St. Moritz (St . Moritz), one of the oldest resorts in the world, is located in the Engadine Valley and boasts a unique climate: there are 322 sunny days a year . The resort consists of two parts: St. Moritz-Dorf (St . Moritz Dorf, 1822) and St. Moritz Bad (St . Moritz Bad, 1772), located on the bank of the lake . Along with Gstaad, this is the most famous and aristocratic of all ski resorts in Switzerland . St. -Moritsa hosts representatives of royal dynasties, billionaires, politicians and show business stars . Dorogovizna frightens off many St. Moritz, but which has attracted the opportunity to be in a kind of ski "business class" . And these, I must say, a lot: a year this city with a population of 6000 people is visited by a half million tourists .
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How to get to St. Moritz
Flight to Zurich, then train to Chur station, transfer to the local railway line to St. Moritz. Transfer time is about 4 hours
Cuisine and restaurants
In St. Moritz everything is subject to the whims of the mountain ski elite, including gastronomic. There is hardly another resort where you can find such an abundance of all kinds of restaurants, snack bars (at restaurant prices, of course), cafes and bars. Of the 77 "eating" establishments in St. Moritz, almost half are located directly on the slopes, providing the opportunity to freeze the worm without removing the skis. The local mulled wine, according to reviews, is the most delicious (and most expensive) in the whole of snowy Switzerland.
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The area is divided into three sectors: Corviglia (2,488 m), Corvatsh (3,451 m) and (Diavolezza, 2973 m)
Corviglia
The railway cable car from St. Moritz itself rises to the Corvilju to a height of 2486 meters, where there are sections for skiers of the middle level. Professionals - lovers of thrill like virgin descents under the stations of Marguns (2278 m) and Suvretta (Suvretta). On the slope of Munt da San Murezzan (2659 m) there is a fan park and half-pipe with obstacles
Corvach
Corvach needs fifteen minutes to get to the bus, but it's the most beautiful ski area . Trails are long, "red", but may well be labeled as difficult "blue" . From the village of Silvaplana it is convenient to climb the "top" peak of Korvach . There is everything that can make the heart skier to fight harder: from the icy slope, turning into the downhill slopes on the north, up to the special trails for ski tours outside the routes . "The highlight of the program" is the route through Giand'Alva (2643 m) and Lake Hahnensee (Hahnensee, 2153 m) to the bus station in St. Moritz . Excellent itself and a difficult kilometer route to the lower station of Zurley (Suraj, 1870 m) .
There are two snowboard parks on the mountain, but the main thing why go to Korvach is the Snow Night Party on the night from Friday to Saturday. For 20 CHF, you can ride around the lighted track from seven in the evening until two in the morning, and then maintain the tone with strong drinks until dawn. It is advisable to arrive in advance: party is in great demand.
Diabolletsa
The third district, the Diabolletsa, is about half an hour's drive from St. Moritz. Accordingly, there are no queues at the lifts. But there is a wonderful three-kilometer "black" descent and slopes for outstanding off-piste skiing, which are often idle.
The resort has a whole series of famous trails: Cresta Run - a track for sleighmakers between St. Moritz and Celerina (length 1214 m, heights of 157 m) .Olimpia Bob Run is the only bobsleigh track in the world with a natural ice cover 1612 m long, the venue for national and international competitions, the Bobsleigh World Cup .The speed of descent along it is 150 km / h .And, of course, Free Fall is the legendary downhill skiing track of the 4th World Ski Championships in 2003, the steepest and longest slope starting from Piz-Nair .On the first part of the route, the descent rate increases to 130 km / h in less than 7 seconds .
The climate of St. Moritz
Overcast, light rain 0 ° C in the afternoon -5 ° C at night ° С water |
Cloudy +2 ° C in the afternoon -6 ° C at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light snow -3 ° С in the afternoon -6 ° C at night ° С water |
| Saint Moritz weather forecast for 10 days | ||
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | sen | Oct | but I | Dec | |
| in the afternoon | -3 | -1 | +2 | +7 | +12 | +17 | +19 | +18 | +14 | +9 | +1@@ | -3 |
| at night | -8 | -8 | -6 | -1 | +2 | +8 | +9 | +8 | +5 | +2 | -4 | -7 |
Ski pass
The general subscription includes the areas of skiing St. Moritz-Corvatsch (3303 m), Corvilia (Corviglia, 3,057 m) and Diavolezza (2978 m). Discounts are given to children from 6 to 16 years old, there is a youth rate from 16 to 20 years, as well as special tariffs operating in the "low" season.
Treatment and spa
St. Moritz-Bad is a balneological resort on the shore of the lake with a bunch of spa treatments: mineral and aromatic baths, massages, physical therapy, beauty salons, mud baths and wraps, saunas and swimming pools.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of St. Moritz
The Engadine Museum with an exposition of folk art and traditions, the Mile Weber Museum - paintings, sketches, sketches of this primitive artist and writer. The Segantini Museum, dedicated to the work of Giovanni Segantini, an Italian painter of the 19th century, who spent his last years in St. Moritz.
Not far from the slope of the Corviglia is the town of Sils-Maria, where the summer house of Nietzsche was preserved, who wrote in it "Told Zarathustra". Chesa Veglia is a farmhouse of the 17th century, now a restaurant. Slanting Tower - a monument of the 12th century, the surviving part of the ruined church St. Mauritius. Above the start of the bobsled track there is a Druid stone, reminiscent of the first inhabitants of these places - the Celtic tribes.
Stable popularity is enjoyed by sightseeing railway excursions "Glacier Express" (Glacier Express) and "Express Bernina" (Bernina Express) .The route of "Glacier Express": Zermatt - Brig - Andermatt - Kur - Davos / St. Moritz .The eight-hour journey will pass through 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and the pass in the Alps at an altitude of 2,033 meters above sea level, and also through mountain forests, alpine meadows, mountain streams and valleys ."Bernina Express" follows through Cour-Saint-Moritz - Bernina-Poskiavo-Tirano (Lugano) pass .The train will run its passengers through curiously curved viaducts and galleries, through tunnels, past mountain streams, glaciers and alpine gardens .On the way through the Bernina Pass, the convoy climbs to a height of 2253 m, while overcoming the impressive rises .
Bobsleigh, horse racing, dog races, golf, polo and cricket on the ice of a frozen lake. In addition: curling, ice skating, four tennis courts, two squash courts, paragliding.
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Events in St. Moritz
Life in St. Moritz always boils: different competitions and events are held here almost every week. The most popular among them, perhaps: the European Cup - International Christmas competitions in jumping. In the middle of January, right in the center of the city there are competitions on jumping in the snow, in which about 120 riders take part. The World Cup in the snow (Cartier Polo World Cup) begins in the last week of January.
In January, Schlitteda da San Murezzan, an annual procession of local people in national clothes on sleds, accompanied by musicians, drives around the city. In February there are international horse racing White Turf on the frozen lake (prize fund - half a million francs). In March, the Angangina ski marathon, attended by about 13,000 athletes, competitions on the Olympic bobsleigh track and the Jackson Curling Cup.
The annual Gastronomic Festival - a festival of high cuisine, which attracts gourmets and famous chefs from different countries, as well as the festival of classical music "Snow and Symphony" (Snow & Symphony) stand apart. Both events take place in March. Photos of St. Moritz (41)