The world-famed winter sports resort (Winter Olympics 1928 and 1948) of St Moritz (Romansch San Murezzan), in the midst of the Upper Engadine, is in two parts. St Moritz Dorf - a "village" which has all the appearance of a town, with its large and palatial hotels - is situated on a sunny terrace,
sheltered from the north wind, above the St Moritzer See (Lake of St Moritz, 1,768 m/5,801ft), through which the river Inn flows from south to north. St Moritz Bad, on the valley floor at the southwest end of the lake, has iron-bearing springs of high carbonic acid content which were already being used in Bronze Age times.
The beautiful scenery with 25 crystal clear mountain lakes, forests and glaciers, the legendary "Champagne climate" and intense sunshine provide an unforgettable setting for an action-packed holiday. Along with winter sports in the colder months, in summer there are watersports (sailing, windsurfing and rafting on the river Inn), summer skiing, tennis, horse-riding and golf.
The magnificent view from St Moritz embraces the mountains from Piz Languard in the east to Piz Julier in the west, the most prominent peaks being Piz Rosatsch with its glacier, above the lake, to the right of this Piz Surlej and Piz Corvatsch, and in the distance the beautiful Piz della Margna.
Transport
Access is from Chur, over the Julier pass or from Landeck. The airline companies Air Engadinia and Crossair fly regularly to Zurich. There are four memorable Alpine rail journeys to St Moritz with the Rhätische Bahn: Glacier-Express (St-Moritz-Zermatt), Bernina-Express (St Moritz-Tirano/Italy), Engadin-Express (St-Moritz-Bad Scuol-Landeck) and the Palm-Express (St Moritz-Ascona-Zermatt).
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