Dorfrundgang Guarda

Simple

3.8 km

1:05 h

147 mhd

125 mhd

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On the interactive audio tour of Guarda, you will learn interesting facts about the village of Schellenursli with its impressive Engadine houses.
Guarda is one of the most architecturally valuable villages in Switzerland and received the Henri Louis Wakker Prize from the Swiss Heritage Society in 1975 for its exemplary care and preservation because of its intact village centre.

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Highest Point 1673 m

Lowest Point 1631 m

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Start

Guarda

Destination

Guarda

Coordinates

46.775246, 10.152062

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Description

With its almost two hundred inhabitants, Guarda is today a jewel among the Engadine villages. On this village tour, you will learn more about Guarda's history and present, about landscape and nature and about what Guarda has to offer you in terms of handicrafts and gastronomy at fifteen selected locations.

Hidden Gem

Visit to the Schellen-Ursli Museum

Directions

The village tour leads along the 15 stations in the small mountain village of Guarda. Around 250 metres of altitude are covered in the ascent and descent.

Directions

Public Transport

The Rhaetian Railway takes you to the train station in Guarda
The post bus takes you from the "Guarda, staziun" stop to the "Guarda, cumün" stop in the village centre

Travel Information

Take the Engadinerstrasse H27 to Guarda.

Parking

In front of the entrance to the village, there is a paid car park on the left.

Waypoints

Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 1. Die evangelische Kirche

Reformation and Counter-Reformation in the Lower Engadine.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 2. Das Engadinerhaus innen

Everything under one roof: The Engadine House.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 3. Das Engadiner Haus von aussen

The Engadine farmhouse and its functions.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 4. Engadiner Brauchtum

Chalanda Marz: the best-known Engadine custom.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 5. Produkte aus Guarda

Guarda is a place for innovative creativity and craftsmanship of the present.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 6. Baldiron und die «Bündner Wirren»

A reminder of the occupation of the Lower Engadine by the Austrians.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 7. Susten und Hotels

Hostels for muleteers and hotels for holiday guests.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 8. Kulturlandschaften

The beautiful, well-preserved landscape of the Lower Engadine has been maintained by human hands for centuries.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 9. Die Dorfstruktur

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 10. Haus- und Dorfbrände

As late as the 19th century, the mountain villages were almost defenceless against fire.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 11. Guardas Quelle

Where the water comes from and what it is used for.

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Dorfrundgang Guarda: 12. Dorfgeschichte

The eventful history of Guarda.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 13. Sgraffiti und Malereien

Sgraffiti and paintings on the houses are a special feature of the local architecture.

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 14. Via Imperiela

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Tourist Information Center Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Dorfrundgang Guarda: 15. Val Tuoi

Glacier-shaped valley with rare flower species and the local mountain Piz Buin.

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