Location: Grisons & Engadin

At around 1,560 m, Davos is the highest town in Europe and a tradition-rich high-altitude health and winter sports resort. The Parsenn and Jakobshorn ski areas, a long-standing reputation for its mountain climate and the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) shape the town. In summer, wide high-altitude hikes beckon.HighlightsHighest town in Europe (around 1,560 m)Parsenn and Jakobshorn ski areasTradition-rich high-altitude resortHost of the WEFGood to knowAltitudearound…

At the foot of the Bernina group, the Morteratsch Glacier is one of the most easily accessible glaciers in the Alps. From Morteratsch station on the Bernina line, a flat glacier trail leads to the ice tongue; signs along the way show the dramatic retreat of recent decades. In the background rises the Piz Bernina.HighlightsEasily reached glacier trailMarkers show the glacier retreatView of the Piz…

The Flims-Laax region is one of the largest ski areas in Switzerland and in summer is known for the turquoise-green Caumasee, one of the most beautiful bathing lakes in the Alps. Nearby runs the Rhine Gorge Ruinaulta, an impressive canyon of the Vorderrhein.HighlightsOne of the largest ski areas in SwitzerlandTurquoise-green bathing lake CaumaseeRhine Gorge Ruinaulta (Swiss Grand Canyon)Known for freestyle and snowparksGood to…

The Val Müstair in the far south-eastern tip of Switzerland is home to the Benedictine convent of St John in Müstair, whose Carolingian frescoes from the 8th century have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. The quiet valley borders the Swiss National Park and keeps Romansh culture alive.HighlightsConvent of St John with Carolingian frescoes (UNESCO)Romansh valley and convent cultureNear the Swiss…

St. Moritz in the Upper Engadin is regarded as the cradle of alpine winter tourism, which began here in 1864, and twice hosted the Winter Olympics (1928 and 1948). The fashionable high-altitude resort at 1,822 m lies on a chain of turquoise-blue Engadin lakes before the Bernina massif and is known for its exceptionally sunny, dry climate.HighlightsEngadin lake plateau…

At 4,049 m, the Piz Bernina is the highest peak in the Eastern Alps and the only four-thousander east of Monte Rosa. It lies in the glaciated Bernina group on the border between the Engadin and the Italian Valtellina. Famous is the Biancograt, an elegant firn ridge regarded as one of the most beautiful high-altitude tours in the…