PONTRESINA SWITZERLAND-1

2008.06.30 REGION GRAUBÜNDEN,SWITZERLAND-PONTRESINA is located in the highest-altitude valley that branches off from the Upper Engadine. It's a sunny place, protected from the winds, that lies on a slope opening towards the southwest. Pontresina continues to be a typical Engadine village, stretching along the valley's longitudinal axis. Pontresina is a traditional Engadine village, divided into four distinct residential areas - Laret, San Spiert, Giarsun and Carlihof. The more recent Muragls area is located in the direction of Samedan. The 12th Century mountain church of Santa Maria with its invaluable frescoes dating from the 13th and 15th Centuries, the pentagonal Spaniola Tower from the 13th Century, the Museum Alpin, and the bridges at Punt Veglia Roseg and Punt Veglia Bernina as well as the many typical Engadine houses built in the 17th and 18th Centuries have been well preserved and some carefully restored.