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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, VynedJ, Murdockcrc, Ikiwaner, Janoschobfelden, Kabelleger / David Gubler, 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 tower and facade of Badrutt’s Palace Hotel above the town of St. Moritz, with mountains and the lake behind — 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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