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Must See

EAT

Bündner Stube
Candlelit meals of fresh,
seasonal fare, much
grown in the on-site
kitchen garden.
⌂ Reichsgasse 11
∑ stern-chur.ch
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Calanda
A trendy spot with a
popular lunch menu and
new specials every day.
⌂ Postplatz
∑ calanda-chur.ch
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Zum Alten Zollhaus
Light meals in a cosy
Stübli opposite
the Obertor.
⌂ Malixerstrasse 1
∑ zollhaus-chur.ch
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One of the ornately
decorated houses lining
Obere Gasse

guish it from the Altes Gebäu of the canton of Graubünden. historic houses have been
(Old Building), which stands The well-presented displays converted into boutiques,
on Fontanapark. In the centre include a large collection of restaurants and cafés.
of the square is the Vazerol- minerals from the region’s On Saturday mornings
Denkmal, an obelisk installed mountains, including gold, during the summer, a market
to commem orate the free gemstones and micro- is held in Obere Gasse and
association formed by the minerals which can be seen Untere Gasse.
communes of Graubünden in through a microscope, as well
the 14th century, when the as plants and stuffed animals.
local pop ulation began to
organize itself in an effort to
ward off foreign domination.
9 \-=
Obere Gasse
Chur’s smartest shopping
8 "'= street, Obere Gasse runs from
Bündner St Martinsplatz to Obertor, the
Naturmuseum Gothic city gate on the banks
of the Plessur. All along this
⌂ Masanserstrasse 31 narrow, flag-hung street, the
§ 081 257 28 41 # 10am–
5pm Tue–Sun ∑ natur
museum.gr.ch
The displays of this modern A stonework ibex,
museum showcases the which flanks one side of
beautiful natural environment the city’s coat of arms

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