St. Moritz - Alpine Metropolis

On average, the sun shines 322 days of the year in St. Moritz, which is nestled in the Upper Engadine at 1,856 meters above sea level. It was exactly this sun that was legally protected as the emblem of St. Moritz in 1930. St. Moritz was often ahead of the times - for example, the first electric light went on at Christmastime in 1878, the first golf tournament in the Alps took place here, in 1889 and one of the first ski lifts in Switzerland began running in 1935.

Sights such as the leaning tower, a remnant of the Mauritius Church from around 1500, or the Segantini Museum, offer a change from the life of luxury and the jet set. Just as noteworthy are the environs of St. Moritz, the Engadine Lake District with Lake Sils, Lake Silvaplana, and Lake St. Moritz.

• Summer
• Winter

Highlights

• Corvatsch - the hiking trails on the Corvatsch run past mountain lakes and Alpine pastures from Murtèl to Furtschellas. The Glacier Grotto at the summit station tempts in visitors.
• Segantini Museum - dedicated to the painter Giovanni Segantini who spent the final five years of his life in the Engadine.
• Bernina Express - by panorama train on the most scenic railway in Europe to the Puschlav.
• Muottas Muragl - impressive view over the lake region of the Upper Engadine. In winter by toboggan from the summit to the valley station.
• Piz Nair Wall - the start of the men's downhill (2003 World Championship) with a 100 per cent drop results in an acceleration from 0 to 130km/h in 7 seconds. Top skiing skills are a must.
• Swiss National Park - measuring 172 square kilometres, this is Switzerland's biggest nature reserve, a place where nature is allowed to take its course unrestricted.