Planta Castle, Zuoz

Name: Planta Castle
Address: Zuoz, Switzerland

#1 among attractions in Zuoz

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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The Planta Tower is a tower house in the center of the municipality of Zuoz in the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. ()

Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 46°36'8"N, 9°57'35"E

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Zuoz Switzerland

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Planta Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mineralbad & Spa, Muottas Muragl, Piz Kesch, Lej da Gravatscha.

6.3 miSW
46°32'2"N • 9°52'14"E
Mineralbad & Spa, Samedan
162 min walk • Watersports, Spa, Hot springs
6.2 miSW
Summit with a restaurant and viewpoints
Muottas Muragl, Samedan
158 min walk • Muottas Muragl is a location on the southern slopes of the Blais da Muottas, a summit at the western end of the range descending from Piz Vadret, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It overlooks the Engadin, between the towns of Samedan, St. Moritz and Pontresina. The mountain is within the municipality of Samedan.
4.3 miW
Alpine mountain with hiking trails
Piz Kesch
111 min walk • Piz Kesch or Piz d'Es-cha is a peak in the Albula Alps of the Rhaetian Alps in Switzerland. At 3,418 metres, it is the highest peak in the Albula Alps and the municipality of Bergün, Grisons. The first ascent was made 1846 by J. Coaz, J. Rascher, C. Casper and J. Tscharner.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lej da Gravatscha, St. Moritz
124 min walk • Lej da Gravatscha is an artificial lake next to the Inn River near Bever in the Upper Engadin, Grisons, Switzerland.
4.2 miNW
Natural feature
Porchabella Glacier, Zuoz
106 min walk • The Porchabella Glacier is a 2.5 km long glacier situated in the Albula Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 2.58 km². The glacier lies at the foot of Piz Kesch and Piz Val Müra. It gives birth to the river Ava da Salect which ends in the Albula.
4.5 miW
Natural feature
Albula Alps, Zuoz
116 min walk • The Albula Alps are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps, more specifically the Western Rhaetian Alps. They are named after the river Albula.
1.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Guardaval Castle
44 min walk • Guardaval Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Madulain of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Blaisun
118 min walk • Piz Blaisun is a mountain of the Albula Alps, located north of the Albula Pass in the canton of Graubünden. Its summit is the tripoint between the Val Tuors, the Val d'Alvra and the Val d'Es-cha.
6.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lai da Ravais-ch
177 min walk • The Lai da Ravais-ch is an Alpine lake located south of the Sertig Pass and west of the Sella da Ravais-ch, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The lake has an area of 0.093 km² and is located at 2,505 metres above sea level. It is located in the municipality of Bergün.
6.3 miSW
Library
Chesa Planta, Samedan
160 min walk • Chesa Planta is a listed building in Samedan in the Upper Engadine in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located northwest of the Samedan train station in Mulins 2.
6.4 miSW
Church
Reformierte Kirche San Peter, Samedan
163 min walk • The church of San Peter in Samedan in the Upper Engadine is a Protestant Reformed church situated on a hillside above the village, where the old valley road used to run and where the medieval village settlement is believed to have been.