The Apollo cinema lies a little outside Chur town centre and offers space for 333 guests on two floors. The cinema is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. The cinema offers everything for a great movie experience, from loyalty cards to ticket vouchers, it organises kids' birthdays and hires out its rooms for events.

Quader Center cinema is Chur's town centre, with 301 seats across 3 screens. The screens are equipped with state of the art equipment. The cinema offers everything for a great movie experience, from loyalty cards to ticket vouchers, it organises kids' birthdays and hires out its rooms for events.

The boulder hall Quadrel is with 700 square meters one of the biggest boulder halls in Switzerland. Besides different main walls with different steepness it offers a specific area for beginners and children, a national competition wall as well as a training area for ambitious boulderers.
A spacious children's paradise and a cosy bistro, where you can enjoy excellent coffee, drinks and small meals, complement the offer. 

Several prehistoric settlements and remains of a Roman road station have been discovered in Welschdörfli, the old town district south of the Plessur. You can visit the excavations and discoveries on the Ackermann grounds on Seilerbahnweg.

The protective structures covering the archaeological sites from the Roman era were built in 1986 according to designs by local architect Peter Zumthor. They do not only protect the finds, they are also a museum and architectural masterpiece. The weighty building with its delicate rilled outer surface is reminiscent of the original Roman edifices.

The house fosters and encourages new, interesting experiments and cultural dialogues which enrich Chur's diverse cultural life.

International and yet local

During its season lasting from September to June, the Chur Theatre shows both international productions by established directors and choreographers and national or regional co-productions by a wide variety of contemporary artists, from actors to musicians, puppet theatre and young theatre. Theater Chur fosters and encourages new, interesting experiments and cultural dialogues which enrich Chur's diverse cultural life. It is also host to several concert series, local and regional amateur dramatics or dance productions as well as other events.

Café Bar

The Café Bar on the 1st floor is open one hour before, during and at least one hour after the end of performances. On request, the Café Bar can also be hired for various events and caterings.

The extension of 2014-2016 has made the Art Museum Graubünden one of Switzerland's most attractive museums. It is a centre for art in and from Graubünden with international renown. The magnificent historical Villa Planta and the modern extension by Barozzi Veiga come together as a unique architectural unit which by itself is worth a visit.

A home for art in Graubünden

The unique collection comprises some 8,000 works from all strands of art ranging from the 18th century to the present and is exhibited on an area of 1,200 square metres. Among the highlights are works by Chur-born Angelika Kauffmann (1741 - 1807), one of the first female artists to win recognition by the Royal Academy in London. The heart of the collection is the artist family Giacometti, with pieces by the world-famous sculptor Alberto and the two accomplished Swiss painters Giovanni and Augusto. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1180 - 1938) and Swiss Expressionism are represented in the collection with some striking works. More recent and contemporary streams are represented by Matias Spescha (1925 - 2008), Not Vital (*1948) or Hans Danuser (*1953), to give an example.

Special exhibitions

In addition to the permanent exhibition, five to six exhibitions of historical and contemporary art, thematic or monographic in nature, are shown throughout the year. Information on current and future exhibitions can be found at www.buendner-kunstmuseum.ch

A public space where art comes alive

The museum is a space of encounter, where art becomes tangible for everyone thanks to a diverse and varied programme of tours, talks and other events. It is a house with open doors where everyone can feel at home and spend an enjoyable few hours. The art museum Graubünden offers a wide range of art mediation events and services complemented its exhibitions. Public tours, family and kids' events, art mediation for schools and adolescents, exhibition guides, academic publications, catalogues, symposia, artist talks and performances make for an interesting programme. The museum staff engages personally with its visitors to give them the best possible access to art in all its facets.

Museum cafe and bookshop

There is a stylish cafe in the museum, located in the stately conservatory of Villa Planta. During summer, visitors sit outside under a group of old, shady sequoias just off the pedestrian area. The cafe offers fresh, regional cuisine. In the Foyer you will find a well-stocked art book store with a wide selection of exhibition catalogues and art postcards depicting the most famous works from the museum's collection.

Experience complete weightlessness at Salzkeller Chur, floating on a natural brine composed of water and salt similar to the Dead Sea. Free your mind of all sensory clutter and give up the full weight of your body. Free of gravity, free of orientation, free of sound, free of visual stimulus, free of temperature. A state of total relaxation where mind and body can find deep rest. This is Medical Wellness at its finest!

Individually or in couples, visitors have access to a private floating pool, wet room and dressing room. We provide you with towels and toiletries and we offer you an all-round, feel-good service including drinks to round off your floating experience on the roof terrace or in the lounge area.

10.-27.06.2025: Revision - facility closed. Additional infos.

28.06.-10.08.2025 Summer adventure weeks
Fun and action for young and old: play and adventure afternoons, shaolin workouts, group fitness courses and brunch. Additional infos.

Whether you want to swim lengths in the 25m-pool, jump from the diving tower (1, 3, or 5 meters), or try out your first strokes in the learning or paddling pools - there's something for everyone to enjoy at the Obere Au indoor pool, even more so with the 85m-long slide. In the outside area of the indoor pool there is also the Aquamarine warm water wellness pool with various massage jets and whirlpool systems. Use of the Aquamarine is included in the indoor pool admission. Then you can refuel in the Obere Au sports restaurant, build up your strength in the gym, or relax in a sauna or infrared cabin. Free wifi for our guests in the foyer.

Water temperatures

• 25m pool, diving tower pool, beginner pool: 28-30°C
• Paddling pool: 32°C
• Aquamarine (outdoor): summer 31-33°C, winter 32-35°C

Children's Play Afternoon
The large pool in the indoor pool is completely available to children, the lanes are removed and the pool is filled with various play equipment, such as rings, noodles, planks, AirSmiley, inflatable mattress for climbing etc. The diving boards and slides invite you in to play! The play afternoons on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11. June until 9. August will be held at the Obere Au outdoor pool (instead of the indoor pool). They will not take place in case of bad weather. More info.

Additional Infos

• Aqua jogging: specific lanes are reserved for this - please check the occupancy schedule
• Weather report for indoor pool and Aquamarine hot water experience pool
• Access for people with disabilities
• Pool rules, information for groups, pool regulations

Take a barefooted walk first on the grainy gravel of the footpath, then on the warm, rough wood of the footbridge and finally feeling the cool, refreshing water of the Mühlbach stream under your feet - the new, small Kneipp facility invigorates mind and body! It can be found on the walkway along the Obertor Mühlbach stream between the skate park and the boccia facility on the Obere Au in Chur.

Tips for use

• The prerequisite for cold water application is a warm body. Never tread water with cold feet. Warm up beforehand with running or gymnastics.
• When treading water, lift the feet out of the water with each step ("stork walk"). Only stay in the water until the legs feel a strong cold stimulus (max. 1 minute). Then wipe off the water and warm up again.

Kneipp hydrotherapy

Water as a carrier of thermal, mechanical and chemical stimuli causes the organism to react in a way that promotes health. Our unconscious basic functions such as breathing, circulation, heat balance, digestion, metabolism and so on are regulated by hydrotherapeutic stimuli, and the all-important immune system is activated.

The skate park "Betongarta" at Obere Au Chur is surrounded by trees and green areas and fits seamlessly into the riverbank of the adjoining and meanwhile renaturalised Mühlbach stream. Sportsmen and sportswomen refresh themselves at the drinking fountain and then sit at a sunny spot on the banks of the Mühlbach stream. The skate park is an important addition to the leisure facilities in the Obere Au sports facilities and thus also for the city of Chur.

The skate park is suitable for skateboards, inline skates,  BMX bikes and scooters and is illuminated in the evening.

Use at your own risk.