At the foot of Péz Regina - myths, legends, and facts around Lumbrein

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14.5 km

4:55 h

706 mhd

871 mhd

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Al pei dil Péz Regina - Mythen, Sagen und Fakten rund um Lumbrein (oua_610199316_image)

Discover the 12 informative themed panels around Lumbrein with exciting myths, legends, and facts, such as about Gion da Farglix, a character from earlier times.

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Highest Point 1437 m

Lowest Point 1133 m

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Start

Lumbrein

Coordinates

46.683196, 9.136883

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Description

A wonderful opportunity to enjoy nature on a short walk or a longer hike while also learning more about culture and history. At each station, there are special panels for children that surely help make the excursion entertaining for the whole family.

Pick up the flyer with quiz at the Vella Info Office.

Hiking suggestions:

Sietschen – Carreuls – Farglix and back, approx. 40 min, stroller-friendly
Lumbrein – Sietschen – Farglix – Sogn Andriu – Sogn Gion (forest educational trail) – Val Mulin – Lumbrein, approx. 2h 15min
Silgin – suspension bridge – Pruastg – Surin – Scubs – Farglix – Sietschen – Flamegl – Silgin, approx. 2h 30min (with detour Mulin da Surin 45min longer)
Hike Vrin – Uors, approx. 3h 30min. There are 5 panels on the section between Vrin and Silgin.

Themed panels

1. Casa d’Angel cultural house, Lumbrein

2. Crystal of Péz Regina “Sun of Péz Regina,” Lumbrein

3. Crystal of Péz Regina “Star of the Four Winds,” Lumbrein

4. The stele of Sietschen

5. Legends from Lumnezia, Carreuls

6. “Gion da Farglix” facts, fiction, and fantasy, Farglix

7. The hamlets of Lumbrein / telescope, Sogn Andriu

8. Bronze Age hill settlement Crestaulta, Surin

9. The mill of Surin / fireplace, Surin

10. Bread baking in Val Lumnezia, Surin

11. The hamlets of Lumbrein, Pruastg Dado

12. Bridges connect / suspension bridge, Silgin

Hidden Gem

Some sections are stroller-friendly.

Combine with the forest educational trail between Vrin and Lumbrein.

Equipment

Hiking shoes with good tread or trekking shoes, weather-appropriate clothing (rain jacket), drink.

Directions

The individual panels can be combined on a leisurely walk or a longer hike around Lumbrein. Depending on the route, the path leads along natural roads or hiking trails, but there are also sections on paved roads.

Directions

Public Transport

PostBus line 90.441 Ilanz - Vrin, stop Lumbrein, vitg or Lumbrein, Sogn Andriu

Travel Information

Via Chur A3/A13 via Flims - Ilanz to Lumbrein in the Lumnezia

Parking

Public parking spaces on the school grounds in Lumbrein.

Waypoints

Museum Surselva

Casa d'Angel, Lumbrein

The Casa d'Angel has been the cultural center of the municipality of Lumnezia since 2015. In collaboration with the Fundaziun Capauliana and changing curators, a new exhibition is held every year and one of the two giant crystals of the Péz Regina is on display on the first floor.

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Attraction Surselva

Bergkristallgruppe «Sonne des Péz Regina», Lumbrein

The famous crystals of the Péz Regina are among the largest groups found in the Alps to date. The group "Sun of Péz Regina" weighs 950 kg and is exhibited at the Casa d'Angel in Lumbrein .

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Attraction Surselva

Bergkristallgruppe «Stern der vier Winde», Lumbrein

The famous crystals of the Péz Regina are among the largest groups found in the Alps to date. The group "Star of the Four Winds" weighs 1150 kg and can be seen in a shop window at Casa Lumerins.

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Bridge Surselva

Hängebrücke Val da Silgin, Lumbrein/Silgin

The Val da Silgin suspension bridge provides access to the hiking trail between the two villages of Pruastg and Silgin. It is 67 meters long and 45 meters high.

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Bridge Surselva

Holzbrücke Val da Silgin, Lumbrein/Silgin

The covered wooden bridge Punt da Silgin already connected Lumbrein with Silgin in the 19th century. It is 21.75 meters long and 2.90 meters wide.

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Restaurant Surselva

Restaurant HYGGE in Lumbrein

The former restaurant Pèz Regina is now called Hygge Restaurant. The motto is: less is more. Regional, modern interpreted alpine cuisine with influences from all over the world is offered with fresh ingredients from the surrounding area.

Opening hours may vary spontaneously. See www.pezregina.ch for the most up-to-date information.

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Attraction Surselva

Mulin da Surin/Ehemalige Mühle bei Surin, Lumbrein/Surin

The mill near Surin, whose remains of the wall are still visible today, was built at the beginning of the 17th century. Research shows that it was in operation from about 1670 to 1941.

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Attraction Surselva

Crestaulta, Lumbrein/Surin

The flattened Bronze Age hill Crestaulta, which means "high hill", is located 300 meters west of the hamlet of Surin. The settlement was continuously inhabited between 2000 and 1200 BC and is considered one of the oldest in the inner Alpine region.

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Viewpoint Surselva

Carrauls - Sagen aus Lumnezia

With a view of Péz Regina, you can read the legends of the mystical mountain yourself or listen to them comfortably on the bench.

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Viewpoint Surselva

Farglix - "Gion da Farglix" Fakten, Fiktion und Fantasie

At the end of the 19th century, Farglix was a small hamlet with just under two dozen inhabitants. One of the last inhabitants of the hamlet was Gion Giachen Solèr, better known as "Gion da Farglix". A controversial personality at the time, and today?

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Historical Site Surselva

Brotbackhäuschen in Surin

In Val Lumnezia there are still 34 bread bakeries. Some have been converted, others have been demolished. But from some of these little houses a wonderful scent still rises from time to time.

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Viewpoint Surselva

Pruastg Dado - Weiler von Lumbrein

At the bank in Pruastg Dado there is a board with information about all the hamlets of Lumbrein.

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