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The traditional Engadine
village of Sils on the north
shore of the Silersee

Museum Engiadinais Nietzsche. The house where 25
" ⌂ Via dal Bagn 39 he lived, and where he wrote
# 10am–noon & 2–5pm Also Sprach Zarathustra, has San Bernardino Pass
Mon–Fri & Sun ∑ museum- been converted into a small ! E4 n Strada Cantonale;
engiadinais.ch museum, the Nietzsche Haus.
www.sanbernardino.ch
Nietzsche Haus On the great transalpine route
23 " ' ⌂ Via da Marias 67 running from the Bodensee,
# Jan–mid-Apr & mid-Jun–
in the far northeast of the
Sils mid-Oct: 3–6pm Tue–Sun country, down to Lake Como,
∑ nietzschehaus.ch in Italy, San Bernardino is one
! F5 n sils.ch
of Europe’s most important
The charming village of Sils mountain passes, lying at an
(Segl in Romansh) has a 24 altitude of 2,066 m (6,778 ft).
picturesque setting on the Although snow usually blocks
north shore of the Silsersee. Zillis the pass from November to
The village consists of two ! F4 n Poststelle May, the 7-km (4-mile) tunnel
parts: Sils Baselgia, on the Hauptstrasse; www. beneath it is permanently
lakeshore, and Sils Maria, to zillis-reischen.ch open. The village resort of San
the south. Many writers, Bernardino, located on the
painters and musicians have In the village of Zillis (Ziràn in south side of the pass, makes
been drawn to Sils. From 1881 Romansh), a remarkable cycle an excellent base for hiking
to 1889, Sils Maria was the of Romanesque frescoes and exploring the surround-
summer residence of the adorn a small church, on the ing mountains.
German philosopher Friedrich east bank of the Hinterrhein.
The wooden ceiling of
Kirche St Martin is covered
with 153 square panels,
painted between 1109 and
1114. The exterior panels STAY
depict an ocean filled with sea
monsters; those in the interior
show scenes from the life of Suvretta House
Christ and of St Martin. St Moritz
Imeccable service and
Kirche St Martin Alpine luxury perched
⌂ Am Postplatz § 081 661 high above the
22 55 # 8am–6pm daily Engadine Valley.
(Nov–Mar: from 9am) ! F5 ⌂ Chasellas, Via 1
∑ suvrettahouse.ch
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Paintings displayed at
the Giovanni-Segantini
Museum, St Moritz
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