SILS LIVE — 09:21
+41 79 267 61 32
Link to Google Maps078 212 99 31
Link to Google MapsThe special experience since 1970
Passenger & L by ski, snowboard and good boards/sledges Tour & Fly Guide Alpine style international Instruction School Ground Handling individual.Courses Distance and Safety Certificate Gift vouchers
Prices on request.
Windgliding and flying instructor CH and International also for tandem training
Price List Wind Sailing Snow/Kite
Offer | Price | Description |
Ground towing taxi | CHF 50.00 | Wind sailing, kite handling, 1 hour per person (from 2 participants). Discount for children 20% (children up to 15 years) |
CHF 80.00 | 1 person, 1 hour, discount for children 20% (children up to 15 years) | |
Mini | CHF 160.00 | 1 hour with instruction, per person |
CHF 180.00 | 1 hour with instruction, per person from 60 kg, discount for children 20% (children up to 15 years) | |
Midi | CHF 200.00 | 2 hours with instruction per person, discount for children 20% (children up to 15 years) |
Maxi | CHF 250.00 | Day trip 4 - 5 hours, per person, discount for children 20% (children up to 15 years) |
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Relax in an alpine ambience.
The oasis of well-being of the Arenas Resort Schweizerhof invites you to linger. Here everyday life takes a back seat and you can just be. Put together your personal wellness program.
Solbad 33 ° C with underwater massage jets Jacuzzi Heated outdoor bath whirlpool Indoor sauna, barrel sauna relaxation room solarium Varied massage offer Mind way in the summer massagesEnjoy the soothing and relaxing influence of a massage - a pleasure for body and mind. Let yourself be pampered by a professional.
Full Body Massage Partial or sports massage Small and large lymphatic drainage Reflexology Aroma Oil Massage regeneration massage Lomi Lomi Nui Hot stone massageRegistration in the Solbad or at the resort reception +41 81 838 58 58.
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Daily from 7.30am to 7.30pm
Summer: 7.00am to 7.30pm
Winter: 7.30am to 8.00pm
Fullmoon Spa: During full moon until 10pm
The old telephone box of the municipality of Sils i.
E. was rebuilt into a «Bibliocabina». The motto is: pick, bring, keep or exchange. Books may be taken for free, read and kept or returned and exchanged. You take an interesting book and / or put a readed book on the rack. Have fun browsing the book exchange cabin and reading. A larger selection of books can be found in the Biblioteca Engiadinaisa in Sils Baselgia.
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Browsing couldn’t get much better!
Visit a welcoming and cosy space with a view of the Piz da la Margna and Lake Sils, while enjoying more than 20,000 media in German, Romansh, French, English and Italian.
Browse the huge range, which includes fiction, non-fiction, children’s and young people’s literature, audio books, music CDs, DVDs, e-book readers, maps, newspapers and magazines. A PC and internet workstations, a printer and a copier are also available. If you prefer your internet on the move, there’s also free wi-fi throughout the building.
Free admission.
More Information:
www.bibliotecasegl.ch
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Opening hours
closed:
from 06. May 2024
to 26. May 2024
open:
from 27. May 2024
to 30. October 2024
Monday - Friday 10.00am - 11.30am / 3.00pm - 6.00pm
Thursday 10.00am - 11.30am / 3.00pm - 9.00pm
Saturday - Sunday closed
open:
from 20. December 2024
to 05. May 2024
Monday - Friday 10.00am - 11.30am / 3.00pm - 6.00pm
Thursday 10.00am - 11.30am / 3.00pm - 9.00pm
Saturday - Sunday closed
The lakes of the Engadin exhibit a wonderfully contrasting range of colours, from green to turquoise to dark blue.
This colourful display is best appreciated from the panoramic footpaths up on the mountains.
Up close, the lakes are havens of tranquillity and invigorating freshness. The view from the water of the mountain peaks is impressive and inspiring: experience the unique atmosphere for yourself, by hiring a boat on one of the lakes.
InformationBootshaus, Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Silsersee
7514 Sils Maria
T +41 79 424 32 27
Landgasthof Bellavista
7513 Silvaplana-Surlej
T +41 81 838 60 50
Murtaröl, Plaun da Lej
7517 Plaun da Lej
T +41 81 826 53 50
+41 81 838 50 50
https://www.plattas-da-fex.ch/home/ Link to Google MapsPeople from Sils interested in quarrying stone slabs concluded a concession agreement with the municipality of Sils on 17 April 1864. However, stone slabs had probably been quarried there much earlier. In the contract it was pointed out that the right of the inhabitants of Sils to quarry slabs for their buildings in the Fex Valley was not to be diminished by the concession contract. An old Engadine house, the former post office in Sils-Maria, which bore the date 1659 and unfortunately had to make way for today's post office square, was covered with beautiful Fexer slabs on the roof. These can be admired today in the hotel/restaurant Chesa Grischa in Sils-Baselgia. The importance of the Fexer tiles was based on the fact that they could be split very thin, up to about 15 mm thick. Therefore, because of the weight saving, they were the ideal means of covering roofs. The stone - a gneiss (mica slate containing minerals) - can only be split in winter when frozen. So some men from nearby Val Malenco and Sils had a modest but welcome income in winter. Today, the Fexer slabs are highly sought after, especially because of their beautiful colours. Museum only open on Tuesdays with guided tour of the quarry, which takes place from 13.00 - 14.30.
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Coiffeur Laret is versatile, creative and spontaneous.
Ladies, gentlemen and children - each his own personal, individual look. L'Oréal's product and trend know-how ensures the optimum combination of cut, shape, color and product.
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Opening hours
08 April 24 - 30 April 24
on request
01 May 24 - 03 June 24
closed
04 June 24 - 26 October 24
Monday closed
Tuesday - Saturday 9.00am - 12.00pm / 2.00pm - 6.30pm
Sunday closed
27 October 24 - 30 November 24
on request
+41 81 544 0 544
www.ssscp.ch Link to Google MapsThe Swiss Ski School Corvatsch-Pontresina AG is your competent snow sports partner in Pontresina, Silvaplana, Sils and Maloja.
Offers: Group and private lessons for skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, telemark, freestyle, snowshoe tours and events.
Your rental equipment - Book conveniently in advance
Whether it's ski, snowboard or Nordic ski equipment, boots, helmets and much more for winter sports and fun: We are your rental partner in the Engadine.
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+41 79 366 58 74
May I accompany you?
Hikes up to T3, snowshoe tours up to WT2.
I will be happy to show you the beauty of the landscape and nature of the Engadine and the whole of Switzerland. As a hiking guide, I will accompany you on your hikes, plan desired hikes according to your wishes or suggest eventful, fascinating and impressive hikes. Exciting inputs about the country and its people, history, flora and fauna can enrich your hike just as much as the shared, sociable exchange on the way. I will gladly accompany you to unknown destinations or show you my personal favourite places.
Are you interested? Do not hesitate to contact me.
I speak the following languages: Rumauntsch, Deutsch, Italiano, Français and English
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Not only can letters and parcels be placed in the Sils post office, payments can be made, but it can also be purchased conveniently.
In addition to a practical assortment of stationery items you will find event tickets, gift cards or current.
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Opening hours
01 December 23 - 31 March 24
Monday - Friday 8.30am - 11.30am / 3.30pm - 5.30pm
Saturday - Sunday closed
01 April 24 - 30 June 24
Monday - Friday 8.30am - 11.30am
Saturday - Sunday closed
01 July 24 - 30 September 24
Monday - Friday 8.30am - 11.30am / 15.30pm - 17.30pm
Saturday - Sunday closed
Specialist FMH for general medicine.
Medical services:
Clinical laboratory: immediate determination of the most important blood values
ray apparatus
Ultrasonic apparatus with color duplex: examination of the abdominal organs, the soft parts and the vessels
ECG and stress ECG: Heart current curve at rest and under load
Lung function testing
24 hour blood pressure measurement
Surgical treatment area for wound dressings, small surgery. Interventions or plastering
Self-disparation of medications
Rice medication and vaccinations
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Opening hours
27 November 23 - 26 April 24
Monday - Friday 8.00am - 12.00pm / 2.30pm - 6.00pm
Saturday - Sunday closed except for emergency service
27 April 24 - 12 May 24
closed
13 May 24 - 24 May 24
Monday - Friday 8.00am - 12.00pm / 2.30pm - 6.00pm
Saturday - Sunday closed except for emergency service
25 May 24 - 09 June 24
closed
10 June 24 - 20 April 25
Monday - Friday 8.00am - 12.00pm / 2.30pm - 6.00pm
Saturday - Sunday closed except for emergency service
It does not need a fishing license, only in good weather. Snack cart with fine delicacies and drinks. Place: Plaun da Lej, Restaurant Murtaröl, Sils i.E. Further information: Restaurant Murtaröl Antonio Walther Via dal Malögia 14 Plaun da Lej www.plaundalej.ch Rental of pedalos, rowing boats and SUP's. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator
Information about fishing permits and fishing season.
Fishing from river banks and lakeshores: | 1 May to 15 September (Except for the following, open from 1 June: the River Inn between the lakes of the Upper Engadin; and the Inn from its outflow from Lake St. Moritz to its confluence with the Flaz, along with the tributaries of the Brattas, Schlattein, Cristansains) | |
Fishing from boats: | 1 May to 15 September Lake St. Moritz and Sils 15 May to 15 September Lake Silvaplana |
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Fishing for grayling: | 1 June to 15 September | |
Fishing in still water: | 1 May to 15 September |
Fishing permits:
Cost of fishing permits:
Seasonal permit (entire fishing season) | |||
Anglers resident in the Canton | CHF | 235.- | |
Anglers not resident in the Canton | CHF | 449.- | |
Youth permit (age 14-15), resident in the Canton | CHF | 127.- | |
Youth permit (age 14-15), not resident in the Canton | CHF | 235.- | |
Monthly permit | |||
Anglers resident in the Canton | CHF | 181.- | |
Anglers not resident in the Canton | CHF | 342.- | |
Youth permit (age 14-17), resident in the Canton | CHF | 100.- | |
Youth permit (age 14-17), not resident in the Canton | CHF | 181.- | |
Half-monthly permit (15 days) | |||
Anglers resident in the Canton | CHF | 149.- | |
Anglers not resident in the Canton | CHF | 235.- | |
Youth permit (age 14-17), resident in the Canton | CHF | 84.- | |
Youth permit (age 14-17), not resident in the Canton | CHF | 127.- | |
Permits may be purchased at the following locations (required for all anglers aged 14 and above):
Night fishing prohibited: | Fishing is prohibited between 11.00pm and 5.00am. | |
Catches per day: | Anglers may catch no more than 4 game fish in a single day in the river Inn. In Lake Sils, Lake Silvaplana, Lake Champfèr and Lake St. Moritz, anglers may catch no more than 10 fish in a single day. | |
Minimum sizes: | Minimum measurements apply to the following fish: trout and char 24 cm, American lake trout 30 cm, grayling 30 cm. Any smaller fish caught must be returned to the water. | |
Close days: | On waters with close days, fishing is not permitted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (exceptions: the opening day and closing day of the season). None of the lakes have close days. | |
Close season: | For graylings the close season lasts until and including 31 May in the whole Canton. Warning: Levels in rivers used for the generation of hydroelectric power can rise suddenly, endangering anyone standing on sandbanks or in the water. |
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Special rights: | At the two charming and trout-rich mountain lakes at the Bernina Pass – the Lej Nair and Lej Pitschen – fishing is permitted daily from 15 June to 15 October with permission of Pontresina Tourist Information. | |
Protected areas: |
Fishing, bait fishing and gathering fish bait is strictly prohibited in protected waters. These areas are reserved for fish breeding and spawning. In the Upper Engadin the following areas are protected (up-to-date list available from the fisheries): River Inn river, where it flows out of Lake Sils River Inn, where it flows into Lake Silvaplana River Inn, by the weir in the Buocha d'Sela River Inn, where it flows into Lake St. Moritz River Inn, from the Charnadüra gorge to to the Islas power plant The ponds in the Islas in Samedan The ponds in San Batrumieu near Zuoz River Inn, below the dam near S-chanf |
There is nothing more beautiful than sitting in a fishing boat in the early morning in Lake Sils, looking at your reflection on the mirror-smooth lake and fishing for char, trout or Namaycush on the side.
Fishing permits from the boat can be obtained at the following issuing points:
Sils Tourist Info, Via da Marias 93, 7514 Sils Maria Kiosk Adolfa Gianotti, Maloja (only payable with cash; nearest ATM in Sils Maria)Fishing permits from the shore can be obtained from the following issuing points:
Gemeindepolizei St. Moritz * Fischereipatent-Verkauf 7500 St. Moritz-Dorf, 081 833 30 17 Kiosk Adolfa Gianotti * Fischereipatent-Verkauf 7516 Maloja, 081 824 31 30 Doit Baumarkt * Fischereipatent-Verkauf 7503 Samedan / Punt Muragl, 081 838 80 20Boat brands for boats on the Silsersee:
Boat stamps for Lake Sils on the municipal territory of the municipality of Sils/Segl i.E. can be ordered from the municipal administration of Sils/by telephone or by e-mail. sils@sils.ch, 081 826 53 16, Monday to Friday 9.30 to 11.30 / 14.30 to 17.30 For boat brands on other municipal areas, the respective municipalities are responsible.
Regulations and further information can be found here: https://www.silsersee.ch/regulation
Information on 4 lakes a patent can be found here: https://www.silsersee.ch/4lakes
For annual and monthly patents the SANA identity card is mandatory.
The following prices apply for the 2022 season for fishing on the boat:
Patent | description | "old hands" | young fishermen *) |
Day ticket | for a specific day | 25.00 | 15.50 |
Weekly ticket | for 7 consecutive days | 64.00 | 38.00 |
Two-week ticket | for 14 consecutive days | 92.00 | 56.00 |
monthly ticket | for 30 consecutive days | 117.00 | 68.50 |
Season ticket | for locals only | 160.00 | 90.00 |
*) 14- and 15-year-old Petrijunger are considered young fishermen.
All details, explanations, information and regulations can be found under the following links:
All laws and regulations can be found here: https://www.gr.ch/fischereiGesetzeundVorschriften.aspx
Proof of expertise can be found on this link: http://www.anglerausbildung.ch/sana-Kurse/
Plaun da Lej Resort: the fishing paradise directly on the lake: Hotel Cristallina
Fishingshop in Champfèr: https://www.engadinfisch.ch/
No patent sale. Engadinfisch · Daniel Blättler · Via Maistra 11 · CH-7513 Silvaplana · Tel. +41 (0)79 443 74 50 · info@engadinfisch.ch
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Pigment painting on canvas and Japanese ink on paper by Herbert Sax.
In the new exhibition "ORIENT-OKZIDENT" new works from Germany will be hung in the extended gallery rooms.
SAX, civic Herbert Baerlocher, born on 15.08.43, grew up in Basel. After studying art history and modern poetry, he experimented with body expression with theatre and music groups.
From 1973 he lives in Kyôto, Japan, where he learns ink painting with Hiromoto Susumu. In the technique of the un-pitsu brush movement his urge for spontaneous pictorial forms finds fulfilment. His works in colour on canvas and in Japanese ink on paper are shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Japan and Hawaii from 1978 to 2000.
Since 1997 SAX has been painting in the Fextal, Engadin, and from 2013 in Weimar and from 2015 in the 'Fränkische Schweiz'. At the end of 2019 he moves to Sils-Maria, Engadin, Tel. +41 76 203 03 38
The gallery was created from the collaboration of Hans-Ueli Gantenbein, the farmer from the Sar Antoni farm at the Hotel Fex, and the artist Sax, whose studio is located across the stream in Tegias. The former barn in the basement of the Chalchais barn was converted into an art space when the ceiling was renewed.
Location
The gallery is located in the Fex Valley in Fex Curtins in the Chalchais building on the left in front of the Hotel Fex.
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WALTER HAYMANN, oil paintings Engadin - Bergell
DANIEL EGGLI, new wood sculptures
BEATRICE GUYER, gouaches Engadin - Provence
KATHARINA LEUTERT, Sculpture Plume sur bois et pigment colorés, Artiste Suisse
53 years Goldsmiths' Studio Rudolf Maag, new and old jewellery
WALTER HAYMANN, oil paintings Engadin - Bergell
DANIEL EGGLI, new wood sculptures
BEATRICE GUYER, gouaches Engadin - Provence
KATHARINA LEUTERT, Sculpture Plume sur bois et pigment colorés, Artiste Suisse
53 years Goldsmiths' Studio Rudolf Maag, new and old jewellery
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The comforting smell of horses hangs in the air and their hoofs clatter at a leisurely pace as the carriage moves deeper and deeper into the wonderfully rugged side valley: a trip by horse-drawn carriage into the Val Fex is one of the most romantic experiences far and wide.
In the village square in Sils, carriages and pairs are lined up ready to take you to Platta, Crasta or even right up to the Hotel Fex. And, of course, back again – whereby the magnificent scenery also provides the perfect backdrop for an enjoyable hike.
Carriage companies
for omnibus and private carriages:
Clalüna family
T +41 81 826 52 86
www.claluena-sils.ch
Coretti family
T +41 81 826 56 73
www.coretti.ch
1 to 4 persons (CHF) | additional person | |||
single | return | single per person | return per person | |
Platta | 80.- | 120.- | 20.- | 30.- |
Crasta | 90.- | 150.- | 20.- | 35.- |
Hotel Fex | 110.- | 200.- | 25.- | 50.- |
The return tariffs include a 1½- hour stopover; each additional ½ hour costs CHF 30.- |
Night-time prices (after 6pm)
1 to4 persons | additional person | |||
single | return | single per person | return per person | |
Platta | 130.- | 220.- | 30.- | 55.- |
Fex Crasta | 140.- | 250.- | 35.- | 60.- |
Fex Curtins (Hotel Fex) | 170.- | 320.- | 40.- | 80.- |
Children (4 - 12 years) pay half price
Reservation required (in the off-season already the day before).
Night rides from 7.30pm by reservation only.
Night rides only on reservation, prices on request. Registration required
Mountain run | B | A | B | A | B |
Sils Maria (opposite Hotel Maria) | 09.50 | 10:45 | 12.15 | 14.10 | 15.10 |
Fex Platta | 10.10 | 11.05 | 12.35 | 14.30 | 15.30 |
Fex Crasta | 10.20 | 11.15 | 12.45 | 14.40 | 15.40 |
Fex Curtins (Hotel Fex) | 10.40 | 11.35 | 13.05 | 15.00 | 16.00 |
Valley run |
B | A | B | A | B |
Fex Hotel from | 10.40 | 13.10 | 14.10 | 15.30 | 16.30 |
Fex Crasta from | 11.00 | 13.30 | 14.30 | 15.50 | 16.50 |
Fex Platta from | 11.10 | 13.40 | 14.40 | 16.00 | 17.00 |
Sils Maria (Hotel Maria) | 11.30 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.20 | 17.20 |
A= from 11 to 25 June only in good weather or reservation; from 26 June to 01 October daily in any weather; from 02 to 22 October only in good weather or reservation
B= from 26 June to 3 September only in good weather conditions or by reservation.
Omnibus (rates in CHF)oneway | retour | |
untill Fex-Platta | 15.- | 25.- |
untill Fex-Crasta | 20.- | 30.- |
untill Fex-Hotel | 25.- | 40.- |
Ticket prices are per person.
Children (4 to 12 years) pay half price.
InformationClalüna Gian
T +41 81 826 52 86
www.claluena-sils.ch
Coretti Gian
T +41 81 826 56 73
www.coretti.ch
On the village square of Sils Maria there are horses ready for you.
The ride takes you past the Hotel Waldhaus to the lovely Fex Valley. The carriage ride into the Fex Valley is a special experience of nature. The Fex Valley enchants walkers as well as snowshoe and cross-country skiers. Discover a paradise. Our two haulage companies Clalüna and Coretti will take you safely to the Fex Valley.
InformationClalüna Gian Reto
T +41 81 826 52 86
www.claluena-sils.ch
Coretti Gian
T +41 81 826 56 73
www.coretti.ch
1 to4 persons (CHF) | additional person | |||
single | return | single per person | return per person | |
Platta | 80.- | 120.- | 20.- | 30.- |
Crasta | 90.- | 150.- | 20.- | 35.- |
Hotel Fex | 110.- | 200.- | 25.- | 50.- |
The return tariffs include a 1½- hour stopover; each additional ½ hour costs CHF 30.- |
Night-time prices (5.00pm - 7.30pm)
1 to4 persons | additional person | |||
single | return | single per person | return per person | |
Platta | 130.- | 220.- | 30.- | 55.- |
Fex Crasta | 140.- | 250.- | 35.- | 60.- |
Fex Curtins (Hotel Fex) | 170.- | 320.- | 40.- | 80.- |
Berghotel Fex
What could be more pleasant than admiring the stunning glacier world while enjoying culinary delights from both kitchen and wine cellar?
T +41 81 832 60 00
Hotel Sonne
Luxury is … knowing where to find that “something special”.
T +41 81 826 53 73
Pensiun Crasta
A popular meeting place for hikers, gourmets and nature lovers.
T +41 81 826 53 92
Pensiun Chesa Pool
Sophisticated gastronomy with varied, natural cuisine, including vegetarian specialities.
Reservations required: T +41 81 838 59 00
In the Hotel Edelweiss there it will be spoiled, with 370 m2 pure relaxation!
Elegant design and local pine wood provide the ideal setting for soothing relaxation in a cozy atmosphere. After a long hike and excursions, and especially after a sporting winter's day in the Engadine, there can be enjoyed the relaxing warmth and tranquility in the hotel's own wellness area. There is a wellness area with jacuzzi, steam bath, Finnish sauna, bio sauna, solarium and relaxation area.
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Opening hours
02 June 23 - 21 October 23
On request
22 October 23 - 14 December 23
closed
15 December 23 - 01 April 24
On request
02 April 24 - 06 June 24
closed
In the Waldhaus Spa, the boundary between indoors and outdoors has been ingeniously removed.
Light falls from high above into spacious rooms, crystalline glass mosaics artfully decorate the walls. Futuristic and naturalistic at the same time, the spa offers space for relaxation and well-being on three levels and an area of 1500 m2.
The large swimming pool and an outdoor whirlpool are located on the first level.
The spa level has a spacious Finnish sauna, a bio-sauna, as well as a cooling area with plunge pool, a fresh air area and two steam baths, plus a pine and a larch bath. Various relaxation rooms are located on the same level. A hot stone in the centre invites you to warm up and relax specifically.
In addition, let yourself be pampered. We offer a wide range of treatments, massages and rituals. You can find the entire offer on our website: www.waldhaus-sils.ch/spa
Entrances for eternal guests:
Swimming Pool: | Adults | CHF 18.00 |
Children 3 - 14 years | CHF 14.00 | |
Spa: | Entrance bevor 2.00pm | CHF 55.00 |
Entrance after 2.00pm | CHF 65.00 |
The spa level is only open to adults and teenagers age 14 and up.
Reservations in advance required for non-Waldhaus guests (max. 24 hours).
Tel. +41 81 832 64 90
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Opening hours
14 December 23 - 08. April 24
Only indoorpool: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Spa icl. Indoor pool: 10.30am - 8.00pm only on request, age 14 and up
Treatments: 9.00am - 8.00pm by only on request
09 April 24 - 12 June 24
clsed
13 June 24 - 27 October 24
Only indoorpool: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Spa icl. Indoor pool: 10.30am - 8.00pm only on request, age 14 and up
Treatments: 9.00am - 8.00pm by only on request
28 October 24 - 12 December 24
closed
13 December 24 - 22 April 24
Only indoorpool: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Spa icl. Indoor pool: 10.30am - 8.00pm only on request, age 14 and up
Treatments: 9.00am - 8.00pm by only on request
On certain days in January and March, you can do a spot of ice fishing on Lake Sils, or simply watch the fishermen at work.
The aim is to concentrate on fishing big namaycush in order to decimate their stock, while sparing Arctic char, grayling and trout as much as possible. You need to keep a 30-metre distance from the cross-country ski trails and winter hiking paths. The ice hole must be drilled with a hand drill (can be rented in restaurant Murtaröl) and may not be bigger than 20 cm in diameter.
Fishing permits and other information / regulations: www.silsersee.ch (in german only)
As soon as the Maloja wind sets in around noon, the colourful kites start to bob and dance across Lake Silvaplana.
That is without doubt a spectacular sight for spectators. But the fun only really begins when, with a board under your feet, you are actually holding a kite into the wind (and yourself upright on the water). The quickest and most effective way of learning the correct technique is by booking a few lessons at the Swiss Kitesurf School in Silvaplana. The school was the first of its kind in the world – after all, this trend sport was invented here at Lake Silvaplana – and can in the meantime look back on 18 years of experience.
The KUBUS Kulturbüro Sils has committed itself to the dual goal of meeting the demands of a growing cultural and educational tourism on the one hand, and on the other hand to make aspects of Grisons culture more thoroughly accessible and to anchor them more firmly in public awareness.
"Museum" and "dusty" do not have to be synonyms. Interested groups (4 persons or more) have the opportunity to put together their own daily or weekly programme from the range of guided tours, cultural hikes, lectures/readings and seminars on literary, philosophical, art and cultural history topics. The individual programme elements can be freely combined in number and sequence and can be adapted to the interests of the group on request. You will be offered a lively and entertaining access to the diversity of the Engadine museum landscape.
Guided tours are offered in the following museums: Nietzsche House (Sils) link: Nietzsche House , Segantini Museum (St. Moritz) link: Segantini Museum, Sils Museum - Cultural Foundation Andrea Robbi (Sils) link: SILS MUSEUM - Cultural Foundation Andrea Robbi, Museo Ciäesa Granda (Stampa).
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At exactly 1,800 metres above sea level, Europe's highest scheduled boat service links Sils Maria, Chastè, Plaun da Lej, Isola and Maloja.
Along the way, it glides past historic sites such as the Chastè peninsula - here, under the larch trees, stands the bench where the philosopher and poet Friedrich Nietzsche used to sit and find inspiration. The entire round trip on the largest lake in Graubünden takes 40 minutes. You can also incorporate a cruise on the lake into a walk - such as the classic Four Lakes Hike, taking the boat from Sils to Maloja and so shortening the walk by an hour. This boat service has been operating for over one hundred years.
More Information:
More about Captain Franco and the boat service
Operation in bad weather on request.
As early as 1863 a measuring station was put into operation and the systematic measurement of meteorological parameters was started. This makes the Sils series of measurements one of the longest in the entire Alpine region and is of great value for observing climate development. The stations were located at different places in the village. Currently, the Sils measuring station is located near the Champsegl schoolhouse.
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A 4-hole golf course?
Where can you find such a thing? Right beside the Parkhotel Margna in Sils: a Pitch & Putt course with Driving Range. Licence or handicap are not required; no dress code here.
The facility by the Parkhotel Margna gives novice golfers who do not yet have a licence the chance to play on the course, and not just practise on the Driving Range. Players can also hone their pitching and putting skills with the help of the Golf Pro, bookable through the hotel.
The newly designed 4-hole course offers experienced golfers, too, a challenge in their short game.
Precise strokes are required: distances of 81 to 159 m to the greens and well-placed hazards leave little room for error.
Massage Sils, the place in the Engadin, where you find back to your well-being.
The strength, the high quality of life and the wonderful nature that surrounds us have led to the creation of this project, which is based on constant research on the path to well-being.
Since she can think, Anna has been combining her love for nature with a passion for work. Specific training of many years and the desire to offer high quality guarantee treatments and relaxation in a homely atmosphere.
"Take good care of your body. It is the only place you have to live" - Jim Rohn
Qualifications:
Degree in Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Bari Shiatsu vocational school, Panta Rei - Training Indiba ActivOffers:
Classical massage Sports Massage Aroma Massage Migraine Massage Foot reflexology therapy Hot Stone Massage Shiatsu Sils Massage Facial Massage INDIBA Activ
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Opening hours
04. December 23 - 11. April 24
daily 9.00am - 12.00pm / 3.00pm - 7.00pm
12 April 24 - 10 June 24
closed
11 June 24 - 29 October 24
daily 9.00am - 12.00pm / 3.00pm - 7.00pm
Ming Service AG offers service and repairs for cars, trucks, construction machinery, municipal vehicles and small appliances of all brands.
They run a construction equipment rental station and are Rubag service point.
In addition, the company is the official tacho inspection station and has a hydraulic hose service.
Disc repair and replacing discs are also offered.
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Service station
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Monday - Friday 7.30am - 12.00pm / 1.15pm - 5.30pm
Saturday on request
Sunday closed
In the middle of the beautiful Larch wood you will find the best location of the beautiful 18-hole mini golf course.
Rest, play, sport or fun. Children and adults are as well guaranteed to get their money's worth. In addition to the complex is the beautiful garden terrace and the playground for the little guests.
Adults CHF 6.00
Children (up to 16 years) CHF 3.00
Open every day from mid-June to mid-October.
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"Dear old friend, now I'm back in the Upper Engadine, for the third time, and again I feel that here and nowhere else is my right home and hotbed." (Friedrich Nietzsche to Carl von Gersdorff, Sils-Maria, end of June 1883)
Nietzsche in Sils-Maria
Seven summers, for the first time in 1881, Friedrich Nietzsche spent an inspiring and creative time in Sils Maria.
He lived in a modest room in the Durisch family's house during his stays. In the Engadine, with its dry, sunny climate, the weather-minded thinker found conditions from which he hoped to alleviate his violent migraine-like headache. A strict daily schedule not only regulated working hours and meal times, but also provided "5 - 7 hours of exercise every day", which he obtained by taking long walks in the area - the best opportunity to literally "philosophize" "fare. Even the first stay resulted in a key thought that gave his future work a new direction: the "thought of eternal return", the basic concept of Nietzsche's "So spoke Zarathustra".
The exhibition includes a rich collection of photos and documents, manuscripts and letters from the Sils period, the original death mask, various busts (Max Kruse, Willy de Boe), music, a complete collection of the works that Nietzsche himself published during his lifetime, including rare dedication copies. In addition, there is a documentation on the counterfeits for which Nietzsche's sister is responsible and on Nietzsche's time as a professor in Basel (Basler Stube with original furniture and documents from the time of Basel 1869-79).
Special exhibition
the Upper Engadine is one of those special landscapes that have long fascinated and inspired writers, musicians and visual artists. Gerhard Richter first came to Sils Maria for a winter holiday in 1989. The wide high valley enclosed by mountain massifs with its lakes and incomparable light made a deep impression on him, and from then on he returned there again and again for summer and winter stays.
Now, for the first time, an exhibition is devoted exclusively to Gerhard Richter's encounter with the Upper Engadine and his fascination with this landscape. Curated by Dr. Dieter Schwarz, the show will be on view from 9 December 2023 to 13 April 2024 at the Nietzsche Haus (Sils Maria), the Segantini Museum and the Galerie Hauser & Wirth (St. Moritz).
On display will be paintings based on Upper Engadine motifs, overpainted photographs, drawings and some of the eleven steel spheres in which two central themes in Richter's oeuvre take on concrete form - reflection and nature.
Mrs. Mirella Carbone (Foundation Board) and Mrs. Susanne Summermatter are responsible for the Richter exhibition in the Nietzsche House.
More information at sils.ch/events
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closed:
from 14. April 2024
to 14. June 2024
open:
from 15. June 2024
to 20. October 2024
Monday closed
Tuesday - Sunday 3.00pm - 6.00pm
Relax in the La Funtauna Fit and Wellness Club.
In addition to a variety of massages and treatments, there it can be also enjoyed the whirlpool area 35 °, the sanarium 55 °, the Finnish sauna 90 °, the steam bath with aromatherapy 40 ° - 45 °, the showers, the surgeons and the Kneipp zone. A resting place with a view to the chamois and a fitness room equipped with the most modern endurance and power equipment supplement the offer.
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Opening hours
15 December 23 - 01. April 24
Daily 10.00am - 7.30pm
reservation obligatory
02 April 23 - 06. June 24
closed
07 June - 03 November 24
Daily 10.00am - 7.30pm
reservation obligatory
04 November - 13 December 24
closed
14. December - 21 April 25
Daily 10.00am - 7.30pm
reservation obligatory
The legendary Maloja wind allows wonderful sailing and windsurfing regattas even in the middle of summer, when other places are experiencing a lull.
At 1,800 metres above sea level, the other Engadin lakes are blessed with fantastic wind conditions, with speeds of between 3 and 6 Beaufort. The season highlights are the Swiss, European and sometimes even the World Championships, which are held on the lakes in Silvaplana and St. Moritz.
Segelschule St. Moritz
Via Grevas 34
7500 St. Moritz
T +41 81 833 40 56
F +41 81 832 18 08
info@scstm.ch
www.scstm.ch
www.stmoritz-matchrace.ch
Engadin Segeln
Via dal Corvatsch 23
7513 Silvaplana
T +41 79 455 36 51
F +41 56 667 02 56
segelschule@gmx.ch
www.engadin-segeln.ch
Swiss Sailing School
7513 Silvaplana
T +41 79 455 36 51
segelschule@gmx.ch
www.silvaplana.ch
www.swisssailingschool.ch
AYA - All Year Activity GmbH
Via da Baselgia 56
7515 Sils/Segl Baselgia
+41 76 213 88 55
info@sailandsports.ch
www.sailandsports.ch
SAX, bourgeois Herbert Baerlocher, born 15.08.43, grows up in Basel.
After studying art history and modern poetry, he experimented with body expression with theatre and music groups. From 1973 he lives in Kyôto, Japan, where he learns ink painting with Hiromoto Susumu. In the technique of the brush movement "un-pitsu" his urge for spontaneous pictorial forms finds fulfilment. His works in colour on canvas and in Japanese ink on paper are shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Japan and Hawaii from 1978 to 2000. Since 1997 SAX has been painting in the Fextal, Engadin, and from 2013 in Weimar and from 2015 in 'Fränkische Schweiz'. At the end of 2019 he will move to Sils-Maria, Engadin.
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The Sils Museum in the Chesa Fonio dedicates its annually changing exhibitions to themes related to art and culture, history and the area today, and the region.
The Andrea Robbi Foundation, which runs the museum, also has the task of preserving the artistic heritage of the significant Sils painter Andrea Robbi and making it accessible to the public.
Special exhibition: The picturesque mountain
The landscapes of the Engadin and Bergell have long held a great attraction for painters. Their works are an expression of their attachment to the mountain world, their enthusiasm for shining peaks and reflecting lakes, and their painterly adventures. A feast of color that opens up surprising insights into the different perspectives of artists rooted here and those who have moved to the area on the alpine landscape.
Guided tours:
Every Tuesday from 15.06. - 22.10.2023 from 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Opening hours:
Off-season: closed
Admission: Adults CHF 10.00, youngsters CHF 6.00, children free
More Information to the guided tours: www.sils.ch/events
More information to the museum: www.silsmuseum.ch
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Opening hours
closed:
from 08. April 2024
to 15. June 2024
Here, just outside the village, families and the sports scene meet. The Silvaplana windsurfing school is also located on the grounds of the Beach Club Sils. There is a playground and sandpit for the little ones. The beach volleyball court provides fun for team games. Parking spaces are available. Enjoy the homemade regional specialities and crispy wood-fired pizza on the sun terrace directly on the lake.
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+41 81 833 62 33
https://www.suvretta-sports.ch/bike-center/st Link to Google MapsAs a trend sport, Stand Up Paddling has been surging on a wave of popularity in recent years.
Originally conceived with the idea of riding waves, the sport has evolved even further so that stand up paddling is now possible on lakes, too, as part of an enjoyable tour. The Engadin mountain lakes in the morning hours make for a particularly idyllic experience.
Gut Training
Via Arona 34
7500 St. Moritz
T +41 81 834 41 41
www.gut-training.com
Teacher: Renata Keller
Courses will take place on the lake of Silvaplana
SUP-Rent Station
Segelclub St. Moritz
Via Grevas 34
CH-7500 St. Moritz
T +41 81 833 40 56
info@scstm.ch
www.scstm.ch
Naish SUP
Courses and rent
c/o Restaurant Murtaröl
T +41 81 826 53 50
Swiss Kitesurf GmbH
Mulets Sports Centre
7513 Silvaplana
T +41 81 828 97 67
F +41 81 828 97 71
info@kitesailing.ch
www.kitesailing.ch
Windsurfing Silvaplana
Sarah Missiaen
Stradun Chantunel 4
7513 Silvaplana
T +41 81 828 93 64
silvaplana@surf.com
www.windsurfing-silvaplana.ch
The Swiss Ski School Corvatsch-Pontresina AG is your competent snowsports partner in Pontresina, Silvaplana, Sils and Maloja.
Offers include group and private tuition in skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, telemark, freestyle, snow-shoe tours, and events.
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The Waldhaus has two well-maintained outdoor sand courts (only in summer) and its own indoor court.
Price per lesson incl. outdoor cout: CHF 100.00 (55 min)
Price per lesson incl. indoor court: CHF 120.00 (55min)
Charge for outdoor court: CHF 20.00 per hour
Charge for indoor court: CHF 40.00 per hour
Reservation tennis court: Hotel Waldhaus Tel. +41 81 838 51 00
Reservation Lessons: Tennis pro Etele Ungvari Tel. +41 76 488 40 03
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2 tennis courts with vulcanite-sand surface, reservation via Daniel`s Plazzet.
The tennis court key can be collected from Daniel`s Plazzet restaurant daily from 9.00am - 6.00pm CHF 20.-- per hour.
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A lot of concentration is needed not to be distracted by the view of the surrounding mountain panorama and not to lose sight of the ball on impact.
CHF 15.00 / hour.
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They make their way here from all corners of the globe and feel the adrenaline rising as soon as they catch their first glimpse of the beautiful Lake Silvaplana: windsurfers have long since regarded this area as one of their favourite destinations.
While expert and advanced surfers set their sails in Silvaplana, families and beginners find perfect conditions in Sils. But all are familiar with the phenomenon of the Maloja wind, which invariably blows up shortly after midday. Until then, however, Lake Silvaplana lies calm and serene, silently reflecting its picturesque surroundings in its mirror-like surface. During this time, there is hardly anything more delightful than gliding across the water on a stand-up paddle board and marvelling at the stunning nature all around.
Windsurfing Silvaplana GmbH
Via Riva d’Lej 4
7514 Sils
T +41 81 828 93 64
info@windsurfing-silvaplana.ch
www.windsurfing-silvaplana.ch
Windsurfing Silvaplana Gmb
Stradun Chantunel 4
7513 Silvaplana
T +41 81 828 93 64
info@windsurfing-silvaplana.ch
www.windsurfing-silvaplana.ch