St. Moritz

Kleinstadt ·🇨🇭 Schweiz

Bevölkerung 4.994

Fläche 29 km²

Zeitzone Europe/Zurich

Offizielle Website www.stmoritz.ch

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St. Moritz Unmissables

St. Moritz, situated in the Engadin Valley, is a historic alpine resort famous for hosting two Winter Olympics. This selection features the iconic Lake St. Moritz and the world-renowned Olympia Bob Run, the oldest natural ice track in existence. Cultural highlights include the Segantini Museum, housing symbolist alpine art, and the Engadine Museum, showcasing traditional chalet interiors. Architecture ranges from the 12th-century Leaning Tower to Norman Foster’s modern Chesa Futura.

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St. Moritz Winter Sports

St. Moritz is a historic hub for winter sports, having hosted the Winter Olympics twice. The Corviglia-Marguns-Piz Nair area offers extensive downhill skiing on world-class slopes, while the Ludains Ice Arena provides year-round skating and curling. The town is famous for its unique ice tracks: the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun, the world's oldest natural bobsleigh run, and the Cresta Run, a dedicated venue for skeleton racing. These facilities cater to both professional athletes and winter sports enthusiasts.

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St. Moritz Mountain Peaks

St. Moritz is surrounded by the Albula and Bernina Alps, featuring prominent peaks like Piz Nair and Piz Julier. These summits offer vantage points over the Upper Engadine lake plateau and the glaciated Bernina Massif. The landscape is defined by diverse geological formations, including the rugged granite of the Rosatsch group and the retreating glaciers of Vadret Güglia and Vadret da Rosatsch, all accessible through an extensive network of high-altitude hiking trails and cable cars.

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St. Moritz Lakes

The Engadin valley around St. Moritz features a diverse collection of alpine lakes, ranging from the expansive Lake St. Moritz—famous for hosting the White Turf horse races on its frozen surface—to secluded mountain tarns like Hahnensee at 2,153 meters. Visitors can find sheltered swimming spots at Lej Marsch, explore the protected moorlands surrounding Lej Nair, or utilize the public barbecue sites at Lej Zuppo. These glacial waters are connected by an extensive network of hiking trails and serve as focal points for sailing, rowing, and high-altitude nature observation.

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St. Moritz Cable Cars & Lifts

The St. Moritz mountain transport system provides direct access to the Corviglia ski area, reaching altitudes of 3,057 meters at Piz Nair. This network includes the Signalbahn from St. Moritz Bad and connections from the town center. Key hubs like Marguns and Corviglia link various chair lifts, T-bars, and cable cars that serve FIS World Cup downhill runs and extensive mountain biking trails. The system facilitates transit across the Suvretta, Salastrains, and Chantarella sectors throughout the alpine seasons.

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St. Moritz Museums & Galleries

Explore the cultural landscape of St. Moritz through its diverse museums and galleries. The Segantini Museum houses the world's most comprehensive collection of works by symbolist painter Giovanni Segantini, while the Berry Museum displays Peter Robert Berry's Alpine landscapes inside the historic Villa Arona. For regional heritage, the Museum Engiadinais showcases centuries of Engadine living rooms and artifacts. Contemporary art enthusiasts can visit world-class galleries like Gmurzynska, Karsten Greve, and Vito Schnabel, which feature Russian avant-garde and international post-war masterpieces.

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St. Moritz Sports Adventures

St. Moritz is a historic hub for winter sports, home to the world’s only natural ice bobsleigh track, the Olympia Bobrun, and the legendary Cresta Run skeleton track. This list features elite venues including the high-altitude Kulm Executive Golf Course and the WM Trail, a technical mountain bike path used for international competitions. These facilities reflect the region's long-standing tradition of hosting diverse alpine sporting challenges, from Olympic-level bobsleighing to specialized clay pigeon shooting ranges.

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