With the swallows through Lavin
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Description
The swallow is practically the national animal of the Engadine, even several songs have been dedicated to it. Because swallow not only means the bird, but also the many Engadine people who, for economic reasons, had to emigrate in past centuries. Plagued by homesickness, they would return to their homeland during the summer, only to leave again in the autumn – like the birds.
Now seven panels in Lavin illuminate the life of the birds and compare it respectively to the life of a human swallow, thus also providing insight into the history of the village.
The starting panel is located at the Volg, and the colored birds on the ground lead to the others. Those who don’t find all of them need not worry; the panels are designed to work individually and are informative.
Equipment
Weather-appropriate clothing
Directions
Public Transport
- By the Rhaetian Railway (from Chur, Landquart/Prättigau, from the Upper Engadine or from Scuol) hourly to Lavin station.
Travel Information
- From the north: via Landquart – Klosters by car shuttle through the Vereina tunnel (Selfranga - Sagliains) or over the Flüela Pass into the Lower Engadine on H27
- From the east: via Landeck / Austria towards St. Moritz on H27
- From the south: via Reschen Pass (Nauders-Martina) or Ofen Pass (Val Müstair-Zernez) on H27
Lavin is located directly on the Engadine road H27 (2 minutes driving time from the southern portal of Vereina)
Parking
- Paid parking spaces at the station in Lavin
Responsible for this content: Tourism Engadin Scuol Samnaun Val Müstair AG.

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