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Ardez
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Martina | spintheworld_marti
August 2, 2025
Ardez is an architectural gem in the Lower Engadine, one of the best-preserved villages in the region. Its Engadine-style houses, with the typical thick walls, small windows, and facades decorated with elaborate sgraffiti, give it a unique charm. Dominated by the imposing ruins of Steinsberg Castle, the village is a place of great tranquility, where time seems to have stood still. Ardez is an ideal starting point for hikes and walks.
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Paul
September 2, 2023
Hiking
Ardez
Ardez is considered a model village of the Romansh language and living culture. From a monument preservation perspective, the renovation work here was exemplary. Many stately farmhouses with their typically painted and sgraffito-decorated facades are protected. Ardez is located on a terrace above the Inn Valley, at 1460m.
Text / Source: Switzerland Tourism
myswitzerland.com/de-ch/reiseziele/ardez-typisches-engadinerdorf
Ardez is considered a model village of the Romansh language and living culture. From a monument preservation perspective, the renovation work here was exemplary. Many stately farmhouses with their typically painted and sgraffito-decorated facades are protected. Ardez is located on a terrace above the Inn Valley, at 1460m.
Text / Source: Switzerland Tourism
myswitzerland.com/de-ch/reiseziele/ardez-typisches-engadinerdorf
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•Paul
September 2, 2023
Hiking
Engadin houses
The Engadin houses with their mighty stone walls and funnel-shaped windows impress at first glance because of their proud architecture. But their soul lies in the artistic decorations, the sgraffiti.
Text / Source: myswitzerland.com
myswitzerland.com/de-ch/erlebnisse/engadiner-haeuser
The Engadin houses with their mighty stone walls and funnel-shaped windows impress at first glance because of their proud architecture. But their soul lies in the artistic decorations, the sgraffiti.
Text / Source: myswitzerland.com
myswitzerland.com/de-ch/erlebnisse/engadiner-haeuser
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