Crasta
in Region Maloja of Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland
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Samedan Airport (10 mi) - Locarno Airport (46 mi)
- Lugano Airport (50 mi)
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Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (51 mi) - Varese / Venegono Airport (63 mi)
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Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (67 mi) - Linate Airport (71 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (73 mi)
- St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (75 mi)
- Verona / Villafranca Airport (89 mi)
- Zürich Airport (93 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 55 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, 72 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.414 and 9.764 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 24' 49" and E 9° 45' 51"
- 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: 11:26 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:36 am and 4:39 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Crasta
Crasta in Region Maloja (Kanton Graubünden) is located in Switzerland about 116 mi (or 186 km) east of Bern, the country's capital.
Local time in Crasta is now 11:26 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of Crasta, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Samedan Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 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 7 mi (or 11 km). The closest in Switzerland is Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair in a distance of 36 mi (or 11 km), North-East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Silvaplana, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Caspoggio, Lanzada 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: 5°C / 40 °F
| Morning Temperature | -3°C / 27 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -3°C / 27 °F |
| Night Temperature | -4°C / 25 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
1°C (34 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
0°C (33 °F)
-3°C (27 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
2°C (35 °F)
-4°C (25 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains
Hotel Waldhaus
Maloja Palace
Hotel Post
Edelweiss Swiss Quality
Parkhotel Margna
Hotel Reine Victoria
San Gian Hotel
Cervus
Nira Alpina
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
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.
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)
Panorama lago di Silvaplana
Panorama lago di Silvaplana mentre si fa skysurf.
silvaplana kitesurfing
just a great session at lake silvaplana.
Snowkite a Silvaplana
il mio primo tentativo di snowkite a silvaplana sul lago ghiacciato.
Silvaplana am 4.2.2010
Snowkiting and Carving in the Engadin 2012
Fun in the Swiss alps near St.Moritz with temperatures below -15°C. Snowkiting with an HQ Montana 7 (9 m2) on Lake Silvaplana. Carving with my Fischer Worldcup SL race skis with razor-sharp...
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Surlej
Surlej is a village in Graubünden, Switzerland. Its located close to Sankt Moritz and Silvaplana.
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 Crasta.
- Silvaplana
- Chiesa in Valmalenco
- Caspoggio
- Lanzada
- Torre di Santa Maria
- Spriana
- Promontogno
- La Punt-Chamues-ch
- Val Masino
- Cataeggio
- Postalesio
- Castione
- Castione Andevenno
- Buglio in Monte
- Berbenno di Valtellina
- Sondrio
- Montagna in Valtellina
- Ardenno
- Forcola
- Sirta
- Poggiridenti Alto
- Tresivio
- Dazio
- Piateda Centro
- Tiefencastel
- Serone
- Ponte in Valtellina
- Chiuro
- Cercino
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)
Surlej: Engadin St. Moritz − Corvatsch − Alpetta, Surlej (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Fex-Crasta, Crasta
