Engadin Pictures & Graubünden Photos: My photo highlights

The Engadin high valley in Graubünden is a true outdoor and hiking paradise. The - by Swiss standards - low population density leaves the Nature, flora and fauna still some space. The Graubünden heraldic animal - the Alpine Ibex - can be wonderfully observed and photographed in some places. Ideal basic requirements for Engadin Pictures & Graubünden Photos.

Upper Engadine - Engadine Lake District around the posh spa town of St. Moritz

All around St. Moritz are the scenic Lake Sils, Silvaplana, Lej da Champfèr and Lake St. Moritz, which are a wonderful destination and subject for photos in every season. The Upper Engadin is through the Bernina Pass with the Poschiavo and through the Malojapass connected to the Bergell; to the north it connects the Julier Pass with the Oberhalbstein and the Albula Pass with the Albula valley. 

This natural splendor is particularly worth seeing during the short but colorful Golden October, the Swiss version of the Indian Summer. The yellow colored larches, the deep blue sky and the clear lakes have a wonderful contrast. One of the classic postcard subjects in the region and for great Engadine images. 

From Pontresina there are numerous worthwhile excursions, for example in the strongly changing Morteratsch valley  with the glacier of the same name or the original Val Roseg.

Lower Engadine - Swiss National Park

The narrower and wilder Lower Engadine is a little less high, but no less worth seeing. The Lower Engadine is about the Flüela Pass with the Landwassertal near Davos and via the Furnace pass connected to the Val Müstair. The pretty villages Zernez, Tarasp, Scuol, Ardez or the particularly attractive Schellen-Ursli-Dorf Guarda have a lot of charm, beautiful Engadine houses and serve as ideal starting points in the region. 

An insider tip for hikers and photographers is the wild and romantic S-charl, a remote high valley south of ScuolHere a worthwhile path leads through original pine and larch forests to the Chamonna Lischana CAS, a wonderfully situated mountain hut with spectacular views of the Engadin Dolomites. 

The highlight of this region is certainly the natural one Swiss National Park with his big ones Wildlife populations consisting of deer, chamois, ibex, marmots and now and then a rare Swiss bear.

Graubünden - the largest Swiss canton

The canton of Graubünden also offers an abundance of wild, natural landscapes and mountain valleys, which is of course a true paradise for a landscape photographer like me and ideal for magnificent Graubünden photos. The Bündnerland is divided into the administrative districts of Albula, Bernina, Hinterrhein, Imboden, Inn, Landquart, Maloja, Moesa, Plessur, Prättigau-Davos, Surselva. 

A special place for nature and forest photography is the mountain forest around Arosa. Another highlight is the high alpine Greina Plateau – a unique, open plateau at over 2,200 m above sea level, stretching between Graubünden and Ticino. Greina is one of Switzerland's most pristine landscapes and is under special protection. Its extensive, moor-like vegetation, surrounded by rugged rock faces, is not only ecologically significant but also offers fantastic subjects for wide-open landscape photography.

My best Engadin pictures & Graubünden photos for your home

My best Engadin & Graubünden pictures can also be found in Webshop. Be it as a print on Canvas, aluminum dibond, poster, acrylic glass, etc. as a creative gift or to decorate your home. I am at your disposal for questions and advice gladly available.