Giand‘ Alva

Giand‘ Alva is an aerial lift in Silvaplana, Maloja District, Graubünden. Giand‘ Alva is situated nearby to the peak Piz Surlej, as well as near Munt Arlas.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piz Surlej and Munt Arlas.

Piz Surlej

Peak

Photo: Wilder Kaiser, Public domain.

Piz Surlej is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, overlooking Lake Silvaplana in the canton of Graubünden. It lies between the main Engadin valley and the Val Roseg, north of Piz Corvatsch.

Munt Arlas is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps, overlooking Lake Silvaplana in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It lies south of Piz Surlej, on the range between the main Inn valley and the Val Roseg.

Hahnensee

Lake

Hahnensee is a lake above St. Moritz in the Grisons, Switzerland at 2153 m above sealevel. Next to the lake there is a restaurant of the same name. In the summer time, the area can be reached by several hiking trails.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Surlej and Silvaplana.

Surlej

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Surlej is a village in Graubünden, Switzerland. It is located close to Sankt Moritz and Silvaplana. The town is known for having had Friedrich Nietzsche among its visitors; the philosopher spent every summer from 1883 to 1888 there.

Silvaplana

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Silvaplana is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons and the name of a lake in the municipality. Silvaplana is situated 3 km west of Giand‘ Alva.

Champfèr

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Champfèr is a village in the Upper Engadin valley of the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The Western part of the village belongs to the municipality of Silvaplana and part of the village belongs to the municipality of St. Moritz. Champfèr is situated 3½ km northwest of Giand‘ Alva.

Giand‘ Alva

Type: Aerial lift
Category: transportation
Location: Silvaplana, Maloja District, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.4515° or 46° 27′ 5″ north

Longitude

9.83162° or 9° 49′ 54″ east

Open location code

8FRFFR2J+HJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 320936611

OpenStreetMap feature

aerialway=station

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