Sils
Sils is a place overflowing with life force. That can even be scientifically measured. But why bother when you are anyway guaranteed to fall under the spell of the landscape as soon as you set eyes on it?
Writers such as Nietzsche, artists like Beuys, and musicians such as David Bowie drew their inspiration from the impressive wide open spaces and the magical light here, and they played a considerable role in establishing Sils as the cultural centre of the Engadin.
Nestling in an idyllic location between two frozen lakes, the village lies at the gateway to the romantic Fex Valley. The valley is best explored by horse-drawn sleigh, but is also a perfect departure point for walks and winter hikes through the light-flooded valley landscape, which snuggles trustingly against Sil’s home mountain, the Furtschellas. From here, you can go much higher in no time at all – up the Corvatsch, whose summit station is, at 3.303 m (10,837 ft), the highest in the eastern Alps. And from there, 120 km (75 miles) of demanding slopes take you back down into the valley again.
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