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Amorielli Vol. 1 · No. 01 · January 2025 Portfolio p. 19

Portfolio · Vol. 1 · No. 01 · January 2025

St. Moritz in pictures

9 photographs from the cover story, Where to Stay in St. Moritz, printed large. Photographs by Alps, Kecko from Switzerland (Rheintal SG), Murdockcrc, Ikiwaner, Janoschobfelden, Kabelleger, Paradise Chronicle, Capricorn4049, Tiia Monto, from Wikimedia Commons under the licences credited on each image.

St. Moritz and its frozen lake ringed by snow-covered Engadin mountains in winter. — St. Moritz stands above its own lake, which freezes solid enough in deep winter to carry horse racing and polo.

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The facade and tower of Badrutt's Palace Hotel above Lake St. Moritz. — Badrutt's Palace, at the top of the Via Serlas in St. Moritz Dorf, is the hotel most tied to the town's image.

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Skiers and the ridgeline at Piz Nair above the Corviglia ski area. — Corviglia, reached by funicular from the Dorf, rises to Piz Nair at around 3,057 metres.

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A red Rhaetian Railway train crossing the curved Landwasser Viaduct on the Albula line. — The Albula line to St. Moritz, part of the UNESCO-listed route, crosses the Landwasser Viaduct on the way up.

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A lake with a sailboat in the foreground, a town with buildings and a tower along its shore, forested hills, and snow-capped mountains under a blue sky. — This photograph shows the Lej da San Murezzan, also known as St. Moritzersee, with Corvatsch mountain in the background.

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A red and white Glacier Express train crosses the Landwasser Viaduct, surrounded by snow-covered mountains under a blue sky with a crescent moon. — The Glacier Express train crosses the Landwasser Viaduct, Switzerland, in a mountain landscape.

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A panoramic view of multiple mountain ranges under a cloudy sky, with a large light blue lake (Lago Bianco) and smaller dark lakes, and a road winding through a green and rocky valley. — Readers are looking at a panoramic view over Lago Bianco and mountain ranges from Diavolezza, in Grisons, Switzerland, in summer.

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An aerial view shows Lake Sils, two villages, green fields, and forested slopes, with mountains under a clear sky. — This image shows Lake Sils, Sils/Segl Maria, and Sils/Segl Baselgia, viewed from the hiking path to Lej da la Tscheppa.

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A red and yellow Corvatsch cable car cabin travels over a dense green forest, with a valley, village, turquoise lake, and mountains in the background. — The Corvatsch cable car travels above a forested valley, offering views of a village, a lake, and distant mountains.

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