Shop - enjoyment and pick-up station - event location with food and non-food products from Rebecca Clopath, Taratsch farm and other producers from the nearby Alpine region.

City West, the largest shopping center in Graubünden, awaits you with an attractive mix of stores on more than 18,000m2 of sales area. Trendy fashion, beauty & health, sports and electronics, home furnishings, books and jewelry - all your wishes will be fulfilled.

The Schönegg Alp at 1,119 m is a popular outing destination for hikers and mountain bikers; the latter often like to visit Schönegg as quick evening trip. The Alp is in the municipal territory of Chur and is used for Alpine farming in the summer. As the name in German suggests, is it a «beautiful corner» where you can enjoy a magnificent view of the Rhine valley near Chur and the Calanda massif opposite.

This site marks the spot where an American bomber named «Lady Patricia» crashed in 1944. There has been a memorial stone with a metal plaque there since 2004. Situated below the Dreibündenstein, the site is accessible via a footpath with a magnificent panoramic view and is a worthwhile excursion destination for both hikers and mountain bikers. From the commemorative stone you have a great view of the Calanda massif opposite and the Rhine Valley near Chur, which lies approximately 1,400 meters of altitude below at the bottom of the valley.

On the opposite side of the Dreibündenstein to the west of Malixer Alp is the mountain pasture clearing Juchs, high above the Chur Rhine Valley. The Juchs Alp (1,378 m) is accessible via hiking trails from Chur and Brambrüesch. It is also a popular outing destination for mountain bikers. The Alp is a part of the Domat/Ems municipality and is only catered during the height of summer, when the cows are on the alp (June to September). It is a former Walser settlement. However, no traces of the former dwellings remain visible today except overgrown, crumbling masonry.

A “pleasure mile” with a Roman past – that is the Welschdörfli. In Roman times, a settlement comprising living quarters, workshops and a thermal spring stood close to where bars now rub shoulders with cabarets. The area was actually inhabited much earlier; excavations on the Ackermann site have resulted in archaeological finds dating back to the Neolithic Age (5,000 –1,800 BC). Since 1986 the finds from Roman times have been protected by special buildings designed by Graubünden architect Peter Zumthor and are accessible by the general public.

Information/viewings
Rätisches Museum, Phone +41 81 254 48 40
Chur Tourism, Phone +41 81 252 18 18

The Raetian Museum is housed in a baroque patrician house built in 1675 and illustrates and imparts the history of Graubünden. In addition to the permanent exhibition, which includes archaeological, historico-cultural, and ethnographic objects from all over Graubünden Canton from pre- and early history to the present, a diverse programme of exhibitions deals with contemporary Grison culture and history. The public can explore these topics at a wide range of events.

A visit is worthwile also for young guests: Children can get a big key from the ticket desk which opens a box in every room. Inside the box is child-friendly information about the theme of the room to complement the guides which are geared toward adults.

Museum shop

The small but exquisite shop offers little bits of Graubünden's history for you to take home with you. Literature, gifts and souvenirs - there is a diverse range of high-quality products. 

Accessibility of the museum for people with disabilities

The Rhaetian Museum is partially barrier-free accessible. All floors of the museum are wheelchair accessible (elevator/wheelchair lift). The floor in the basement consists of natural stones and is relatively uneven. A disabled parking space is located right next to the museum.

The pond was created in the middle of the 20th century by the damming of the Untertorer Mühlbach, so that today a turbine plant of 40 kWh can be driven. At the end of the 1820s, the town of Chur built a sawmill here. A mill was built on the site in 1871. While in 1899 two water wheels used the natural gradient of the Mühlbach, in 1959 two Francis turbines with an output of 35 and 65 HP respectively powered the mill. Grüninger Mühlen AG bought the Rheinmühle, including the pond, water channel and turbine, in 1986. In 2018, the Chur artist Fabian "Bane" Florin and his team created the largest mural painting in Switzerland at the Mühleturm.

A hiking trail leads past the pond and along the Mühlebach stream, connecting the town with the Untere Au and the Rhine river.

The Fürhörnli juts on 1'888 m like a balcony out into the abyss and offers a splendid panorama view on the Alpine City of Chur and the surrounding Rhine valley. The branch-off to the Fürhörnli peak is not marked, but the tracks left from the hiking route are well recognizable. Along the tree-covered ridge you reach the Fürhörnli in a few steps. Be careful on the small and exposed peak-balcony (accession only recommended for people free from giddiness).

Magnificent buildings are impressive for a short time, but they quickly become boring. However, this is not the case with the Altes Gebäu. The baroque city palace, built between 1727 and 1729, fascinates above all as a result of its concept as an overall work of art; politician Peter von Salis-Soglio extended his residence by adding a huge garden, the presentday Fontana Park. The interior of the building reveals great attention to detail; one room is entirely decorated in a Chinese style, while another boasts a ceiling with inlaid mountain crystals. Elaborate paintings can also be found adorning the walls.

 The Graubündner Kantonalbank has restored the old building with lavish detailed work. Since April 2012, the building has one again been in the possession of the cantonal court and not accessible to the public.

You can enjoy the splendor of the rooms in the old building on a virtual tour.