8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Curon Bell Tower, Lake Resia
A 14th-century Romanesque campanile rising alone from the waters of Reschensee, all that remains visible of the village of Curon drowned by a 1950 hydroelectric dam. Park in Graun and walk two minutes to the lakeside viewpoint on the Vinschgau's SS40.
9 km · about 15 min drive
famous road
Kaunertal Glacier Road
A 26 km private road rising 1,500 m through 29 hairpins from the Kaunertal valley to the Weissseeferner glacier at around 2,750 m, passing the Gepatsch reservoir on the way.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Ötztal Valley
A dramatic glacial valley stretching deep into the Ötztal Alps, where the 5,300-year-old mummy Ötzi was discovered near the Italian border.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Guarda
Wakker Prize Engadine village of sgraffito-decorated 17th-century farmhouses that inspired the classic children's book Schellen-Ursli, perched on a sunny terrace high above the Inn valley.
29 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Silvretta High Alpine Road
A scenic toll road climbing past the Silvretta reservoir to the Bielerhöhe at 2036m, connecting the Montafon and Paznaun valleys in western Austria.
31 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Ofen Pass
A 2,149 m pass in the Engadine crossing the only road through the Swiss National Park, linking Zernez with the Val Muestair through pine forests where drivers often spot deer and ibex.
32 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Oetztal Glacier Road
One of the highest paved roads in the Alps, climbing from Soelden to the Rettenbach Glacier at about 2,800 m: famous from ski World Cup openings and the James Bond film Spectre.
34 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Arlberg Pass
A historic crossing between Tyrol and Vorarlberg at 1793m, offering a scenic old-road alternative to the Arlberg tunnel through classic Austrian Alpine landscapes.
35 km · about 40 min drive