Basic info for the day

• In the morning, experience the wide Engadine valley, known as the “Ballroom of the Alps” with a scenic mountaintop excursion for amazing views over glaciers, mountains, Alpine terrain and lakes; the choice of excursion depends on what is open at the time of your tour.
• Return to St Moritz in the late morning; you are now at leisure to explore on your own.
• Those who want “more mountains” - ask your guides to advise on other easy excursions you can do on your own.

Our Suggestions for an afternoon in St Moritz

• Walk around the lake (approx 1 hour) or hire a bike (at the lakeside) and ride around the lake.
• Walk around the town : it is split between St Moritz Dorf (above the train station) and St Moritz Bad (next to the lake); a frequent bus service connects the 2 parts (free with your Engadine card).
• Take yourself on an excursion up the Piz Nair - St Moritz's home mountain (free with your Engadine card) - ask your guides for easy directions.
  
  
  
• See the palatial hotels that recall the Golden Age of the pre-war years:
• Kulm Hotel (open mid-June - mid-Sept)
• Badrutts Palace Hotel (open end June - mid-Sept)
• Kempinski Grand Hotel in St Moritz Bad (open early June - mid Sept).
  
• Take Afternoon Tea at the Badrutt Palace Hotel and experience what it was like to live in grand Belle Epoque luxury (July-mid-Sept only).
• Enjoy cake and coffee at Audrey Hepburn's favorite Confiserie Hanselmann, just up the walking street from the hotel.
  
  
  
• See the Leaning Tower (Schiefer Turm) - a 12th century landmark and part of old St. Mauritius Church (demolished in 1890). The tower is situated opposite the Kulm Hotel.
  
  
  
• Visit the new Cresta & Bob Museum (Via Maistra 29 - near the Leaning Tower, opposite the Kulm Hotel) - learn more about the history and development of the winter sport of tobogganing. Open Wed to Sunday 2-6 pm. Website: "https://cresta-bob-museum-stmoritz.ch/en/"
  
  
  
• Visit the Museum of Engadine Culture (Engadiner Museum) - located in a typical Engadine house; showcases daily life over five centuries; offers self-guided audio tours via I-pad. Free entry with Swiss Travel Pass (closed on Mondays).
  
  
  
• Visit the Segantini Museum - dedicated to the works of painter Giovanni Segantini (1858-1899), an "illegal" immigrant from Italy who painted scenes of ordinary life in the Engadine during the 19th century. (closed on Mondays)
  
  
  
• Visit an artisan cheesemaker - take the train to the Morteratsch station and see the artisan cheesemaker at work; enjoy a sample of cheeses made in the dairy. "https://www.alp-schaukaeserei.ch/de/"
  
  
  
• Take a 10 min bus ride to Celerina (neighboring town) and see beautifully preserved Engadine buildings with s'graffito decoration.
  
  

St Moritz layout

For more info, see also

• Giovanni Segantini - little known but famous artist
• Traditional Architecture in Switzerland - S'graffito of the Engadine
• Swiss Cheeses