Other Activities in Pontresina

The Engadin High Alpine Valley offers 1001 possibilities. No matter whether sporting, creative or meditative - in Pontresina, visitors are sure to find an activity and leave day-to-day life behind. They may experience pure high alpine pleasure, for discoverers and connoisseurs alike. For example, fly fishing, a visit to the Creative Box or a yoga class. Visitors can also play tennis and golf, go kite-surfing or paragliding - or just going out for a walk and doing nothing. ‘Allegra’ in Pontresina.

Padel Hotel Steinbock

Padel - that sounds like sun, Spain and clay courts.

Beach volleyball courts Pontresina

Two sun-drenched beach volleyball courts two minutes from Pontresina railway station.

Engadin Golf Club – Samedan Golf Course

Welcome to the oldest golf course in Switzerland!

Tennis in Pontresina

There exist several well-maintained tennis courts for playing in and around Pontresina and the Region. There are trained coaches for initial instruction in this sport. They can also provide tips on how to improve the game. The following tennis courts can be used in Pontresina:

Hotel Saratz, 1 court (clay), Tel.: +41 81 839 40 00
Hotel Walther, 3 courts (clay), Tel.: +41 81 839 36 36
Surovas, 1 pitch (synthetic surface court ), Tel.: +41 81 838 80 40

Paragliding Engadin

Tailor-made tandem passenger flights in the Engadin

The Creative Box – the Free Art Studio

In Pontresina, visitors can also freely enjoy their creative talents on vacation, as well. The Creative Box provides this opportunity. The Studio is a bright, sunny place for art, culture, leisure, socialising and for the practise of ‘free thought’. It is open to the public and well equipped with paints, tools, with all nature of art materials, and ‘bits and bobs’. Fascinatingly, it also represents a meeting place for dialogue across generations, cultures and interests, as well as between locals and visitors. Expert guidance is provided by a team of voluntary helpers. Visits to the Creative Box are free of charge. Participants are only required to purchase the materials used, as well as for snacks and drinks. Alternatively, the studio can also be rented privately.

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Yoga & Meditation in Pontresina

Visitors have also an opportunity of being able to ‘go within’ and relax by finding ‘their inner centre’ in meditation at over 1,800 metres above sea level. These activities can be exercised on the roof of the Hotel Schweizerhof, on a SUP-Stand Up Paddle Board on the Lake of Morteratsch or wellness in the Saratz. Visitors and locals alike will find a wide range of yoga, ‘Pilates’ and meditation programmes in the high alpine Pontresina Region.

Mind body nature experience

Strengthen body, mind, and well-being through mindful experience of nature with all your senses.

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Fly Fishing in mountain lakes

The Engadin has particularly rich fishing grounds, making it one of the most plentiful inland fishing regions in Europe. Even during a longer stay, no angler has to visit the same body of water twice over. A 15-day fishing licence is available permitting fishing in all the 460 waters of the Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland.

Fly-fishing highlights can be exercised on the mountain lakes of Lej Nair or Lej Pitschen below Lago Bianco on the Bernina Pass. But, these two lakes may only be fished with a special licence. This can be obtained from the Pontresina Tourist Information Agency. The season is from the beginning of June to mid-October. Further information on fishing in the Upper Engadin can also be obtained from the Cantonal Office for Hunting and Fishing of the Grisons, or from the Upper Engadin Fishing Association. Furthermore, young people up to the age of 14 may fish free of charge when accompanied by adult licence holders.

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