Ardez

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Ardez is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland. The village is located in the Lower Engadin valley. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into the municipality of Scuol. ()

Alternative names: Area: 23.7 mi²Coordinates: 46°46'29"N, 10°12'6"E

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Nearby attractions include: Tarasp Castle, Steinsberg Castle, Lai da Tarasp, Wildenberg Castle.

2.9 miE
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Tarasp Castle, Scuol
73 min walk • Perched high on a rocky outcrop above the picturesque Swiss village of Scuol, Tarasp Castle stands as a sentinel over the Lower Engadine valley. This majestic fortress is a testament to the region's medieval history, and it is one of the most significant cultural...
~810 ftE
Forts and castles
Steinsberg Castle
4 min walk • Perched atop a hill in the Swiss canton of Aargau lies Steinsberg Castle, a historic fortress whose origins trace back to the early 12th century. Often referred to as the "Compass Rose of the Aargau" due to its distinctive eight-sided keep, the castle offers visitors a...
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai da Tarasp
74 min walk • Lai da Tarasp is a lake at Tarasp in the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2 ha.
7.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Wildenberg Castle, Zernez
184 min walk • Planta-Wildenberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Zernez of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Buin
158 min walk • Piz Buin is a mountain in the Silvretta range of the Alps on the border between Austria and Switzerland. It forms the border between the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and is the highest peak in Vorarlberg.
7.3 miSW
46°41'56"N • 10°5'43"E
Familienbad, Zernez
186 min walk • Watersports, Sport complex, Swimming pool
5.3 miS
Mountain
Piz Laschadurella, Swiss National Park
136 min walk • Piz Laschadurella is a mountain in the Sesvenna Range of the Alps, located east of Zernez in the canton of Graubünden. Its southern side is part of the Swiss National Park.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai Nair
92 min walk • Lai Nair is a small lake above Tarasp in the Lower Engadine, Graubünden, Switzerland. The site is listed in the Inventory of Raised and Transitional Bogs of National Importance.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Buin Pitschen
161 min walk • Piz Buin Pitschen or Kleiner Piz Buin is a peak in the Silvretta Alps. The Piz Buin Pitschen lies western of his higher neighbor the Piz Buin Grond or Großer Piz Buin.
7.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Signalhorn
182 min walk • The Signalhorn is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Austria. It lies just east of the Silvretta Pass and is the tripoint between the regions of Prättigau and Engadin and Montafon.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Minschun
111 min walk • Piz Minschun is a mountain of the Silvretta Alps, overlooking Scuol in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. From the heights of Scuol, a trail lead to the summit.