Located deep within the Swiss Alps, the Engadine Valley is one of Europe’s most famous luxury vacation spots and is considered a famous playground for the rich and famous. The region welcomed more than 162,000 visitors in the 2022-23 season.
At over 6,000 feet above sea level, Engadine benefits from frigid, fresh alpine air, excellent seasonal snowfall, and incredibly long sunny days.
The Engadine Valley has its epicenter in a charming location. St. Moritz, where such a title can be confirmed, is considered the spiritual homeland and also the birthplace of the winter holiday. beautiful environment, great skiing St. Moritz’s variety of opportunities and the hefty price tag that comes with its exclusivity and inaccessibility make it one of the best, if not the best. luxurious winter Vacation spots around Europe.
CEO Marijana Djakic, St. Moritz Tourism AG, says this. Moritz has always been famous for firsts and is a beautiful arena for the daring to have fun in a not-so-conventional way. Its unique blend of pristine nature, world-class culture, exhilarating sports and high-quality living continues to attract discerning people from around the world year-round. ”
Besides mountains and skiing, what else can you see in St. Moritz this winter? The local scene is vibrant, as the area has a reputation as one of Europe’s premier ski areas, drawing wealthy patrons from all over the world. It’s overflowing.luxury hotels such as Badrut Palace The Kulm and the Kulm River have become a hotspot for those in the know, with a winter calendar packed with events and experiences that keep people coming back year after year.
The birthplace of winter vacation
St. Moritz It is considered the birthplace of winter holidays. The story begins when hotelier Johannes Badrut buys his 12-room pension Farrer in St. Moritz and upgrades it to a hotel named Kulm.This hotel still exists and is fully operational and currently Kulm Hotel.
One evening in 1864, Badrut sat by the fire with four British vacationers and made what is now an infamous bet. He spoke about Engadine’s snowy winter idyll and how it has so much to offer the discerning luxury traveler. He encouraged his guests to return in December and promised to refund their travel expenses if they did not enjoy their winter holiday in Engadine.
Not only did his guests accept this offer, but they stayed until Easter, returning to London and spreading the word about their wonderful winter vacation in Engadine. Therefore, the concept of winter vacation was born.
Fast forward to today, St. Moritz winters are still very much in demand and we expect even more of the same for the 2023-2024 winter season.
Lake St. Moritz
Although the mountains are an important tourist attraction at ski resorts, the lakes should not be overlooked either. Frigid temperatures keep the lake frozen for most of the winter, making it open for skating, hockey, and other events from mid-January to mid-February.
The lake will host the Snow Polo World Cup from January 26 to 28, 2024, and a series of white turf horse races every Sunday throughout February 2024. The lake will also host Snow Golf Days from February 7th to 9th, 2024. d’Elegance will gather at the lake on February 23-24, 2024.
Cresta and Bob Museum
St. Moritz is the birthplace of bobsledding, with the world’s first bobsled club founded in Kulm in 1897. To commemorate the importance of the sport of bobsled to St. Moritz, Crestaran and Bob’s Museum will open on December 21, 2023. Rostrum for bobsled events such as the BMW IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup from January 7th to 17th 2024 and the IBSF Parasport World Cup and European Championships from February 26th to March 1st 2024.
restaurant
St. Moritz also hosts several seasonal gourmet experiences.
- Silce Fondue Stubli. This restaurant based in Cesaveria is the smallest restaurant in St. Moritz, with only three tables and a capacity for up to 12 guests.
- Badrut Palace. The prestigious hotel will welcome Eric Kragh Vildgaard, the acclaimed two-Michelin star Danish maestro of Copenhagen’s Jordnær Restaurant, as guest chef-in-residence during the first half of the winter season.
- Amal at the Qurum. Klum already has a track record of serving delicious Peruvian cuisine, so the collaboration between Claudia Canessa and British designer and artist Luke Edward Hall will be a delight for guests.
- Kulm Country Club. Mauro Colagreco, winner of three Michelin stars, will become the exclusive chef at the prestigious Cullum Country Club, while Tom Bouton, the young chef from London’s The Grill at Dorchester, will take over as chef at the Sunny Bar. Masu.
- St. Moritz Cocktail Week. From February 15th to 18th, 2024, the popular St. Moritz Cocktail Week returns with pop-ups, limited edition creations, special menus and events.
culture
The NOMAD traveling art fair returns to St. Moritz from February 22 to 25, 2024, bringing artists, gallery owners, and buyers to its new home in the former Hotel Eden.
An exhibition on the relationship between famous German landscape painter Gerhard Richter and the Engadin Valley will be held until April 13, 2024. The exhibition is curated by Dieter Schwarz and organized by the Segantini Museum, Nietzsche Haus and Galerie Hauser & Wild St. Moritz. .
youth
To conclude the winter season, Hotel Salstrains in St. Moritz will host the Sancre Festival from April 4 to 8, 2024. This electronic dance music and techno festival is popular with young travelers and features some of the world’s top DJs.
Another cult-favorite event is the Surfover event in April 2024. This event combines surfing with his 90’s music at the Alpina Hut, 2,550 meters above sea level.
This article was created by Media decisions Syndicated by Wealth of Geeks.
