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Sightseeing Attractions

Leaning tower

Leaning tower

The leaning tower is a landmark from the 12th century and part of the St. Mauritius Church that was demolished in 1890. To this day it has remained one of the most spectacular sightseeing attractions in St. Moritz. Height: 33 m. Inclination: 5.5 degrees.
 
St. Moritz Dorf, opposite the Kulm Hotel.


Heidi hut

Heidi hut

The Heidi stories written by Swiss author Johanna Spyri in 1880 and 1881 are among the world’s most famous children’s books. The original Heidi hut used during the shooting of the Heidi film in the Engadin is located above St. Moritz and can be visited by children and adults alike. Access to it is free.
 
In the Salastrains region, above St. Moritz Dorf.

Bronze bust of Johannes Badrutt

Bronze bust of Johannes Badrutt

The bronze bust of Johannes Badrutt, the work of British artist Nicola Cox, was presented to St. Moritz by Badrutt’s descendants. Johannes Badrutt (2.4.1819 - 1.11.1889) was a pioneering hotelier in St. Moritz and a promoter of winter tourism in the Alps.
 
Mauritiusplatz, in front of St. Moritz Tourist Board offices.

Chesa Futura

Chesa Futura

The Chesa Futura was built by renowned British architect, Lord Norman Foster and combines futuristic forms of construction with traditional building materials. 250,000 larch clapboards were used on the facades of the building, which houses 10 exclusive private apartments.

St. Moritz Dorf, behind the bottom station of the Chantarella funicular.

St. Moritz Design Gallery

St. Moritz Design Gallery

The pedestrian passageway from Badrutt’s Palace Hotel to the lake has 35 large illuminated glass showcases, in which several exhibitions of particularly valuable posters are displayed every year.

Below Hotel Badrutt's Palace.

St. Moritz 5-star hotels

Badrutt's Palace Hotel

St. Moritz hotel pioneers have made history and St. Moritz’s 5-star hotels are internationally acclaimed. Discover and visit the "Big 5", the grand St. Moritz hotel palaces: the Kulm, Badrutt's Palace, Suvretta House, Kempinksi Grand Hotel des Bains and Carlton.

 

St. Moritz Olympic ski jump

St. Moritz Olympic ski jump

The 90-metre ski-jump was built in 1926 for the 1928 Winter Olympic Games. National and international competitions were held here until a few years ago but today it is mostly used for training.
 
Approx. two-minutes drive from the entrance to St. Moritz Bad, near Lej Marsch.

Cresta Run

Cresta Run

The Cresta Run was first built in 1885 and belongs to the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club. Running from St. Moritz to Celerina, it covers a length of 1,214 metres and a height difference of 157 metres. Spectacular races or training runs take place every day from the end of December to the beginning of March.
 
St. Moritz Dorf, near Kulm Hotel.

Segantini Museum

Segantini Museum

Built in 1908, the museum is dedicated to artist, Giovanni Segantini (1858-1899), who spent the last five years of his life living and painting in the Engadin. An overview of all St. Moritz Museums is found at Museums.
 
St. Moritz Dorf.

Olympic bob run St. Moritz-Celerina

Olympic bob run St. Moritz-Celerina

The 1,612 metre-long ice channel from St. Moritz to Celerina is the world’s only natural bob run. National and international competitions (over 30 bob world championships) or training and taxi runs take place daily from the end of December to the beginning of March.
 
St. Moritz Dorf, near Kulm Hotel.

Cresta rider

Cresta rider

Life-size bronze sculpture of a skeleton rider by David Wynne. A gift presented by the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club to the municipality on the occasion of the club’s centenary celebrations in 1985.
 
Opposite the Kulm Hotel.

Chesa Veglia

Chesa Veglia

Old Engadin farmhouse dating from 1658. Bought in 1928 by the then owner of Badrutt's Palace Hotel and now a restaurant. 
 
Behind the Rathaus (town hall) in St. Moritz Dorf.

Via Serlas

Via Serlas

Via Serlas is to St. Moritz as the Bahnhofstrasse is to Zurich. Or Rodeo Drive to Los Angeles. Merely on a smaller, more intimate scale. From Chanel and Gucci to Louis Vuitton and Zegna. All the prestigious names on the international fashion scene are lined up together.

St. Moritz Dorf, centre.

Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium

The Olympic Stadium of the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympic Games. Furniture designer Rolf Sachs, an avid sport and culture fan with close ties to St. Moritz, restored the building, which had remained unused for two decades, converting it into a residential property.
 
St. Moritz Dorf, behind Carlton Hotel.

Olympic Stone

Olympic Stone

The Olympic Stone commemorates the Winter Olympic Games held here in 1928 and 1948.
 
Kurpark, St. Moritz Bad.

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