Sankt Moritz: Badrutt's Palace Hotel - Lake Saint Moritz - Piz Mezdi
Few places in Grisons have a history as closely tied to winter tourism as St Moritz. Set in the Upper Engadin beside Lake St Moritz, the resort grew from a nineteenth-century spa destination into an international centre for alpine sport. A famous 1864 wager by hotelier Johannes Badrutt is widely credited with helping establish the idea of a winter holiday in the Alps. Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, opened in 1896, remains one of the town’s defining grand hotels. Above the lake, Piz Mezdi belongs to the surrounding Alpine skyline, while St Moritz’s waterfront, hillside hotels and compact centre show how a mountain resort developed around both water and mountains.
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Sankt Moritz stretches along Lake St. Moritz in Switzerland’s Upper Engadin, and its setting between the water and the surrounding Alpine slopes has made it a longstanding centre for mountain sport. The River Inn runs through the broad Engadin valley, while Corviglia rises above town as one of the area’s principal ski slopes. Sankt Moritz hosted the Winter Olympics in 1928 and 1948, and the frozen lake is the venue for the annual White Turf horse races. Browse additional webcams from the Upper Engadin to extend your view of Sankt Moritz and Grisons.
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The terrain of Grisons ranges from high Alpine valleys in the south to the broad Rhine valley in the north, shaping Switzerland’s largest and most linguistically diverse canton. The Inn flows through the Engadin, while the Rhine has long connected Chur, the cantonal capital, with the rest of central Europe. Romansh remains a defining regional language alongside German and Italian. The Rhaetian Railway’s Albula and Bernina lines, recognised by UNESCO, cross dramatic mountain country with remarkable engineering. Browse further webcams from the area to trace how this corner of eastern Switzerland links with neighbouring Alpine regions.
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Switzerland stretches from the Jura Mountains in the northwest to the Alps in the south, encompassing a central plateau of cities, farms and lakes. The Rhine rises in the Swiss Alps, while Lake Geneva forms part of the country’s southwestern border. Zürich, Geneva and Basel are major urban centres, yet mountain railways and passes remain central to how many regions are experienced. Four national languages—German, French, Italian and Romansh—reflect Switzerland’s distinct cantonal identities. The Matterhorn above Zermatt is among Europe’s most recognisable peaks, and the 1291 Federal Charter is closely associated with the country’s founding tradition. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Switzerland.
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