Val da S-charl

Val da S-charl (12km/7mi south of Ftan). After crossing the Gurlaina viaduct a narrow road, straight ahead, winds its way up through the forest. 2km/ 1mi from Scuol a road branches off on the left (1km/ 0.6mi) to the farm of San Jon (1,469 m/4,834ft), with fine views of the Inn valley and the Lischanna group. The road to S-charl continues through the beautiful Val da S-charl, the eastern boundary of the Swiss National Park. 10km/6mi: S-charl or Scarl (1,810 m/5,937ft), a tiny village in a remote and beautiful setting. It was once a silver-mining center (guided tours through the mines). The Romanesque daughter church dates from the 11th/12th C. but was renovated in the 16th and 18th C. and again in the mid 20th.