SWITZERLAND BY RAIL - REGIONS
The Engadine & St. Moritz Region
The Engadin is the part of Switzerland which speaks in four languages.
The main attraction of the Engadine is the famed jet-setter resort of
Sankt Moritz with its 5 star hotels, ice bob sleds, the Cresta Run, cricket
and polo. Romansch is the official main language, while German is spoken
in St. Moritz, and Italian in the neighboring valleys across the bernina
Pass, while French is common at the Club Med. Of course you‘ll
find lots of English spoken as well. The resort of St. Moritz in Engadine
is situated on the southern side of the Swiss Alps, at 1,800 meters above
sea level, called the "Roof of Europe". The Bernina Pass is
the highest roadway through the Alps to Verona and Milan, and the viaducts
of the Rhaetian Railway are designated with Unesco World Heritage status.
It is here where both the Glacier Express and the Bernina Express trains
gain their reputations.
It
is to St Moritz the rich and famous come for its culture and climate.
The Engadine valley captures the most sunny days in Switzerland, averaging
322 days per year. With an extensive network of summer hiking and winter
cross-country skiing, its annual winter lake ice polo event and summer
windsurfing marathon trails, the Engadin is is renowned for its sports
and athletic activities, and its culture. Sometimes called the "Festival
Hall of Europe“, with its Snow & Symphony Music Festival, the
Gourmet Festival and Opera Festival, Richard Wagner, Herbert von Karajan,
Arturo Toscanini, Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan have all contributed
to the mythic arts performance stature of St Moritz. But you don’t
have to be rich to enjoy the Engadine. In summer, enjoy mountain biking,
hiking, horseback riding, golfing, tennis, sailing, and Switzerland's
only National Park easily reachable within minutes. In Winter take the
train to the aerial cable to Diavolezza or Bernina peaks or 350 kilometers
of skiing areas in the Upper Engadine.
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