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Restaurants and Hotels
St . Moritz is a gourmet mecca for foodies from around the world . One in ten restaurants has a world-class restaurant rating . « Talvò by Dalsass » is a cosy and rustic restaurant . Star chef Martin Dalsass is known affectionately as the « olive oil pope » and wins over his guests with Mediterranean flair , simple innovations and creative dishes made from first-class ingredients .
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Restaurants and Hotels
Since Gstaad is a traditional bourgeois resort , it has more boutiques than nightclubs to offer . The most elegant and social spot here is a lobby bar at the « Gstaad Palace ». With an extensive selection of five-star hotels here , you will also easily find an ideal spa to suit your preferences . The recently renovated « Grand Hotel Park », for example , offers over 60 different treatments and massages .
During the winter season , when St . Moritz ’ s signature mountain is covered in snow , two-star chef Rolf Fliegauf delivers an intensely sensory experience with his unmistakable and aromatic cuisine . Fliegauf is the founder of « Ecco », the gourmet restaurant at « Hôtel Giardino Mountains ». Situated inside a former chapel , « Ecco » has an exclusive ambience like no other .
Badrutt ’ s five-star « Palace Hotel » is renowned for its exquisite luxury , first class service . Another five-star hotel , set in an iconic 1864 building , the « Grand Hôtel des Bains Kempinski » offers timeless European luxury in a breath-taking mountain setting .
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ST . MORITZ
St . Moritz is located in the Graubünden canton , by the majestic Bernina Mountains , in a very picturesque part of Switzerland . Curiously , this town became a skiing capital because of a bet . In 1864 the owner of the now legendary « Kulm » hotel , Johannes Badrutt , offered four Englishmen , his regular summer guests , to spend a couple of weeks at the resort in winter . He promised to pay all their expenses if ever his guests were not happy with anything . Badrutt won his bet and those Brits helped to lay the foundation of a glorious new ski resort .
St . Moritz offers several ski areas located directly above the town and the valley . There are five scenic mountain ranges with large slopes , the biggest of them being : Corviglia , Corvatsch and Diavolezza . Corviglia is accessible by cable car , Corvatsch is a 15 minute bus ride away and Diavolezza is 30 minutes away . The slopes are not connected to each other and there are few tracks for beginners . There are not many ski-in / ski-out hotels . But this is about the only disappointment .
On top of fantastic slopes , St . Moritz offers a selection of spa services : mineral and aromatic baths , massage , physiotherapy , mud treatments and body wraps . Other popular activities include the sightseeing railway tours « Glacier Express » and the « Bernina Express ». An eight-hour journey from Zermatt — Brig — Andermatt — Chur — St . Moritz / Davos will take you through the Alps at an altitude of 2,033 metres , with its incredible views of glaciers and alpine mountains .
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St . Moritz is closely following the COVID-19 situation . Currently , social distancing ( 1.5 metres ) and masks on public transport are compulsory .
St . Moritz is accessible from Zurich airport ( 3 hours by car ), Milan ( 3 hours ) and Munich ( 4 hours ). A train will bring you from Zurich straight to the resort ’ s station within 3 hours .
All the information is current at the moment of the publication of the issue . Due to the fluctuating degrees of seriousness of the waves of the Covid-19 pandemic , please check the dates of opening as well as the conditions or possible restrictions of each resort on the official websites mentioned in this article .
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