Welcome to St. Moritz

We took an entire day train ride on the Glacier Ezpress from Zermatt in the west of Switzerland all the way to St Moritz in east.  That day on the train seeing the Swiss countryside made the trip worth it right there.   The next day we then took a train from St. Moritz down to the Italian town of Tirano.  We got some great pictures on the way and then on the way back we took a cable car up to the Morteratsch glacier.  You could actually walk onto the glacier which was really cool.   We spent some time in St. Moritz just wandering around and it is pretty nice.   In the winter of course it is a major ski resort for the rich and famous.   When we were there it was for the poor and non famous.

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  • Population 4,928
  • Elevation 5,910 ft
  • 1st Mention is in 1137 AD
  • Considered high Alpine resort town
  • Lies on southern Slopes of the Albula Alps
  • Piz Nair Mountain is 10.026 ft high feeding lake St. Moritz
  • Highest Mountain 15 miles away is 13,283 ft
  • Home to 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics
  • As winter resort only goes back to 1864
  • They play snow polo on the frozen lake
  • Averages 3000 days of sunshine a year
  • Has 3000 seasonal workers and 13,000 hotel beds.

City Views

Morteratsch Glacier

Berlini Express Train to Italy.

Train ride from Zermatt to St. Moritz

Changing Engines on the Glacier Express.