Travel Guide
Arosa
Switzerland
Best time to go: December–March, July–September
Sights
- Weisshorn – The local mountain with sweeping views over Graubünden.
- Arosa Bear Sanctuary – A mountain sanctuary for rescued bears.
- Obersee – A small lake in the village, used for skating in winter.
- Squirrel trail – A walk where squirrels eat out of your hand.
- Arosa Lenzerheide ski area – Two valleys linked by the Urdenbahn cable car.
- Mountain chapel – A 15th-century wooden church.
Food & nightlife
- Capuns – Chard parcels with dumpling dough – a Graubünden classic.
- Graubünden barley soup – A warming soup after a winter's day.
- Bündner dried beef – Air-dried beef, sliced paper-thin.
- Evening at a hut – Fondue and a night-time sledge run.
Day trips
- Chur – Switzerland's oldest town, with an old centre.
- Lenzerheide – Lakes, trails and a bike park in the next valley.
- Viamala – A deep gorge with stairs down to the Hinterrhein.
Good to know
- When to go
- December–March, July–September
- Getting around
- By Rhaetian Railway from Chur over the Langwies Viaduct; local buses in the village.
- Tipping
- Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.
- Power
- Plug type J/C, 230 V.
- Currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
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More in Switzerland
- Zurich
- Bern
- Lucerne
- Basel
- Geneva
- Lausanne
- Montreux
- Lugano
- Locarno
- Appenzell
- Zermatt
- Saas-Fee
- Davos
- St. Moritz
- Laax
- Interlaken
- Grindelwald
- Engelberg
- Verbier
- St. Gallen
- Schaffhausen
- Neuchâtel
- Fribourg
- Bellinzona
- Leukerbad
- Solothurn
- Thun
- Chur
- Sion
- Aletsch Arena
- Gstaad
- Adelboden
- Morat
- Gruyères
- Andermatt
- Scuol
- Lenzerheide
- Winterthur
- Crans-Montana
General tips without guarantee – please check opening times and prices locally.