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This will be my summer home as long as I can keep this gig
All aboard for the Bernina Express
MikeBird Says: At just before 09.00am the Bernina Express, panoramic carriages and all, slowly drew out of Chur station making its way up the Albula Pass towards Pontresina near to the world famous ski resort of St Moritz. Operated by the Rhätische Bahn the Bernina Express provides...
sue_stone Says: Chur's old town dates back to the 16th century, and was once surrounded by defensive walls. Today only a couple of parts of the fortifications remain. Located across the road from the Plessur river (or torrent - the water flows so fast!) is the Obertor. This gate was the...
Tripack Says: Chur is also said to be the city with the longest settlement history north of the Alps (pop: 35'000). Locals ensure me that it is the oldest city in Switzerland as the city actually dates back to 9,000 BC!The Old City is quite extensive with many pleasant pedestrian streets...
Tripack Says: On board of the Rhaetian Railway panorama coach you will enjoy a beautiful alpine journey begins in Chur, continues along the Albula route into the Engadine and keeps on going (without cogwheels) over the Bernina Pass down to southerly Valposchiavo, over the spiralling...
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Hotel Chur Restaurant: Dining elegance at affordable prices...
Maryimelda Says: Even if you are not staying at the Hotel Chur, you will be made very welcome at the restaurant there. As with the rest of the hotel, the restaurant is elegantly decorated in dark wood with crisp white tablecloths and dim lighting. I could not understand why such an excellent...
Tripack Says: The Raethian Railway will offer a unique local network around an alpine landscape. During your railway experience you will discover numerous bridges and tunnels and incredible scenery along the way. So choose your route among Bernina Express, Glacier Express, Arosa Express,...
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Taste the ibex-horn !
Capricorn-Brot is a local speciality, a bread in the shape of the horn of an ibex, and whats even better in my opinion,you will see the head of a real ibex with its impressive horns in the window as well and can take a picture from a short distance.
Obviously you will get this type of bread also in other bakeries, but I saw it only there, while in Chur !
What to buy: They have much more than the Capricorn-bread to choose from,they also make fine cakes !
Updated Oct 7, 2010
MikeBird Says: I found that in both Swiss hotels I stayed in, the first in Zermatt, the second in Chur, I had to ask at reception for an electrical adaptor for my standard UK 3pin plug. I'd taken with me the two-pin plug adaptor which I've successfully used elsewhere in Europe but it seems...
globetrott Says: Watch out for the "Guild signs" as you will see a lot of quite interesting such signs all over the old city of Chur. These signs date back to the time, when most of the ordinary people could not read and so the shops showed their goods in the guild-sign and the customers...
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When you alight from the train in Chur and go down the steps from the platform to the subway underneath, you will find very little to tell you which way to go to the front of the station. If you go out of the rear entrance, as I did, you will find yourself on a very pleasant residential street with the odd shop or cafe. I had to ask a very friendly and helpful local to direct me to the main entrance of the station so that I could get a cab.
The next day when I returned to the station to continue on my journey to Salzburg, I couldn't for the life of me, find the ticket office. Once again it was up to a very friendly and helpful local to point me in the right direction. the ticket office is downstairs, but I couldn't find a sign telling me so.
Updated Oct 26, 2009
globetrott Says: Zunfthaus zur Rebleutenthat was the guildhouse of the vintersand it is a great restaurant nowadays.The building has some interesting detail in the facade but the most amazing thing for me was the fact that in that area they are really still growing wine and while driving up...
globetrott Says: Rabengasse was my favorite sidestreet in Chur, but maybe that was just by the fact that the light was shining there in the most perfect way and maybe that I came in a perfect moment. At the end of Rabengasse I saw the building that you see in my last 2 photos here and it has...
globetrott Says: Pestalozzais the name of this old building with an interesting facade in Rabengasse and it has a big hall inside that is used for events and performances nowadays. Its interesting to see such old doors and covers for the doors, like many houses have them in that area around...
globetrott Says: the ibex-fountain is a sight that I found accidentally while walking through Chur. The Ibex is the symbol for the Kanton of Graubünden and you will also find it in the coat of arms there.In the mountains you will hardly ever be able to watch an ibex, as they are very shy and...
globetrott Says: the townhall of Chur was built in a special style that is quite unique and did not really show its real age to me. And so I was surprised to read that this building was rebuilt after a fire in 1464, so it must be at least 550 years old.Take a look at the unique doors and...
globetrott Says: Graubuendner Kantonalbank is an interesting building built in a special Art Nouveau-style of that area. This impressive building was built between 1909 and 1911 by the architects Otto Schäfer and Martin Risch. My favorite decoration is the coat of arms of Graubünden,...
globetrott Says: Rätisches MuseumThis museum was built inside a former baroque Palazzo, built in 1675 by Freiherr Paul von Buol zu Strassberg und Rietberg (1634–1697). I did not have enough time to go inside the museum,but will do that next time. This time I just took some photographs of the...
globetrott Says: Oberer Spaniölthats quite a strange name that does not tell me anything, but its used for this building that you will find next to the steps taking you up to the "Hof" and opposite of the "Rhätisches Museum". Its one of there very few houses standing alone and not in a row...
Squares, fountains and statues
sue_stone Says: The old town of Chur is filled with lots of interesting squares. As you wander the narrow streets you will come across said squares, most with fountains and/or unusual statues.The main square is surrounded by colourful buildings and has an amusing fountain. This square looks...
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Chur is also said to be the city with the longest settlement history north of the Alps (pop: 35'000). Locals ensure me that it is the oldest city in Switzerland as the city actually dates back to...
Chur was a pleasant surprise. We were only staying there as it was a convenient place to board the Glacier Express to Zermatt the following day, but we found a lovely old town to explore, and some...
From Zermatt, I was headed for Salzburg, but felt that an overnight stay, somewhere along the way, was required to break the journey. So out with my trusty map, a good look at some VT travel pages and...
Chur - one of the oldest cities in Switzerland.
Chur is a magic city...like many of them in Switzerland. It has 30'000 habitants and is surrounded by mountains. The first time I arrived there I was kind of...ooohhh...I'm closed down here...but......
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