Discover the viewpoints of Silvaplana
Welcome to the fifth station of Silvaplana Explorer and listen to the story of our marmot Niculin.
"Ova. Vent. Muntagnas." - these three words are the best way to describe Silvaplana. Because water, wind and mountains make us unique here. So it's no wonder that Niculin also has to get into the water.
Want to know what happens next? Go to the next viewpoint, Tschüchas. There you will find the last episode of the story.
A wonderful place for a restaurant
A pretty restaurant with a panoramic terrace stood here until 1964. Built in 1888, the restaurant was leased out several times. However, there was no running water, so everything had to be laboriously carried up the forest path or lined. When part of the building collapsed, it had to be demolished. Crest'Alta means "high ridge".
Crest'Alta is a wooded hill in the Surlej valley, on the top level of which stood a restaurant with a wonderful viewing terrace and three bedrooms on the upper floor. It offered a panoramic view of a large part of the Upper Engadin lake landscape. The foundation walls can still be found up there today. The restaurant was built in 1870 by Ludovico Olgiati.
Source: Arturo Reich, SILVAPLANA - Chronicle of a municipality
The municipality supplied the wood for the building free of charge. Unfortunately, the municipality later did too little to preserve the building. The stable buildings fell into disrepair after a few years. The building was last renovated in 1913.
After a person was injured in 1964 when part of the terrace collapsed, the municipality took this accident as an opportunity to demolish the dilapidated building.
