SWITZERLAND / SAN BERNARDINO / SWISS ALPS Ski Area / Walking tour in beautiful place

Walking tour in San Bernardino Kanton Graubünden #sanbernardino #swissalps In the Middle Ages the settlement was called Gualdo de Gareda. Gualdo possibly goes back to the Lombard word for "forest", Gareda to a personal name, a previous owner. In the 17th century, the name of the church patron, Saint Bernardine of Siena, became the place name. The pass is one of the oldest Alpine passes and was already used in pre-Roman times. He takes his name from St. Bernardine of Siena, for whom a chapel was built on the road in the 15th century. The former name Mons Avium (“bird mountain”) remained for the Piz Uccello, which towers over the road. The 4-7 m wide road was built from Chur in 1818-1823 under the direction of the engineer Pocobelli The healing spring (steel bath) was mentioned as early as 1717 by the natural scientist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer and rewritten in 1898. An existing acid spring was used in an inn and spa house built from 1822; in 1825 “many” Milanese were present as spa guests. In the early 1960s, the Moësa was dammed south of the village to form the Lago d'Isola reservoir. After the opening of the San Bernardino tunnel in 1967, the village, which had been isolated until then, experienced an upswing. A great deal of building activity began, not always to the advantage of the townscape. Until 2012, San Bernardino was best known as a ski resort; there were 40 kilometers of ski slopes up to an altitude of 2600 meters. Most of the ski lifts are now obsolete and have been closed since 2012 due to a lack of investors. This also has negative effects on the hotel industry, trade and the entire local economy. Cross-country skiers have 24 km of trails (classic and skating) at their disposal. They are medium to easy and lead through the coniferous forest that surrounds the place. South of the village is the small moor lake Lago Dosso. #schweiz #pass #skigebiet #skiarea #graubünden #ski #city #switzerland #walk #walking #stadt #city #tour #4k #travel #Suisse #Швейцария #swiss #svizzera #Szwajcaria #Suiza #alps #Graubünden #mesocco #piste #slopes #track #run #circuit #airstrip #pisten #pentes #pista #encostas #hellingen #life #village #suisu #seuwiseu #moncross #tourism #beautiful #place #video #youtube #svitzaralaind