Excursions (Graubünden)

80 kilometres of hiking trails lead through the Swiss National Park. And provide intimate insights into nature that continually reinvents itself.

There are more than twenty mineral springs in and around Scuol. Ten of these are currently in use and supply both Scuol’s drinking cures and carbonated mineral baths as well as the Engadine Bad Scuol.

Charles the Great has left his mark on Müstair.Thanks to the Carolingian cloister and the churchwith its well-preserved frescoes,this lovely Alpinesite has been declared part of our World Cultural Heritage.

The 3-km track offers a marvelous view of the fascinating mountain world of the Lower Engadine.

Viva Bar (Hotel Bellaval) immediately below the aerial cableway.

Mountain/rural inn in S-charl, on the border to the Swiss National Park. Traditional furnishings, local products, game specialities, fondue and Graubünden specialities.

Restaurant open during the daytime, offering a small, creative menu: all cooked without electricity, only with a wood-fired oven and in part with gas.

Riding, horses, a restaurant and hotel in the hamlet of San Jon, opposite Scuol, in a clearing in the woods on the way into the Val S-charl. Quiet country music, peacefully grazing horses and first attempts at riding round an arena. The Saloon San Jon Restaurant is decorated in the traditional style of the Wild West. Lots of variety in the places to go riding, the range of food and the rooms of different sizes.

Restaurant open during the daytime, offering a small, creative menu: all cooked without electricity, only with a wood-fired oven and in part with gas.

Leaving the Parkhütte Varusch mountain lodge (S-chanf), visitors walk alongside the brook into the national park, to the Purcher Alpine meadow and then on to the Val Mela picnic area. Once there, deer, chamois and ibex can all be observed using telescopes and binoculars. At around midday, it's time for a picnic on the Trupchun Alpine meadow picnic area. Here too, there will still be lots of time to observe the animal and plant world. 6 hours; suitable for children accompanied by adults.

Small is beautiful stands for Bogn Zernez, with its attractive and family friendly installations and its outdoor whirlpool.

Switzerland's first national mountain-bike route leads from the Engadine valley to the Rhone – 666 devilishly challenging kilometres across the Alps. It's the world's longest – and one of the toughest.

Personal hiking guide in the form of a hand-held computer (reserve in the National Park Centre). An interactive quiz, 360° panoramas of the most beautiful vantage points, as well as audio commentaries by park wardens are also on the eGuide. A simple identification key is also provided for the identification of plants, birds, butterflies and grasshoppers.

Easy circular walk around Müstair. Route: Plazzöl - Waterfall - Guad - Rombach - Döss - Ruinatscha. Subjects like the vegetation by the waterfall, the functions of the irrigation channel, more life in the river and the red wood ant are addressed on the walk.

In Central Europe’s oldest national park, which is located at the Ofen Pass, over 100 species of birds are found. To see the most impressive one, the bearded vulture, you need a bit of luck. Postal cars run from the Zernez train station to the starting points of popular hiking tours that lead to the Val Stabelchod or across the Buffalora and Schera mountains.

Picture: Bearded Vulture

The Ftan-Natèas chair lift takes walkers to Prui, to the start of the Flurina trail. From there, the walk takes visitors to Motta Naluns in three hours (gondola lift back to Scuol). At regular intervals along the trail, walkers will encounter panels associated with the story of the children's book by Alois Carigiet entitled "Flurina and the wild bird". From the very first paces, walkers will find themselves engrossed in the story.

From the Convent of St. Johann / Müstair to Marienberg Abbey / Mals, from the Val Müstair to the Italian Vinschgau valley. 24 information panels en route point out that other worlds and times existed in addition to the present age. Hikers will also remember the mighty trees that, although situated in a location exposed to the weather, still manage to line sections of the trail. Return travel by Post bus from Mals to Müstair.

In 1945 the children's book "Schellenursli" by Alois Cariget was published. It recounts the story of the Graubünden mountain farmer's son who lacked the necessary bell to take part in the "Chalandamarz" festival. Thanks to the Schellenursli trail in the Schellenursli village of Guarda, this story can come to life once again. The individual stations not only tell the story of Schellenursli, but also explain the surrounding flora, fauna and landscape.

From chain rattling to organ music - mysterious nightime tours through a castle. A thrilling offer for night owls, full moon drinks are included.