Located near the border with Italy, Silvaplana is deep inside Graubünden’s Engadine Valley where Romansh is taught in school and fewer than 1,200 people live in the village. The Engadine Valley is so beautiful that the Bernina Express runs through a fair section of it, though it does not pass through Silvaplana.
Minerals musem 
Someone’s nice home 
Town hall 
Town church
The main geographic feature of the village is the Silvaplana Lake, which it shares with the village of Surlej. Surlej means “over the lake” in Romansh as it is higher up and has a view of both the lake and Silvaplana. The lake freezes over in winter and you can go ice skating on it. In the middle of the lake likes the Crap da Sass Castle, which is still privately owned since it was built in the early 20th century.
In the town, there’s an evangelical village church, but not much other than that. A large chunk of the village’s income comes from tourism in winter when it hosts skiers and travellers who visit the slopes just above Surlej. If you do visit, the best way to get there is via the stunning Julierpass that is open year-round.
