As the frosty equivalent of St. Tropez, glitzy St. Moritz in the stunning Engadin Valley of Switzerland has much to offer visitors with guaranteed snow on its 88 ski slopes in 9 resorts. For travelers looking beyond the slopes, the area offers excellent restaurants, shops and a rich selection of cultural and sporting events.
The Gourmet Festival is a yearly must for epicures. From 29 January to 3 February 2024, ten international top chefs will transform St. Moritz into a culinary hotspot for the thirtieth time. For three decades, this event has delighted connoisseurs from all over the world and this year every chef in the lineup helms a three Michelin-starred restaurant.
While the general perception of St Moritz is of a posh ski resort for the super wealthy, it’s also long been a center of creativity. Over the last 200 years, many cultural and intellectual figures have visited and been inspired by the beauty of the Upper Engadin region, from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, writer Thomas Mann and dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, to artists including Gerhard Richter, Julian Schnabel, Richard Long, and Joseph Beuys.
The annual Nomad traveling art fair (22-25 February 2024) involves artists, collectors and gallery owners from all over the world. A 19th-century landmark in the historic center of St. Moritz, the former Hotel Eden, is the venue for this year’s fair.
Presented across three spaces in the picturesque region of Upper Engadin, southeastern Switzerland, Nietzsche-Haus in Sils and the Segantini Museum and Hauser & Wirth in St. Moritz, Gerhard Richter: Engadin (until 13 April 2024) is the first exhibition to explore the painter’s deep connection with the Alpine valley landscape. Presented in the three venues are 70 works borrowed from museums and private collections in Germany, Japan, Switzerland and the United States – including paintings, overpainted photographs, drawings, and objects.
The Nietzsche Museum in Sils is the house the German philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche spent seven summers from 1881-88 and wrote Thus spoke Zarathustra. The house has been a museum since 1959 to exhibit the philosopher’s life and work and show temporary exhibitions. It’s currently the third venue for Gerhard Richter: Engadin.
The contemporary art gallery, Museum Susch is in a former 12th-century monastery and brewery, in the charming village of Susch in the Swiss Alps near Davos. Opened in 2019, Muzeum Susch was founded by Grażyna Kulczyk, a Polish entrepreneur and art supporter, who is keen to feature women artists and their often overlooked or under-appreciated works. Alongside the permanent collection are twice yearly temporary exhibitions. The current show, featuring the work of Estonian female artist Anu Poder
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