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Cycling in Switzerland

Chur looks back on 5000 years of settlement history, which also makes it Switzerland’s oldest town. The lively small bishop’s town has developed to become the cultural and economic centre of the Grisons, thanks to its excellent location on key transport routes through the Alps. 26 Grisons holiday and spa resorts can be reached in less than an hour from Chur.

Thusis lies at the northern entrance to the spectacular Viamala gorge on the Hinterrhein river. The Graubunden town is the departure point of the Albula Railway, many pass roads and excursions to the Heinzerberg area and Domleschg with its many castles.

Formerly a mere transit location between Chur and Tiefencastel, Lenzerheide, located at an altitude of 1500 metres above sea level in a high valley, has been a popular winter and summer health resort for families and sports enthusiasts for some time now. The two winter sports regions of Stätzerhorn and Parpan Rothorn, one on each side of the valley, cater for winter sports enthusiasts of all ages.

Tiefencastel lies in the Albulatal Valley at an intersection of important Graubunden traffic routes and on the Albula Railway line. Its location makes Tiefencastel the departure point for many excursions, e.g. to the Parc Ela, a nature park to which Tiefencastel forms the gateway on the valley side.

Filisur is located in the Albulatal valley at the junction of the Albula and Davos lines of the Rhaetian Railway. The local landmark is the world-famous Landwasser viaduct. The area is also known for the nearby Preda to Bergün sledge run.

The unspoilt alpine village of Bergün lies at the foot of the Albula Pass at the gateway to the Engadine. You do not have to be a railway historian to be amazed by the Albula railway line, which is still maintained in its entirety in almost its original condition, 100 years after its construction. In winter, the resort of Bergün is a mecca for sledgers.

Divided into two parts by the River Inn, the tiny picturesque, Upper Engadine village of La Punt Chamues-ch sits at the foot of the Albulapass. It boasts beautiful Engadine farmhouses and patrician dwellings from the 16th and 17th centuries as well as attractive churches.

S-chanf, with its Engadine houses, lies in Upper Engadine on the River Inn and is an ideal departure point for visits to the National Park: the nearby Val Trupchun is considered to be the area with the most abundant wildlife in Europe. Sport fans know S-chanf as the finish of the Engadine Ski Marathon.

The picturesque Engadine village of Zernez is the gateway to the Swiss National Park, Switzerland’s biggest nature preserve measuring 172 square kilometres and featuring a fascinating wilderness which provides a habitat for a great many Alpine animals and plants. But Zernez is also an ideal starting point for journeys of discovery in the Engadine and the Switzerland – Italy – Austria three-country-triangle.

Lavin lies on the valley floor in the Lower Engadine, on the River Inn on the way from Zernez to Scuol. It is linked to the Prättigau by the 19-km-long Vereina railway tunnel. The village is a popular departure and arrival point for wonderful hikes.

Far from traffic and tourist masses, the «Schellen-Ursli» fairy tale village is peacefully situated on the south side of Unterengadin. With its richly decorated and beautifully kept houses, Guarda is considered one of the best kept villages in Engadine.

Ardez in the Lower Engadine – with an outstandingly preserved villagescape and typical Engadine houses. Located on a sunny terrace on the southern slope of the Silvretta chain, amidst an impressive landscape of lush meadows and mixed forests.

Scuol, the main town in the Lower Engadine, and neighbouring Tarasp and Vulpera are situated in a wide, forested valley basin of the Inn. Scuol has a wide choice of leisure attractions including the thermal spa and winter-sport mountain of Motta Naluns.

The Lower Engadine village of Martina is close to Scuol on the still tiny River Inn, near the border crossing to Austria. The village has only 100 inhabitants but two churches and almost all the houses are in traditional Engadine style.

The small spa resort of Andeer lies in the Shamsertal (Val Schons), a section of the Hinterrheintal. Famed for its rugged gorges and mineral spa, Andeer lies on the road to the Splügen and San Bernardino passes.

Their location near the Splügen and San Bernardino Passes has characterised the villages in the Rheinwald region: Splügen is a typical pass village with an intact original architectural appearance, impressive palazzi and sun-darkened wooden Walser houses.

The San Bernardino Pass links the Posterior Rhine in Grisons to the north with the Misox valley, also in Grisons, to the south. Not far from the top of the pass is the little resort of San Bernardino with its many opportunities for hiking and winter sports. For eastern Switzerland, the Bernardino route is an alternative to the Gotthard Pass as a way into the Ticino.

Roveredo (GR) is near Bellinzona at the lowest part of the southern Graubunden Valle Mesolcina (Misox). A short distance up valley, another Graubunden valley, Val Calanca, branches off. Roveredo is at the intersection of the cantons of Graubunden and nearby Ticino.

Bellinzona (German: Bellenz) is strategically positioned where the valley narrows at the southern entrance to the Alpine passes of St. Gotthard, San Bernardino and Lucomagno and is probably Switzerland's most Italianate town. The skyline of the capital of Ticino, comprising three of the best-preserved medieval castles in Switzerland, which are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.