Nature and Art Experiences

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 Arts in the Engadin – our Tips

Discover Places of Power

For hundreds of years, visitors from around the world have come to the Engadin in search of strength and renewal. The Upper Engadin and its side valleys are home to a unique collection of places of power. According to a survey by Engadin Tourism, the most frequently mentioned places of power include Muottas Muragl, the Chastè peninsula, Lake Cavloc, Alp Es-cha Dadour, and Lake Staz. These beautiful, tranquil spots invite you to pause, recharge, and experience the natural beauty of the Engadin with all your senses.

Our tip: Take some time in autumn to visit one of these places and immerse yourself in the golden season. Perhaps one of them will become your very own personal place of power.

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Experience the Sunrise at Lake Staz

Surrounded by larch forests, this moorland lake truly comes into its own in autumn.

Our tip: Visit the lake in autumn at sunrise, when a light mist hangs over the water, the golden larches are mirrored in the clear surface, and the mountain peaks near Corviglia glow red. The vivid autumn colours around the lake create a unique backdrop for autumn photography. Capture this magical moment in a photo and start your day with renewed energy.

Tour to Lej da Staz

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.

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Mind Body Nature Experience

The Mind Body Nature Experience Trail in Pontresina invites you to consciously experience the surrounding Tais Forest with all your senses through a series of audio exercises, offering a break from the often hectic pace of everyday life.

The exercises along the Mind Body Nature Experience Trail were developed by the Department of Complementary and Integrative Medicine at the University of Zurich. Scientific findings show that spending time in nature can strengthen body and mind, promote wellbeing, and reduces stress.

Try the Mind Body Nature Experience Trail

Feel the Power of Water

The "Cascada da Bernina" waterfall trail near Morteratsch leads across several platforms, from which you can witness the Ova da Bernina plunging powerfully into the depths below. The roar of the water and the fresh air near the falls make this trail a refreshing experience for body and mind.

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STRIP TOWER: a play of colour and landscape

This large-scale outdoor sculpture by artist Gerhard Richter lets colour, light, and space merge together. Its panels form a cross-shaped interior space that you can enter. Depending on the viewing angle and the daylight, the experience shifts, blending abstract art with the alpine surroundings of Sils Maria.

Our tip: The Strip Tower is a worthwhile stop on a hike or a walk. Visit the artwork and create a moment of stillness, surrounded by nature at Lake Silvaplana.

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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.