Arosa is a little town at the end of the high Schaanfigg Valley in Canton Graubunden, 1800m above sea level, and about 130km south of my home. There’s a lot going on there – skiing in winter, hiking in summer, and as there’s no through traffic, the air is amazing, so it’s a popular health resort too. I spent an afternoon there earlier this summer, and found a whole collection of quirky bits and pieces just waiting to be photographed.
The train ride up from Chur takes you through some lovely scenery:
When we arrived in Arosa, the first thing we saw was this building. I love colour so it’s definitely worth a photo, though it isn’t nearly as impressive as the Hundertwasser architecture in other areas, and the supermarket on the ground floor doesn’t do much for the rest of it…
though it’s a nice contrast to the bank next door:
Further round, we found a more traditional house – wood and geraniums:
The local library is spectacular:
And this is the horse dung depository – very clean and organised!
As you see, it was a greyish summer day when I was there – here’s Arosa in winter sunshine.
I think I might have to go back…
linda huber 
Wonderful views, Linda. It looks absolutely beautiful. That must be the smallest library in the world ;-D
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It’s a lovely place, Cathy – I’d love to see it in snowy weather. (And they had a nice (tho’ small) selection of library books, too!
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It looks beautiful…and the best library ever!
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Think I’ll start ‘collecting’ quirky libraries like that one! 🙂
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Some lovely pics, Linda. Stunning scenery and buildings. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Lots more ‘summer in Switzerland’ photos still to come. It’s a photogenic place… 🙂
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Now the world is tiny! For about five years, from 1999 to 2004/5 my children’s primary school took a party skiing at Easter. We had a 24 hour coach ride from South London to … Arosa! It’s quaint and quirky and one year a local tried to buy my wife in return for his ‘fighting cow’ or vache de guerre as he called her (the cow, not my wife). We were in a bar at the time and it had become quite lively! Gorgeous reminders, Linda.
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Goodness, that’s funny! I wonder if we were in the same bar… I’d love to see it by snow, I might pop back in January. I bet it’s more lively with the ski crowd there!
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Yes, I guess; it is beautiful.
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what a beautiful! i love the scenery and also your photos 🙂
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Thank you! It’s a lovely area and well worth a day trip, though I wouldn’t spend an entire week in Arosa unless I was a skier. I might go back this winter and see it in the snow. 🙂
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