Excursions - Chur (Graubünden)

Experience our natural history through pictures, sound and words. Very suitable for children as well!

The cathedral of St. Maria Himmelfahrt with its three naves can be considered the city's most important building. The 800 year old cathedral was reopened in October 2007 after many years of restoration. A pleasant walk through the pedestrianised Old Town takes you along twisting alleyways to the Bishop's Palace.

Graubünden's largest late-Gothic building was restored after the fire in the town in 1464, with parts of the previous Carolingian building being reused. Since 1919, a special decorative feature of the church has been three stained-glass windows by the artist Augusto Giacometti.

Villa Planta was named after the builder Jacques Ambrosius von Planta and was built by the architect Johannes Ludwig as a private residence between 1874 and 1975 . It later became the Administrative Office of the Rhaetian Railroad; since 1919 it is Graubünden's Art Museum.

The Graubünden Museum of History is located in the Buol house in Chur's Old Town. The exhibition includes archaeological, cultural and folk art objects from all over Graubünden from pre-historic times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Baroque periods through to the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The collections of various Graubünden natural history enthusiasts from the 19th and 20th centuries formed the basis for the establishment of the Graubünden Natural History Museum. This is a centre of information for the study of regional natural sciences.

Art exhibitions (Würth Collection) and Sculpture Park: Mon-Sun 10 – 17 hrs, Thu until 20 hrs, free admission. Events: monthly from Sept. to April. Jazz, comedy, classical music etc.

The gallery was founded in November 1991 by Luciano Fasciati. Since April 2000, the gallery has been located under the roof of the nearly 100 year old, traditional Hotel Marsöl. About seven exhibitions by individual artists and themed group exhibitions are held each year. The gallery is in Chur's Old Town.

If you want to be in the vanguard - the Rhaetian Railway will make it possible. It sends railway fans once a week on a spectacular journey through the UNESCO World Heritage region. In the driver's cab, the breathtaking ride on the highest railway transversal in the Alps becomes an unforgettable adventure. The locomotive engineer proffers information on the line that is unique from a railway engineering point of view. And to top it all, you will receive a commemorative certificate as well as a photograph.