Vättis - Drive from Ragaz
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The driving tour from Ragaz to Vättis is 15km/9mi. The road winds its way up to the Wartenstein. 4km/2mi: Pfäfers (822m/2,697ft; several inns), with the former Benedictine monastery of St Pirminsberg (founded ca. 740, rebuilt 1672-93), now a cantonal home.
The road continues along the east side of the deep Tamina valley, via Ragol and Vadura. 11km/7mi: Vättis (951 m/3,120ft), a quiet and beautifully situated summer resort under the west side of the towering Calanda (2,806 m/9,206ft). From here a very narrow road (excursions by minibus from Ragaz to St Martin, 1,350 m/4,429ft, beyond this jeeps only: information from Verkehrsverein, Vättis) runs west up the beautiful Calfeisental to the Alp Sardona (1,742 m/5,716ft; 12km/7mi), from which Piz Sardona (3,059 m/10,137ft) can be climbed (4.25 hours, with guide) by way of the Sardona hut (2,161 m/7,090ft).
The road continues along the east side of the deep Tamina valley, via Ragol and Vadura. 11km/7mi: Vättis (951 m/3,120ft), a quiet and beautifully situated summer resort under the west side of the towering Calanda (2,806 m/9,206ft). From here a very narrow road (excursions by minibus from Ragaz to St Martin, 1,350 m/4,429ft, beyond this jeeps only: information from Verkehrsverein, Vättis) runs west up the beautiful Calfeisental to the Alp Sardona (1,742 m/5,716ft; 12km/7mi), from which Piz Sardona (3,059 m/10,137ft) can be climbed (4.25 hours, with guide) by way of the Sardona hut (2,161 m/7,090ft).
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