Graubünden Route

Experience the soulful Graubünden Alpine landscape with all your senses: escape the casual charm of the Rhaetian capital, set off on the Polenweg and enjoy sensational views of the Hinterrhein. Then the Domleschg, the blooming garden of Graubünden, guarded by castles and the Piz Beverin. Wild and dangerous through the Schijn Gorge, later following the steep hairpin bends of the Rhaetian Railway, steadily uphill to the Albula Pass, a stony and wind-blown beauty. Wide and light, with a fresh view of the snow-capped peaks, the Engadin lies in a magnificent alpine landscape. And calm as the flight of an eagle appears the nature of the Engiadina bassa.

The price for admission to the Rhine Forest: a 300 m deep gorge, Via Mala, the most terrible gorge in Raetia. The reward: friendly, sun-warmed wooden houses in Splügen. The ascent to the alpine moorland of the Bernhardin Pass, past glacial grinding and alpine farms, eats away at the calories. In the rush of the descent – 2000 metres in altitude without a pedal stroke into the depths – the treasures of Valle Mesolcina lure you in vain. The mildness of the south is exhilarating, the asphalt is boiling, the rims are glowing. The destination is in sight: the towers of Bellinzona, defiant guards of former trade routes.