Spa Traditions
A sparkling champagne climate, over 320 days of sun every year and a splendidly tranquil landscape. Ideal ingredients for relaxing days on the “Top of the World”. Sheer balm for body and soul is ensured by spacious spa worlds from both western and eastern hemispheres, top-class hairdressers and oases of wellbeing. The place for it could not be more fitting: St. Moritz owes its original fame to its therapeutic spas, known for almost 3,500 years.
Evidence of this is the oldest therapeutic spa water channel of wood dating from 1466 BC. The health resort of St. Moritz was already visited for its iron-rich spring waters almost 3,500 years ago. Later, the spa Church of St. Maurice became one of Europe’s most popular places of pilgrimage. In 1519, Pope Leo X even gave total absolution to all who made the pilgrimage to the St. Mauritius Church. Renowned practitioners of homeopathic medicine, such as the Swiss Paracelsus and Italian Malacrida praised the wonderful therapeutic properties of the St. Moritz springs. Eventually, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, entire households of princes and kings travelled to the Engadin to take the waters.
Wintersports in St.Moritz
In addition to Alpine Skiing St. Moritz stages a wide variety of first class attactions, to make it a holiday destination unmatched anywhere on the globe.
125 years Cresta Run St. Moritz
The Cresta Run was first prepared for the winter season 1884/85.
St. Moritz frome above
St. Moritz from a birds-eye view. All photos taken from a hot-air balloon.
Birthplace of Alpine winter sport
St. Moritz was the birthplace of Alpine winter tourism (1864) and sport (1884).
Big 5 - the St. Moritz 5-star hotels
The five St. Moritz 5-star hotels are legendary. An overview.
Engadin summer
Summer in the Engadin: nature, cuture, sport, activity and tranquility.
