The alpine canton of Graubunden is only an hour away from Zurich and offers a lot of excitement for every taste. All the more time to wind down and enjoy! Succulent green fields, spicy mountain air, dreamy mountain lakes and tanning summer sun: plenty of reasons to spend your summer holidays in Graubünden.Majestetic mountains covered with snow, dry winter air and a worm spring sun: Thousand reasons to spend your winter holidays in Graubünden in the heart of the Swiss Alps. Thanks to a panorama view you will realize quickly, that tons of historic rocks and mountain peaks are not the only thing to discover in the marvelous mountain world of Graubünden. Winter as well as summer will reward you by hiking or biking through our 150 valleys. But for discovery, it offers also innumerable gulches and waterfalls or you take one of the many special trains through the splendid country side.
All other postcard motives are more or less clumsy copies from the near and far east, west, south and north. The mountains in Graubünden are original and the air in the alps will fog your sins. The eternal snow and the blue skies are overshadowing every other destination in the world.Waterfalls in Graubünden; the never ending song of nature between abyss and safety, roaring, rustling, singing Several waterfalls are offering this attraction and a few of them you can admire from your hotel room. Gulches in Graubünden; fascinating how water built its way through the huge rocks over centuries. Risk a view into the deeps of the gulches in Graubünden, to see this phenomenon with your own eyes.Special trains in Graubünden; Switzerland often is called the country of trains through the alpes. In Graubünden alone, there are more than 230 miles of rails of the private "Rhätische Bahn". Consisting of many bridges, viaducts and tunnels: Glacier Express, Bernina Express, Engadin-Express, and Palm-Express are winding through this labyrinth. Each of these trains has its own character and enables you to enjoy the passing-by landscape. No matter with which train you discover Graubünden, you will be enthusiastic of your journey. Under travelling by train you will find specific information on when they run and how you can book one of those legendary trains. |
