General information
St.Moritz is in the canton of Graubunden in Switzerland. It is located in the Upper Engadine valley on the Lake of St. Moritz in Switzerland. It is the part of Southern Alps and situated at 1856 meters above sea level. St.Moritz is popular among the tourists for skiing and hiking activities. This skiing and hiking paradise offers a lot of snow sports activities. There are 322 sunshine days a year, it is an ideal place for relaxing. St.Moritz is one of the best-known holiday resorts in the world. St. Moritz has been the host city for the 3008 and 1948 Winter Olympics. It also hosted the 1934, 1974 and 2003 Alpine Skiing World Championships. It is one of three cities that have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice.
Country |
Switzerland |
Canton |
Graubunden |
District |
Maloja |
Municipality |
St. Moritz |
Area |
28.69 km² |
Elevation |
1,822 m (5,978 ft) |
Population |
5121 |
Density |
178 /km² (462 /sq.mi) |
Time zone |
UTC/GMT +1 hour DST +1 hour |
Activities
Alpine Skiing: St. Moritz is a heaven for skiing lovers. The Modern, high-tech facilities for skiing can be offered in St. Moritz. It has many skiing spots and some of them are used for skiing world cup and skiing world championships.
Cresta Run: it is only one cresta run in the world . This adventurous and most famous event offers some winter sport's legendary challenges which include Heaton Gold Cup, Curzon Cup, Grand National and Gunter Sachs Challenge Cup. It is little similar to a bobsled run.
Hiking: St. Moritz is the best place for hiking. Reach the mountain peaks like Piz Nair, Corvatsch and Diavolezza having an altitude of more than 10,000 ft and to numerous vantage points, such as Corviglia, Signal and Muottas Muragl by cable cars.
Mount Biking: enjoy the mount biking in the picturesque valleys of St. Moritz.
Visa
Visa may not be required by the nationals of the following countries, for stays up to 90 days:
· EU countries, Australia, Canada, Japan and US
· Countries in South and Central America (except nationals of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru who do need a visa)
· Caribbean island states (except nationals of Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti who do need a visa)
· Andorra, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Fiji, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tuvalu and Vatican City
· Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Serbia & Montenegro provided they are resident in Canada, Iceland, Norway, USA or EU countries.
· Countries not appearing above or those staying longer than 90 days may require a visa to study in Switzerland.
Map of St. Moritz
