Activities around our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Food Scene
Local - fondue, raclette, rosti - and international food for good price in a friendly swiss ambiance with excellent service. Just a few steps walking from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Albula & Julier Hotel Restaurant
1 Viglia Veia GelgiaLocal - fondue, raclette, rosti - and international food for good price in a friendly swiss ambiance with excellent service. Just a few steps walking from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
I got good feedbacks from my guests about this restaurant. "Chef and owner Reto Uffer spoils you with varied fresh market cuisine from the region and Graubünden specialties such. Filisur Pizokels or fresh Albula trout, served in the cozy Arvenstube, the sunny panoramic terrace or in the panorama room.
We attach great importance to regional and seasonal fresh products, which we offer you at a good price / performance ratio."
Just a short ride (by car, bus or train) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Hotel Grischuna
2 Bahnhofpl.I got good feedbacks from my guests about this restaurant. "Chef and owner Reto Uffer spoils you with varied fresh market cuisine from the region and Graubünden specialties such. Filisur Pizokels or fresh Albula trout, served in the cozy Arvenstube, the sunny panoramic terrace or in the panorama room.
We attach great importance to regional and seasonal fresh products, which we offer you at a good price / performance ratio."
Just a short ride (by car, bus or train) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Hotel Waldhaus am See
Restaurant Waldhaus am See: Good food, nice view.
Nice restaurants.
Restaurant Capricorn: Fresh Grisons cooking meets international cuisine. Enjoy fine, contemporary Alpine cuisine.
Restaurant Fastatsch: Cuisine with a fiery passion. 100% natural products cooked in front of you over the fire.
Valbella Resort
Nice restaurants.
Restaurant Capricorn: Fresh Grisons cooking meets international cuisine. Enjoy fine, contemporary Alpine cuisine.
Restaurant Fastatsch: Cuisine with a fiery passion. 100% natural products cooked in front of you over the fire.
Sightseeing
History, nature and great views: it is a one hour walk up (not very challenging) from Thusis, 13 km from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
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Hohenrätien Castle
History, nature and great views: it is a one hour walk up (not very challenging) from Thusis, 13 km from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Viamala Gorge at Thusis, just fantastic: a canyon with up to 300-m high cliffs. A must see if you are here, just 13 km from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra. Read more: https://www.myswitzerland.com/en/experiences/viamala-gorge/
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Viamala
Viamala Gorge at Thusis, just fantastic: a canyon with up to 300-m high cliffs. A must see if you are here, just 13 km from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra. Read more: https://www.myswitzerland.com/en/experiences/viamala-gorge/
It is a scenic drive through Julier Pass to Silvaplana or St. Moritz. From Silvaplana through the stunning Maloja Pass you can reach Lake Como in Italy in two hours.
Julier Pass
It is a scenic drive through Julier Pass to Silvaplana or St. Moritz. From Silvaplana through the stunning Maloja Pass you can reach Lake Como in Italy in two hours.
Amazing railway architecture from the 19th century: close by on the road to our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Soliser Viadukt
Amazing railway architecture from the 19th century: close by on the road to our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Parks & Nature
The UNESCO World Heritage Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes comprises the two world-famous railway lines, and it is also a wonderful landscape. The track between Preda, Bergün and Filisur are among the most spectacular anywhere in the world. A short ride, or a nice train trip from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra. https://www.rhb.ch/en/world-of-railway-experiences/unesco-world-heritage-rhb/railway-adventure-trail-albula
Rhaetian Railway Adventure Trail Albula
The UNESCO World Heritage Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes comprises the two world-famous railway lines, and it is also a wonderful landscape. The track between Preda, Bergün and Filisur are among the most spectacular anywhere in the world. A short ride, or a nice train trip from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra. https://www.rhb.ch/en/world-of-railway-experiences/unesco-world-heritage-rhb/railway-adventure-trail-albula
St. Peter Mistail Church: go back in history to ~ 700. Easy walk of about 30 minutes starting directly at our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Mistail
St. Peter Mistail Church: go back in history to ~ 700. Easy walk of about 30 minutes starting directly at our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
The high plateau of the Alp Flix enchants with its vastness and the view of the Piz Platta. Greasy and dry meadows interlock with mountain forest, high and low moorland forms a diverse mosaic with mountain lakes.
Easy hiking up from Sur (~1 hour). Up there there is a small shop with local farm food, and a restaurant with simple food but beautiful views. Further, a lake, suitable for bathing in warm days. Sur is a short ride from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
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Alp Flix
147 CuortsThe high plateau of the Alp Flix enchants with its vastness and the view of the Piz Platta. Greasy and dry meadows interlock with mountain forest, high and low moorland forms a diverse mosaic with mountain lakes.
Easy hiking up from Sur (~1 hour). Up there there is a small shop with local farm food, and a restaurant with simple food but beautiful views. Further, a lake, suitable for bathing in warm days. Sur is a short ride from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Entertainment & Activities
Amazing skiing, snowboarding, (mountain) biking, fun sports,...bathing in the summer.
All sorts of sport equipment can be rented at Cube Active at the skilift to try out new sports. A few minutes ride (car or bus) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
For skiing information visit: https://savognin.graubuenden.ch/en.
Our favorite family program in the summer: "older generation" goes up by cable car and walks down, "younger generation" rents mountain bikes. Coffee, cake (beer) afterwards together in Savognin. There is also an artificial lake in the summer for bathing pleasure: popular among families with children.
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Savognin
Amazing skiing, snowboarding, (mountain) biking, fun sports,...bathing in the summer.
All sorts of sport equipment can be rented at Cube Active at the skilift to try out new sports. A few minutes ride (car or bus) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
For skiing information visit: https://savognin.graubuenden.ch/en.
Our favorite family program in the summer: "older generation" goes up by cable car and walks down, "younger generation" rents mountain bikes. Coffee, cake (beer) afterwards together in Savognin. There is also an artificial lake in the summer for bathing pleasure: popular among families with children.
Ski region Arosa Lenzerheide is an amazing sports area with 225 km of prepared slopes. For more information visit: https://arosalenzerheide.swiss/en. In the summer it is a mountain bikers' heaven as it is for hikers. A few minutes ride (car or bus) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
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Lenzerheide
Ski region Arosa Lenzerheide is an amazing sports area with 225 km of prepared slopes. For more information visit: https://arosalenzerheide.swiss/en. In the summer it is a mountain bikers' heaven as it is for hikers. A few minutes ride (car or bus) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
For the golfers: a few minutes ride (car or bus) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
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Golf Club Alvaneu Bad
174 AlbulastrasseFor the golfers: a few minutes ride (car or bus) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
The fitness trail, Vitaparcours Tiefencastel starts a few steps from the house.
Vitaparcours Tiefencastel
CumpognaThe fitness trail, Vitaparcours Tiefencastel starts a few steps from the house.
On the ski resort Savognin you can enjoy 80 km of perfectly groomed slopes with extra-wide, long runs in child-friendly Savognin. The slopes are perfect for families with children and a special highlight for them will be the Flurin slope.
Just a short ride to our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Savognin Bergbahnen AG
On the ski resort Savognin you can enjoy 80 km of perfectly groomed slopes with extra-wide, long runs in child-friendly Savognin. The slopes are perfect for families with children and a special highlight for them will be the Flurin slope.
Just a short ride to our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Shopping
There is a wide selection of grocery stores: Coop, Migros, Aldi, Lidl. Further, there are special stores: book store, sporting goods, drug stores, optician, etc. A few minutes ride (car, bus, or train) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
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Thusis
There is a wide selection of grocery stores: Coop, Migros, Aldi, Lidl. Further, there are special stores: book store, sporting goods, drug stores, optician, etc. A few minutes ride (car, bus, or train) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
Savognin has a selection of stores: sporting goods (with rental close to the skilift), drugstores, general stores: Volg and Spar.
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Savognin
Savognin has a selection of stores: sporting goods (with rental close to the skilift), drugstores, general stores: Volg and Spar.
Arts & Culture
The Bahnmuseum Albula (Albula Railway Museum) is located at the Bergün/Bravuogn railway station of the Albula Railway of the Swiss Rhaetian Railway. A few minutes ride (car, bus or train) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
The museum tells the history of the construction of the Albula Railway and shows many historical plans and artifacts. Topographic simulations and demonstrations of the tunneling methods are part of the multimedia displays.
A model display under construction
One section of the museum houses a miniature Albula Railway operating in O scale built by Bernhard Tarnutzer that includes buildings, viaducts, and tunnels from the 1950s and 1960s.
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Bahnmuseum Albula
11 Veja StazionThe Bahnmuseum Albula (Albula Railway Museum) is located at the Bergün/Bravuogn railway station of the Albula Railway of the Swiss Rhaetian Railway. A few minutes ride (car, bus or train) from our apartment in Tiefencastel, Albula-Alvra.
The museum tells the history of the construction of the Albula Railway and shows many historical plans and artifacts. Topographic simulations and demonstrations of the tunneling methods are part of the multimedia displays.
A model display under construction
One section of the museum houses a miniature Albula Railway operating in O scale built by Bernhard Tarnutzer that includes buildings, viaducts, and tunnels from the 1950s and 1960s.
City/town information
Davos is a familiar name all over the world. Hearing it you might think of the World Economic Forum held yearly in this city, or the famous sanatoria where countless people sought healing from tuberculosis. It's literary history is unique as well: https://lithub.com/a-brief-literary-history-of-davos/
You can reach it by half an hour drive from our apartment.
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Davos
Davos is a familiar name all over the world. Hearing it you might think of the World Economic Forum held yearly in this city, or the famous sanatoria where countless people sought healing from tuberculosis. It's literary history is unique as well: https://lithub.com/a-brief-literary-history-of-davos/
You can reach it by half an hour drive from our apartment.
Bergün is a beautiful Alpin village with picturesque old houses with graffiti facades. It is on the railway line which makes it an ideal destination for a railway trip from Tiefencastel by the Rhaetische Bahn.
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Bergün
Bergün is a beautiful Alpin village with picturesque old houses with graffiti facades. It is on the railway line which makes it an ideal destination for a railway trip from Tiefencastel by the Rhaetische Bahn.