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Nature Attractions In Pontresina

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  • 2. Val Roseg Pontresina
    The Val Roseg is a valley of the Swiss Alps, located on the north side of the Bernina Range in the canton of Graubünden . The valley is drained by the Ova da Roseg, a tributary of the Flaz , at Pontresina. Most of the valley is part of an exclave of the municipality of Samedan. Only the bottom of Val Roseg lies in the municipality of Pontresina. The main locality, outside Pontresina on the bottom of the valley, is Roseg at the end of the main road. Two mountain huts owned by the Swiss Alpine Club are located in the valley near the glaciers: the Coaz Hut and the Tschierva Hut . The Val Roseg is surrounded by the highest mountains of Graubünden and Eastern Switzerland. The highest are Piz Bernina , Piz Scerscen and Piz Roseg . The southern upper valley is heavily glaciated: the Roseg Glaci...
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  • 5. Lake St. Moritz St Moritz
    Lake St. Moritz is a lake at St. Moritz, Switzerland. With a surface of 0.78 km², it is smaller than the main lakes of the Upper Engadin valley . Every January or early February, Polo matches are held on the lake. Compared to polo played in the summer, a slightly larger and lighter red ball is used that is easily visible in the snow. For three weekends every February, horse races are held on the frozen lake. This races called White Turf are held since 1907 and brings the wealthy tourists to the lake for champagne and betting. This is also the location, where sports enthusiasts invented the sport of skijoring. In this type of race, thoroughbred horses compete without riders on their backs, but instead skiers in tow. While the sport is also played in other alpine countries, it still is main...
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