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Now Available! ENGLISH ENGLISH Engadin MAGAZINE No . 2 S U M M E R –––––– 2 0 2 0 S U M M E R –––––– 2 0 2 0 WATER ENGLISH EDITION 2 3 Engadin Summer Dear guests, 2020 Perhaps even Lao Tzu visited the Engadin. Some of his best-loved words of wisdom – “Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water, Germany yet it overcomes what is hard and strong” – seem to have been inspired Austria by this magical place. Here, the cheerful bubbling of the streams and SWITZERLAND the gentle ripples on the lakes have such a soothing effect on the soul that France GRAUBÜNDEN all the tensions and stresses of everyday life dissolve after a few days. ENGADIN See for yourself: treat yourself to a break here with invigorating activities, Italy relaxing wellness, effervescent culture and refreshing cuisine. The people of the Engadin Lej da Segl Lej m m m m m m Cover photograph by Filip Zuan Filip by photograph Cover m m m m m Piz Bernina, 4,049 Bernina, Piz Piz Palü, 3,905 Palü, Piz m Piz Roseg, 3,937 Roseg, Piz Piz Cambrena, 3,604 Cambrena, Piz Map: Rohweder Piz Scerscen, 3,971 Scerscen, Piz Piz Tremoggla, 3,441 Tremoggla, Piz Piz Fora, 3,363 Fora, Piz m m Piz Lagalb, 2,959 Lagalb, Piz Piz Led, 3,088 Led, Piz Diavolezza, Diavolezza, 2,978 Piz Corvatsch, 3,451 Corvatsch, Piz m Piz Murtèl, 3,433 Murtèl, Piz Diavolezza m Lago Bianco Piz Lavirun, 3,058 Lavirun, Piz Val Forno Italy Bernina Pass Punta Casana, 3,007 Casana, Punta Val Fedoz Corvatsch Val Fex Punta Saliente, 3,048 Saliente, Punta Piz Surlej, 3,188 Piz Val Roseg Maloja Pass MALOJA Swiss National Park SILS Lej da Silvaplauna SURLEJ ST. MORITZ BAD PONTRESINA Lej da Champfèr SILVAPLANA Lake St.Moritz CHAMPFÈR ST. MORITZ DORF Julier Pass Corviglia ➞ ZERNEZ LA PUNT- CELERINA CHAMUES-CH SAMEDAN ZUOZ BEVER S-CHANF MADULAIN ENGADIN Magazin WINTER –––––– 19/20 North 06 INTRODUCTION 14 Ova profuonda The water world of the Engadin. 18 SWIMRUN 20 Oxygen in the blood 22 Lake to lake Ötillö combines swimming and running through the Engadin. 32 Waterproof Stay dry with On. 34 WELLNESS 36 In the beginning was water 40 Ready to spa? The ultimate in relaxing wellness at the Hotel Castell in Zuoz. p. 18 46 Pachific Natural serenity. 50 WATER SPORTS 52 A longing for water 54 In their element Local water sports enthusiasts explain their love of the Engadin lakes. 64 Liquid playground Activities in, on and under the water. p. 50 p. 66 66 CULTURA 68 H2O power 70 Let there be light! The Engadin and its pioneering role in green energy. all others: Filip Zuan Filip all others: 80 Bursting with energy Feel the power. / 82 CULINARIA p. 34 84 Smugglers’ paradise 86 The aroma of fresh coffee A visit to Badilatti’s historical roasting facility in Zuoz. 96 Taste of perfection Treats to suit every palate. Photo Culinaria: stock.adobe.com Culinaria: Photo / 98 NATURE 100 Arteries of life 102 The young Inn and the sea A journey to the birthplace of the Inn by the Lägh dal Lunghin. 110 Garden of the Inn Go with the flow. Photo Wellness: Hotel Castell Hotel Wellness: Photo / 114 PINBOARD 114 A gallery of ideas for captivating holidays in the Engadin, with even more activities, restaurants, accommodation and cultural attractions. p. 82 p. 98 138 Winter preview Photo Swimrun: Jean-Marie Gueye Jean-Marie Swimrun: Photo The Engadin at its most magical. Contents Contents ENGADIN Magazine SUMMER 6 7 Bild: Filip Zuan Filip Bild: XxxxxxWind, water x xxxx and xxxx xxxx Xxxxxxsunshine: xxxx the Xxxxxxx joys of Inhaltxxxxxsailing xxxxxxxx on Lake Sils. xxxxxx. Inhalt ENGADIN Magazine SUMMER 8 9 Photo: Filip Zuan Filip Photo: Play of colours by Chastè: where land, river and Inhaltlake meet. Inhalt ENGADIN Magazine SUMMER 10 11 Photo: Filip Zuan Filip Photo: At one with water and nature: swimming Inhaltin the Lägh da Cavloc. Inhalt ENGADIN Magazine SUMMER 12 13 Bild: Filip Zuan Filip Bild: Tight lines: anglers have a good chance of Inhalta fine catch on Lake Sils. Inhalt ENGADIN Magazine SUMMER 14 15 Morteratsch Glacier: Ova profuonda dramatic walk Highest known Morteratsch – The Morteratsch The water world of the Engadin swimming lake Glacier theme trail offers Located at an altitude of a fascinating insight into the 1,864 m, the Lej Nair is secrets of this mighty river the highest known of ice. A walk of about 50 swimming lake in the whole minutes leads from Morteratsch of the Upper Engadin. railway station to the tongue of the third-longest glacier in the Eastern Alps. Along the way, 16 information panels explore the processes involved in the glacier’s steady retreat. engadin.ch/glacier-walk Highest boat service Lake Sils is home to Europe’s highest scheduled boat service. p. 74 p. 04 p. 99 Waterfall with a history Surlej – The waterfall near Surlej is one of the region’s highlights, a real eye-catcher. However, its origins lie in tragic events. Surlej has had a turbulent history: on two occasions, in 1793 and Highest hot tub 1868, the nearby river “Ova da Surlej” flooded and Europe’s highest hot tub is almost completely destroyed the village. In 1873, Unique bird located up on the Diavolezza, locals decided to dam the river and divert its waters at an altitude of 3,000 m – The white-throated dipper, through a tunnel from which they would cascade and offers glorious which visitors may spot in the towards Lake Silvaplana, creating the waterfall that Engadin, is the only songbird p. 70 p. 58 p. 61 mountain views. visitors see today. The measures worked: since that can swim well and dive then, Surlej has been spared happily from flooding. skilfully, even in fast-flowing engadin.ch/waterfall-surlej mountain rivers. According to the Swiss Ornithological Insti- tute, the dipper is able to do i this thanks to its heavy, marrow- filled bones, its short, rounded Longest-running data Other waterfalls Sils has been home to a wings and its thick, down- rich plumage. When underwater, Arpiglia waterfall weather station since 1863; A walk of 20 minutes from Resgia in Zuoz. this has produced some of the bird’s eyes are protected the longest-running meteo- by a semi-transparent nictitating p. 10 p. 27 p. 82 Inn waterfall ro logical data in the Alps. membrane, and the ear hole About 40 minutes’ walk from the Maloja Pass. covered by a fold of skin. Palette of natural colours A sequence of lakes adorns the Upper Engadin like a string of gems in all shades From the Lunghin Pass to the oceans of blue and green. This region, known as the Engadin lake plateau, owes its current topography to the various ice ages and the glaciers. As the mighty rivers of ice Hikers at the Lunghin Pass straddle a geographical oddity: this is Europe’s carved their way through the valley, they created countless lake basins from what only three-way watershed. A raindrop falling here may end up flowing either is now Maloja to S-chanf. However, many filled with boulders and scree as the into the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea or the North Sea. glaciers retreated from the valley. (2) stock.adobe.com right: Photo Introduction Introduction ENGADIN Magazine SUMMER 17 Top 5: Summer Advertising in bucket list Five things that everyone should experience the Engadin in the Engadin summer: Tell guests in the valley about your products and services Gaze at the sky through the roof of with an advertisement in the new Engadin magazine. James Turrell’s “Skyspace Piz Utèr”. Enjoy an ice cream as you watch the colourful water sports on Distribution Lake Silvaplana. in the Engadin, Switzerland, Take a dip in Germany and a re freshing mountain Scandinavia. lake, for example the Lägh da Cavloc. Music on the water Admire the view from Sils – Open-air concerts have long been a popular summer attraction; when the Muottas Muragl musicians play on a floating stage facing an audience seated along the shore of an early in the morning. idyllic lake, the experience promises to be unforgettable. Visitors can enjoy such performances at Lake Sils, during the “Wasserzeichen” concert series. These take place Immerse yourself every summer at a tranquil bay on the Chastè peninsula; in this delightful setting, in music at a amplifiers and special effects are superfluous. During summer 2020, concerts take place Festival da Jazz gig on 15, 22 and 29 July, starting at 5 pm. in the Tais forest. engadin.ch/music-on-the-water Small hole, big picture Bernina Pass – The aperture of the “pinhole” in the camera 110fountains are scattered around the towns and obscura at the Bernina Pass may have a diameter of just 20 villages of the Engadin. All but 10 are drinking millimetres, but the image it fountains; the remainder are mostly decorative creates stretches for 7 metres, fountains that it is difficult to drink from or which have no drinking water. The magazine is aimed Interesting stories with a total surface area of at people with style, and information from 40 square metres. Recently curiosity and a sense of the Engadin summer opened in the top floor of a silo adventure. and winter, twice a year. used by the authorities to store salt and gravel for road Six lakes in one go maintenance, the camera The Water Trail up on the Corvatsch takes in no fewer than obscura offers a fresh and thought- provoking new view of the six lakes, including the Lejin Cristal and the Lejin S-chaglia.
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