Chalandarmarz is an old custom

Chalandarmarz
Chalandarmarz is an old custom which dates back to the Roman times. On March 1st the “wicked winter spirits” are to be driven up to the mountains so that spring will come one again to the valley. This is accomplished by making as much noise as possible – a tsk gladly taken on by the local school children with their Swiss cow bells and cracking whips.

Explore the ENGADIN with Local Guidance

Local Guidance
Small typical Engadinertowns with impressive houses with Sgraffito desing are in Bever, Zuoz, s-chanf, Ardez, Guarda, to see Ftan and Scuol.
There you can take a look at the romanesque culture.
In swiss you can find 930 different kind of museum. Interantional und local.

Visti the National Park and the Museum

National Park
There is a National Park in the Underengadin, beginning at S-chanf (app.12 km from St. Moritz) with the gamerich Val Trupchun. There you can watch ibex, chamois, deer, eagles and marmot. In Zernez is the national park museum. Starting at the Ofenpass there are well marked hiking trails to the game observation points and the meadows of Edelweiss national park.

Combination train ride and hiking

Combination train ride and hiking
-hikes from Alp Grüm to Cavaglia or to the valley of Poschiavo
-from Selva to Le Prese (lake) or Poschiavo to return by train
-from underneath Bernina pass, starting at Sfazü to the Val Viola past several clear,
blue mountain lakes to the Alp Camp.
-the hike can be shortend by use of the post office bus (booking neccessary)
-the hike can be expanded up to an Italian mountain hut, where brunch is served daily.

Welcome to the ENGADIN

The Engadin
offers a multicolored palled of unforgetttable holidays hightlight unforgettable times in our vacation homes and the liberty to arrange the days in such ways as you require for yoursselves. Active or rather relaxing, for each taste the correct
Breath in the fresh mountain air, escape the fog. Enjoy the charm of the romanesque culture and language ,
breathtaking landsacpes with rewarding destinations. For individualist seasons with lots of sun for sports or just relaxing. The Inn Valley is famoust for its all year tourism.

Grisons Barley Soup or Bündner Gerstensuppe

Recipe: Grisons Barley Soup, Recipe 1
This barley soup makes a complete meal, in particular if it is being served along with a large slice of farmhouse bread.

100 grams of pearl barley
200 grams of diced bacon
bacon rinds or possibly 1 ham bone
2 carrots
1 celeriac (the leafs may also be used)
1 leek
2 liters of water 
some oil, salt and nutmeg

Side valley easy to reach from the ENGADIN

THe side valley of the ENGADIN guides you to the direction of Italy and to the boarder of Italy. It`s a step to another culture and it will get much warmer. The vamous valley are Münstertal, Bergell and Puschlav.

Alpinski and Snowboard season from Novembre until Mai !

Alpinski and Snowboard
Simple gentle slapes alternate with long bord slopes, mogul fields or deep powder snwom slops.
Snowboards can choss between beginners slopes and halfpipes (prepared and natural) as well as Freestyle areas. For this there are corresponding documents Boarders Valley.
At the end of November begin Corvatsch and Diavolezza (16.Nov.2002) start operating, shortly before Christmas all trains are running Skiengadin.
Always at the 1. Sunday in May ends the season with the closing of Corvatsch and Diavolezza. Till Christmas and after Easter you will receive price deductions with the mountain railways.

Mountain railways

Mountain railways
At the end of May the Muottas Muragl train starts to operate. The way from Pontresina to Alp Languard is well accessible, the way in shady places is cleared from snow remainderes. Along the way you can observe ibixes and chamois. Again and again you have new views down on the Engadiner lakes districs, into valleys with glaciers and on fourthound meters high mountains.
Or you experience a romantic sunset in the mountain restaurant with Live music and following dinner.
A ride to the sunrise on the Lagalb or a led glacier tour from the Diavolezza to Morteratsch loosens the program up.Hiking boots and (ski-) sticks are helpful.
There are different subscribtions for indivduals and families of Rhaetische Train, the mountain railways or bus. For families there are reductions. At the end of the 3th October week the last mountain railway stops operating.

 

ENGLISCH Das Bergell besitzt preisgekrönte Gärten

Bereits vor 200 jahren haben sich die Herscherfamilien vom ENGADIN Palazzi mit reizvollen Gärten im Bergell angelegt.
Die Gärten der Familie Salis in Soglio und Bondo bekamen den "Schulthess Gartenpreis 2009" überreicht. Ein Positives Signal und ein gutes Ergebnis für die sorgfältige Pflege in den letzten Jahren.
Eine kleine Broschüre ist erhältlich die neben den zwei preisgekrönten Gärten auch alle anderen auflistet.