Plaun da Lej
in Region Maloja of Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland
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Samedan Airport (11 mi) - Locarno Airport (44 mi)
- Lugano Airport (48 mi)
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Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (52 mi) - Varese / Venegono Airport (62 mi)
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Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (67 mi) - Linate Airport (71 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (73 mi)
- St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (74 mi)
- Verona / Villafranca Airport (90 mi)
- Zürich Airport (91 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 8 mi)
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.421 and 9.726 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 25' 16" and E 9° 43' 34"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:44 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:09 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Delve into Plaun da Lej
Plaun da Lej in Region Maloja (Kanton Graubünden) is a town located in Switzerland about 114 mi (or 183 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Time in Plaun da Lej is now 10:44 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports closer to Plaun da Lej, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Samedan Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes in Italy at a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km). The closest in Switzerland is Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair in a distance of 37 mi (or 13 km), North-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Silvaplana, Promontogno, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Caspoggio and Lanzada. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 40 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 89% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 82% of sky |
| General Conditions | Snow |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
6°C (42 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Waldhaus
Maloja Palace
Hotel Post
Schweizerhaus Swiss Quality Hotel
Edelweiss Swiss Quality
Parkhotel Margna
Chesa Pool
Schweizerhof
Chesa Grischa
Chesa Randolina
Videos from this area
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Historic Hotels of Europe 1st Hotelier's Meeting in Switzerland
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Die Vielfalt und die einmalige Natur…
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Gletschermühlen Maloja
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Passo Maloja in GoldWing, Ottobre 2013
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Jaguar S-Type 2.7d Riding up Maloja Pass (part 3)
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StMoritz Maloja Marzo 2010
Sci di fondo da St Moritz al Passo del Maloja e ritorno. Km percorsi 33 RIpreso (da vicino) elicottero da trasporto. Periodo Marzo 2010.
Maloja Switzerland May 26 2009
Video taken May 26 just west of Maloja, Switzerland. 2009 BMW Z4. Descending Maloja pass.
Sci Club Maloja
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Val Fex
Val Fex is a side valley from the upper Engadine in Switzerland, located at an altitude of around 1800 to 2000 meters. On one side lies the town of Sils im Engadin/Segl, and on the other side lie mountains, including Piz Glüschaint and Il Chapütschin, as well as the valley's glacier, Vadret da Fex. Two small towns are in the valley, Fex-Platta and Fex-Crasta. The valley is car-free, except for those belonging to residents. There are two small guest houses / hotels in the valley.
Maloja District
Maloja District (Italian: Distretto di Maloggia) is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 973.28 km and has a population of 18,830 (as of 31 December 2011). It is trilingual, with official languages used by municipalities inside the district being, in order of dominance, German, Italian, and Romansh. It consists of two Kreise (sub-districts) and sixteen municipalities:
Lake Sils
Lake Sils is a lake in the Upper Engadine valley, Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Sils im Engadin. The lake lies at an altitude of 1,797 metres above sea level, between Maloja Pass and Lake Silvaplana. With a surface area of 4.1 km², Lake Sils is the largest lake of the Engadine. It is also the largest natural lake in the Alps lying above 1,000 metres. The lake was formed by a prehistoric landslide dam, similarly to Lake Silvaplana.
Lägh da Cavloc
Lägh da Cavloc is a lake near Maloja Pass in the Val Forno, Grisons, Switzerland. Lago di Cavloccio was painted by Giovanni Giacometti in 1922.
Lej da la Tscheppa
Lej da la Tscheppa is a lake above Sils-Maria, in the Engadin valley of the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 7.96 ha at an elevation of 2616 m. It used to be fed by water from the Crasta-Tscheppa Glacier (melted in 2003).
Isola (Maloja)
Isola is a village in Maloja, Graubünden, Switzerland. It is located on the shores of Lake Sils at the end of Val Fedoz.
Via Alpina
Via Alpina is a network of five long-distance hiking trails across the alpine regions of Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Monaco. The project was created by a group of public and private organisations from the 8 Alpine countries in 2000, receiving EU funding from 2001 until 2008.
Nietzsche-Haus, Sils-Maria
The Nietzsche-Haus is a house in Sils-Maria, Switzerland, where the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche lived during the summers of 1881 and 1883 to 1888.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Plaun da Lej.
- Silvaplana
- Promontogno
- Chiesa in Valmalenco
- Caspoggio
- Lanzada
- Val Masino
- Cataeggio
- Torre di Santa Maria
- Buglio in Monte
- Spriana
- La Punt-Chamues-ch
- Postalesio
- Berbenno di Valtellina
- Villa
- Castione
- Castione Andevenno
- Villa di Chiavenna
- Ardenno
- Tiefencastel
- Sondrio
- Montagna in Valtellina
- Poggiridenti Alto
- Tresivio
- Ponte in Valtellina
Sils: Engadin St. Moritz − Hotel Waldhaus II, Sils (source)
Sils: Lake Sils − St. Moritz, Sils (source)
Sils: Furtschellas, Sils (source)
Sils: Hotel Seraina, Sils (source)
Sils: La Chazza − Lake Sils − Lake Silvaplana − Piz Corvatsch, Sils (source)
Maloja District: Engadin St. Moritz − Maloja, Maloja District (source)
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