What to do in St Moritz
St. Moritz is an aristocratic ski resort in Switzerland that hosts billionaires, politicians, celebrities and members of royal families. Despite the high prices, the resort is visited by about one and a half million tourists a year who want to be in a kind of ski "business class".
Cultural and historical heritage, contemporary art, fashion, sports, music, gastronomy - all this can be found in St. Moritz. It's amazing how this city manages to combine all this with the charm of a small alpine town.
In addition to luxury hotels and exclusive shopping, St. Moritz has prepared a variety of entertainment for the most demanding tastes. You could book individual transfer to St Moritz from 400 CHF
Entertainment in St. Moritz:
The après-ski life in St. Moritz is bustling and humming. Competitions and events are held here almost weekly.
Most Popular:
International Christmas jumping competitions, then in mid-January there are snow jumping competitions with about 120 riders, and from the last week of January the Cartier Polo World Cup begins.
Back in January, the city hosts the annual carnival Schlitteda da San Murezzan, during which locals dress up in national costumes and ride sleds accompanied by musicians.
February is the time for the international White Turf horse race on the frozen lake. The prize fund of the competition is half a million francs! Events Marta is the Engandina ski marathon with about 13,000 athletes, the Olympic bobsled track and the Jackson Curling Cup.
Another gastronomic festival and the festival of classical music "Snow and Symphony".
Railway excursions in St Moritz:
In addition to calendar events, the Glacier Express and Bernina Express train sightseeing tours have always been of great interest.
Glacier Express:
Route of the Glacier Express: Zermatt - Brig - Andermatt - Chur - Davos / St. Moritz. This eight-hour journey passes through 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and a pass in the Alps at an altitude of 2033 m above sea level, as well as through mountain forests, alpine meadows, mountain streams and valleys.
Bernina Express:
The Bernina Express runs through Chur - St. Moritz - Bernina Pass - Poschiavo - Tirano (Lugano). The railway passes along ancient curved viaducts and galleries, through tunnels, past mountain streams, glaciers and alpine gardens. On the way through the Bernina Pass, the train climbs to a height of 2253 m.
Attractions in St Moritz:
St. Moritz has a wide range of museums and attractions to suit all tastes. For the curious, there is the Engadine Museum with an exhibition of folk art and local traditions.
Art lovers will love the Museum of the primitive painter and writer Mili Weber, which contains his paintings, sketches and studies. Or the Segantini Museum, dedicated to the work of the 19th century Italian artist Giovanni Segantini, who spent the last years of his life in St. Moritz.
Not far from the slope of Corviglia there is a curious place Sils Maria, where the summer house of Friedrich Nietzsche, in which he worked on his philosophical novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra, has been preserved.
Chesa Veglia is a 17th century farmhouse that has become a restaurant today.
Slanting Tower is a 12th-century monument, a surviving part of the ruined St. Mauritius.
Above the start of the bobsleigh track is a stone of the Druids, reminiscent of the ancient Celtic tribes, the first owners of these places.
Active leisure:
In addition to skiing and snowboarding, here you can try luge and bobsleigh runs, Skijoring (cross-country skiing for horses), horse polo on the snow or cricket on the ice of a frozen lake. In addition, horse races and dog races are arranged here.
On site there is a sports complex with an indoor pool, sauna, solarium and fitness center. There are also curling, golf, ice skating, four tennis courts, two squash courts, paragliding and hang gliding.
SPA in St Moritz:
Do not forget that St. Moritz-Bad is also a balneological resort on the lake with a bunch of spa treatments: mineral and aromatic baths, massages, physical therapy, beauty salons, mud baths and body wraps, saunas and pools. All this will help you relax and improve your health.
Restaurants in St Moritz:
St. Moritz has an incredible number of all kinds of restaurants, eateries, cafes and bars. Of the 77 establishments, almost half are located directly on the slopes.
There is hardly any other resort with incredible gastronomic diversity.
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