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From the Tarasp-Fontana postbus stop, we hike southwest past the Hotel Tarasp and then slightly uphill to the left into the light larch forest. A comfortable path steadily leads us up to the ridge and the flat ground covered by a raised bog. At the southern edge of this bog, we now walk through a larch grove on a level path towards Lai Nair. It is a typical moor lake, shallow, dark, and with silting shores. On the east side of the lake, a small hill rises, offering many beautiful picnic and resting spots. Magnificent here is also the view up the Engadin and across to Piz Minschun and Piz Champatsch.
We now go past the lake onto the path running north of it and follow the signpost pointing down to Tarasp and Vulpera. Shortly after, we reach a minor road. It leads from Tarasp to Avrona. In Avrona, there is a well-known anthroposophical boarding school and a pretty little restaurant.
We follow the minor road towards Tarasp to the forest edge. The most comfortable and shortest option continues along the road out to Tarasp. After a short time, however, we turn right and head over to the hamlet of Sparsels. Here stand typical, charming Engadin houses, and here also start the guided tours to Tarasp Castle. Impressive and close, it rises above the houses of Sparsels.
A somewhat steeper and longer option leads us from the signpost at the forest edge down to Vulpera. From here, we can return by postbus to the Scuol train station, or continue on foot further out to Scuol.
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Tarasp Castle: Tarasp Castle was built in the 11th century by Ulrich I. He was an immigrant from the Vinschgau. After Ulrich V. of Tarasp entered Marienberg Monastery without heirs, the castle came into the possession of the Lords of Reichenberg. Through a forced exchange, the Counts of Matsch became the owners of the castle. In 1464, Ulrich IX. of Matsch sold the castle to Duke Sigmund of Austria. The rule of the bailiffs of Matsch was a turbulent and harsh time, as a constant dispute raged around the border area of the Lower Engadin. Yet the Lords of Matsch took care of the castle's maintenance. The building probably looked roughly the same as it does today even back then.
The Austrians, however, only cared about the fortification of the castle. For centuries, the Lower Engadin farmers and the Austrian castle garrison engaged in bloody attacks and raids.
Surrounded by the Bündner conflicts and struck twice by lightning, the castle gradually fell into decay. From 1714-1716, the Princes of Dietrichstein carried out major renovations. By a decree of Napoleon Bonaparte, in 1803 Tarasp was assigned to the Helvetic Republic. However, the canton of Graubünden did not have the resources to save the castle from decay.
In 1900, the German industrialist Karl August Lingner acquired Tarasp Castle. Knowledgeably and preserving tradition, he had the castle rebuilt. Today it is owned by the Tarasp Castle Foundation in Tarasp. They maintain and care for this impressive building in a commendable manner.
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Schlosshotel Chastè
Tarasp Castle
Avrona Inn
Schlosshotel Restaurant Chastè
Cafè Schleppun
Ferienheim Tarasp
Tarasp family lift
Railpark Tarasp
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Arrival/Departure: By train to/from Scuol. From here by postbus to/from Tarasp.
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