Samedan, with Engadine Architecture

After St. Moritz, we took the local bus to the next little town, Samedan. This tiny town has traditional Engadine architecture in their old buildings, dating back to the 1600s or earlier.

Now that we are leaving tomorrow, I got better oriented and learned a little of the area history. This valley is wedged in the Alps between Italy and Austria. The terraced hillsides lower on the mountains are leftover from Celtic farmers centuries before Christ.

Our picturesque Upper Engadine Valley, with its 3 towns 10 minutes apart, is like a potpourri for languages. Menus are in Italian, French, and German. Sometimes, in English. There is also an old language still spoken here, called Romansh, evolved from Latin brought here by Roman soldiers. We finally figured out what people were saying to us - Allegra and Bun Di both mean hello or good day (in Romansh).Read more