Nature and Art

The Engadin’s natural landscape and cultural offerings have a wide-ranging positive effect on both body and soul. The scenery, light, and sense of space foster both recovery and inspiration. Art and creative impulses expand perception and encourage new perspectives. In this way, a holistic experience emerges that connects emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing.

Experience Nature and Art in the Engadin – Five Tips

Feel nature up close on the barefoot trail

Walking barefoot strengthens the foot muscles, promotes circulation, and improves balance. If our feet could express emotions, they would be smiling after a walk around Celerina, over soft mats, through damp moss, and across cool mountain streams.

Feel the power of water

The waterfall trail «Cascada da Bernina» near Morteratsch leads across several platforms offering views of the Ova da Bernina as it plunges powerfully into the depths below.

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Take a dip in Lake Staz

Nestled in the Staz Forest lies the moor lake of the same name. Here, visitors can take a refreshing morning swim or dive into the cool water in the afternoon. At sunset, it’s perfect for simply sitting on the jetty and letting your feet dangle in the water.

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STRIP TOWER: a play of colour and landscape

The large-scale outdoor sculpture by artist Gerhard Richter on Lake Silvaplana blends colour, light, and space. Its panels form a cross-shaped interior space that visitors can enter. Depending on the perspective and daylight, the experience changes, merging abstract art with the alpine surroundings of Sils Maria.

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Segantini Museum: Step into Segantini’s world.

Opened in 1908, the Segantini Museum in St. Moritz houses the world’s most important collection of works by Giovanni Segantini. His paintings reflect nature, light, and his life in the Engadin. A visit offers the chance to immerse yourself in his visual world and rediscover the Engadin through the artist’s perspective.

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Experience the spirit of famous painters

He is the figurehead of Maloja – the painter Giovanni Segantini.

Discover the sgraffito arts of the Engadin

This digital themed trail through the village of Bever takes about 60 minutes and offers insights into the traditional sgraffito decorations and their history in the Engadin. It explains the origins and meanings of different forms and motifs and guides visitors back into earlier times.