Silvaplana
in Region Maloja of Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland
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Samedan Airport (7 mi) - Locarno Airport (48 mi)
- Lugano Airport (53 mi)
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Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (54 mi) -
Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (64 mi) - Varese / Venegono Airport (66 mi)
- St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (72 mi)
- Linate Airport (74 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (77 mi)
- Verona / Villafranca Airport (90 mi)
- Zürich Airport (91 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 4 mi)
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Crespi d'Adda (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.458 and 9.795 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 27' 29" and E 9° 47' 42"
- 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: 01:28 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:12 am and 8:24 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Silvaplana
Silvaplana in Region Maloja (Kanton Graubünden) with it's 973 habitants is a town located in Switzerland about 116 mi (or 187 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Time in Silvaplana is now 01:28 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports closer to Silvaplana, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Samedan Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 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 4 mi (or 6 km). The closest in Switzerland is Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair in a distance of 33 mi (or 6 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: La Punt-Chamues-ch, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Lanzada, Caspoggio and Torre di Santa Maria. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 1°C / 34 °F
| Morning Temperature | -6°C / 21 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Night Temperature | -2°C / 28 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 88% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 89% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light snow |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
3°C (37 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
4°C (40 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Waldhaus
Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains
Edelweiss Swiss Quality
Hotel Salastrains
Hotel Reine Victoria
San Gian Hotel
Cervus
Parkhotel Margna
Steffani
Hotel Post
Videos from this area
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Designhotel NIRA ALPINA in Silvaplana, Engadin St. Moritz (CH)
Impressionen aus dem Engadin St. Moritz! Sankt Moritz = die Welt der Schönen und Reichen. Doch jenseits der teuren Boutiquen und großen Schaufenster findet man das wahre Winter-Wonderland!...
Snow Kite SILVAPLANA
Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland March 2013.
2012.03.24 - Snowkiten Silvaplana.mpg
Snowkiting auf dem Silvaplaner See im Engadin, Schweiz.
Engadina SIlvaplana Corvatsch Deltaplano
Volo con amici dal Corvatsch sul lago di Silvaplana www.volariodeltaclub.net.
HyRaii learns to fly at Lake Silvaplana
HyRaii is a student project from ETH Zurich. For more information visit www.hyraii.ethz.ch.
Julierpass - Silvaplana - Bernina Pass 28.09.2014
Unterwegs vom Julierpass über Silvaplana, St. Moritz auf den Bernina Pass mit Fritz, Filip, Gerhard und Werner.
Snowkiting Silvaplana März 2015
Ausschnitt aus meinem Film St. Moritz. Snowkiting auf dem Silvaplanersee.
kite surf switzerland silvaplana
Silvaplana is situated in the middle of the wide Engadine lake plateau, at elevation of 1815 meters and is encircled by outstanding mountain landscape. The location of the resort allows a variety...
Engadin - Silvaplana
Short trip to Switzerland Engadin biking around the area of St. Moritz, Silvaplana.
Silvaplana, St.Moritz, Surfen, 1993
Zelfs sneeuw midden in de zomer. Jammer dat het toen windstil was en surfen in een besneeuwde omgeving niet mogelijk was. (Opnames: Hitachi VM-E8E camera; bewerking: Studio 8)
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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.
Lake Silvaplana
Lake Silvaplana is a lake in the Upper-Engadine valley of Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Silvaplana. The lake is also connected to the nearby Lej da Champfèr. Together with its larger neighbour, Lake Sils, it is among the largest lakes of the Grisons. A campsite is located on the Northern end of the lake. The lake is also used heavily for sports, such as kitesurfing and windsurfing in the summertime.
Hahnensee
Hahnensee is a lake above St. Moritz in the Grisons, Switzerland at 2153 m above sealevel. Next to the lake there is a restaurant of the same name. In the summer time, the area can be reached by several hiking trails. In the Winter skiers coming from the Piz Corvatsch can take the Giand'Alva skilift and ski down the almost 9km long ski run, also called Hahnensee, into St. Mortitz-Bad. Though the run can only be opened after significant snowfall has accumulated.
Surlej
Surlej is a village in Graubünden, Switzerland. Its located close to Sankt Moritz and Silvaplana.
Champfèr
Champfèr is a village in the Upper Engadin valley of the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The Western part of the village belongs to the municipality of Silvaplana and part of the village belongs to the municipality of St. Moritz. The two halves of the town are separated by the creek Ova da Suvretta. Lej da Champfèr, a basin of Lake Silvaplana, takes its name from the village. The village used to house a convent that has since been converted to the hotel Chesa Guardalej.
Lej Nair (Silvaplana)
Lej Nair (literally "Black Lake") is a lake above Silvaplana in the Engadin valley, Grisons, Switzerland. A hiking trail leads from Lej Marsch to Lej Nair. Hahnensee (Lej dals Chöds) and Lej Zuppo are located close by.
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 Silvaplana.
- La Punt-Chamues-ch
- Chiesa in Valmalenco
- Lanzada
- Caspoggio
- Torre di Santa Maria
- Spriana
- Promontogno
- Postalesio
- Castione
- Castione Andevenno
- Val Masino
- Cataeggio
- Berbenno di Valtellina
- Tiefencastel
- Sondrio
- Montagna in Valtellina
- Buglio in Monte
- Caiolo
- Cedrasco
- Colorina
- Fusine
- Poggiridenti Alto
- Albosaggia
- Tresivio
- Faedo Valtellino
- Ardenno
- Forcola
- Sirta
- Piateda Centro
- Villa
Champfèr: Silvaplana, Blick Richtung Corvatsch, Champfèr (source)
Saint Moritz: Engadin − Clavadatsch Hütte, Saint Moritz (source)
Sils: Furtschellas, Sils (source)
Champfèr: Suvretta House, Champfèr (source)
Saint Moritz: St Moritz − Piz Albana, Saint Moritz (source)
Surlej: Engadin St. Moritz − Corvatsch − Alpetta, Surlej (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Silvapiana, Silvaplana, Silvaplauna
