Portrait of Samnaun
The Samnaun valley is not only the lowest lying side valley of the Engadin, it is also the frontier to Austrian Tyrol. Gently embedded in the marvellous mountain landscape are the five villages Compatsch, Laret, Plan, Ravaisch and Samnaun Dorf, situated at an altitude between 1'700 and 1'840 metres.
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In Samnaun you not only find yourself in the sole duty-free oasis in Switzerland but also in a unique mountain world. So, at around 1'800 m.a.s.l. you have the opportunity of realizing your fondest shopping dreams at extremely favourable prices as well as tanking up at very low cost.
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In winter, 238 km of pistes and 44 of the latest transport systems guarantee unlimited snow fun in the Silvretta Arena Samnaun / Ischgl. The ski arena lies between 1'400 and 2'900 metres altitude and is one of the most snow-assured skiing regions in Europe. In summer the Samnaun valley with its surrounding 'giants' presents itself as a hiking paradise par excellence.
On 250 km of hiking routes you enjoy wonderful panoramas far beyond narrow mountain valleys and are indulged with the sight of of a unique flora and fauna. Should one prefer a shorter tour, excellent advice is available. Our various instruction paths (plants, game and mountain forests) and the legend path as well as the 'Quotation and
We have pleasure in introducing the individual villages of the Samnaun valley in more detail to you:
One valley with five villages. Become acquainted with Samnaun with its to seem parliamentary groups more near:
Samnaun-Dorf is the touristic 'capital' of Samnaun valley. At an altitude of 1'840 m,
Ravaisch (1'799 m) houses the valley station of the aerial cable railway which provides the connections in the Silvretta Arena. The name means 'lying next to a brook', namely the wild, romantic Schergen brook which, bedded in the beautiful landscape, flows through the entire valley.
In Plan you find the valley museum, 'Chesa Retica' which shows what life was like in Samnaun valley in the 16th to 19th centuries. Here there are small hotels and a few holiday flats, all very cosy and romantically situated, door to door with the locals.
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Finally, Compatsch (1'715 m), the political centre of the valley. There you find the Alpenquell experience baths and the late Gothic Church of St Jakob, listed as a national monument. The valley children go to school in Compatsch. And as with Laret, so Compatsch can be reached in winter comfortably by downhill ski run from Alp Trida / Alp Bella.
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