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Landwasser Viaduct
The Rhaetian Railway's 65 m six-arch curve dives straight into a cliff-face tunnel; signed viewpoints a short walk from Filisur catch the red Glacier and Bernina Express trains mid-crossing.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Grisons, Switzerland · Europe
Arosa works well as a base: 20 minutes from Churwalden, 25km from Albula Pass.
Arosa is a town located in Grisons, Switzerland. With a population of 2,307, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Arosa sits in Switzerland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Zurich time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Arosa to your route.
Arosa is a town and a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort.
On 1 January 2013, the former municipalities of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.
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end of 2013 the Arosa ski resort was linked with Lenzerheide by cable-car, creating the new ski resort of Arosa Lenzerheide; since that change, transport passes have been valid in both resorts.
The official language of Arosa is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
The resort is known throughout Switzerland for its famous ice hockey team, the EHC Arosa which used to be one of the most successful teams in the country.
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Arosa is located in Grisons, Switzerland, Europe. The coordinates are 46.7779 latitude, 9.6762 longitude.
Arosa has a population of approximately 2,307 people, making it a town in Switzerland.
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photogenic
The Rhaetian Railway's 65 m six-arch curve dives straight into a cliff-face tunnel; signed viewpoints a short walk from Filisur catch the red Glacier and Bernina Express trains mid-crossing.
11 km · about 20 min drive
historic highway
The 'bad road' of Roman travellers: a sheer 300 m deep gorge on the historic route to the Splugen and San Bernardino passes, where the old road and dramatic footbridges cling above the Hinterrhein.
21 km · about 25 min drive
bridge
Robert Maillart's slender 1930 concrete arch spanning the Salgina ravine near Schiers: declared a World Monument and revered by engineers as one of the most beautiful bridges ever built.
23 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A beautiful Swiss pass at 2,312 meters alongside the UNESCO-listed Albula Railway with its famous spiral viaducts.
25 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
A high Swiss Alpine pass at 2,383 meters connecting Davos to the Lower Engadine with dramatic switchbacks.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Turquoise lake hidden in forest on the Flims landslide plateau, fed by underground springs yet warm enough to swim in summer; a short walk or tiny funicular down from the Flims Waldhaus parking.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
The birthplace of Alpine winter tourism and host of two Winter Olympics, set beside a glittering lake at 1,856 metres in the Engadin Valley.
34 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
An ancient Roman trade route over the Swiss Alps at 2,284 meters, one of few Alpine passes open year-round.
34 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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