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globetrott Says: The village of Maloja is a great area to start hikings and enjoy the great alpine panorama. Unfortunately you have to pay at most of the car-parks there and I cannot remember any carparking that was free of charge.There are just a very few places, where you can buy food, no...
globetrott Says: Within about 15-20 minutes you can walk from the village to the castle-ruins of Maloja, some interesting ruins around of a tower that is used nowadays as a museum about Giovanni Segantini, a swiss painter of the end of the 19th century, who tried to rebuild that castle, but...
globetrott Says: The Maloja-Passroad is what most tourists are coming for in the village of Maloja. It is the only road from this part of Switzerland (the area of St. Moritz & Sils Maria ) to Italy.At the end of the passroad you will find a large car-parking from where you could take a look...
the chapel at the Palace Hotel
globetrott Says: This is the tiny chapel next to the former Palace Hotel, maybe you take a look inside as well, there is a small carparking next to it and mostly the church is open during the day for visitors.And from that carparking you can also take a closer look at the large...
ealgisi Says: The scenic road of the Maloja pass, deep into the green valley, will guide you through the valley up till Saint Moritz.
Maeve_81 Says: The 7 holes in front of the tower of Belvedere are called the 'Giants' Pot-holes'.They are created by a natural fenomenon : the pressure of large glacier stones and water have created round holes in the rocks.The largest hole is 11 meter deep and 16 meter broad. They are...
Maeve_81 Says: The landmark of Maloja!The construction of the tower and castle was started in 1882 and finished in 1903 as the residence of the (Belgian!) Duke de Renesse.Later it was sold to the Swiss League for the Protection of Nature, and they pulled the castle down.You can visit the...
1 Review and 4 Opinions This is the former Maloja Palace Hotel, that was newly renovated and is now obviously sold...
1 Review and 9 Opinions I have just seen this place from outside, but it looks great with some interesting architecture and...
to Maloja by public transportation
globetrott Says: The only public transportation to Maloja is the postbus and these buses are also included in the ordinary prepaid train-passes like Euro-Rail, Interrail etc.For timetables and fares, please click on the link below !Maloja, Posta is the name of station in the very centre of...
globetrott Says: This is important to know for all car-drivers in Switzerland: When-ever you see such a trafic-sign you should know that the postal-bus will always goes first into the bends of the passroads, while all other cars, including the oncoming cars will have to wait untill the bus...
ealgisi Says: To use highways you must purchase and display a tax disc (vignette) on your vehicle. The cost is EUR 40The penalty for not displaying a disc is €80. They are sold at border crossings, fuel stations and post offices.
ealgisi Says: Comfortable walking shoes / Snow shoesCoat / rain coat / snow coat, umbrella, woll gloves, scarf
Maeve_81 Says: This is a nice one-day excursion from Maloja.One of the most picturesque villages of Val Bregaglia.Take a look at my Soglio page.
Maeve_81 Says: Every year in march the Engadin Skimarathon starts in Maloja.This contest originated in the late sixties, but after only 40 years, it already is a tradition.Even if you're not into skiing, seeing the start of the race is just breathtaking. Just take a look at the pictures of...
Best chance of snow in Switzerland
Maeve_81 Says: You have got a good chance of snow because of Maloja's geographic location.Maloja is rewarded with a "Families Welcome" medal by the Swiss Tourism Organization, which makes it a excellent place to take your children skiing.
ealgisi Says: The most common European emergency number 112 (following Directive 2002/22/EC: Universal Service Directive) and also standard on GSM mobile phones. 112 is used in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,...
ealgisi Says: Below few words in Swiss German that you can use while visiting Switzerland.Hello - GrüeziHello (to more than one person) - Grüezi mitenandGood evening - Gueten AbigHi (more informal than "grüezi") - Hoi/Salü/SaliHi (to more than one person) - Hoi zämeGood bye - (Uf)...
ealgisi Says: Check out the official website of Switzerland.http://www.myswitzerland.com/en.cfm/home
Mountain passes and tunnels information
ealgisi Says: It is always better to be informed about road conditions.So for this reason here's a website that wil tell you every Swiss tunnel and mountain pass status, open or closed.http://www.tcs.ch/main/it/home/verkehrsinfo/paesse_tunnels.html
ealgisi Says: http://www.meteosuisse.admin.ch/web/en/weather.html
School holiday with a lot of happy memories
Maeve_81 Says: I went to Maloja with my school in the 6th grade for 10 days.It was somemuch fun, I still have such wonderful memories of all my classmates and my teachers, miss Nicole and her sister miss Agnes. Miss Agnes passed away in spring of 2004... much too young.
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a famous passroad & an unknown castle
Maloja is the name of a small village in the south of Switzerland, and also a passroad to Italy has the same name !
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Maloja is a typical mountain village, famous for the pass carrying the same name. It's located at 1817 meter above sealevel and has only 150 inhabitants. Tourism is the main source of income. Check...
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LINKS to Maloja and Graubunden ENGADIN FERIEN http://www.engadinferien.ch/ ENGADIN ONLINE http://www.engadin.net/engadin/ GRAUBUNDEN ONLINE http://www.ch-online.com/graubuenden-online/ GRAUBUNDEN...
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