municipalities.
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14 February 2022 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General
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San Bernardino Pass (
Italian : Passo del San Bernardino,
German : Bernhardinpass, 2,066 metres (6,778 ft)) is a high
mountain pass in the
Swiss Alps connecting the
Hinterrhein and the
Mesolcina (Misox) valleys between
Thusis (
canton of Graubünden ) and
Bellinzona (
canton of Ticino ). Located in the far eastern side of the Western
Alps it is not to be confused with the
Great St Bernard Pass and the
Little St Bernard Pass . The top of the pass represents both the Italo-German language frontier and the
watershed (drainage divide) between the
Po basin and the
Rhine basin .
Marscholsee is within the pass at an elevation of 2,053 m (6,736 ft).
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1 February 2012 | Author/Destination: European Free Trade Association | Category: General , House of the Month , Hotels
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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.
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