Holiday home for max. 12 persons
Ramosch, Engadin, (Lower Engadine), Switzerland

Holiday home Schilana 80

The House

This typical Engadine house, located in the center of the village Ramosch, is over 300 years old. It was comletely, but carefully renovated in 2011, whereby the historic building was preserved and at the same time adapted to modern living requirements. In spring 2021 the attic was refurbished and remodeled into a large, bright living room with a dormer window, offering a wide view of the valley.

Modern elements and top-quality interior design, fixtures and fittings harmonize perfectly with the original structure and carefully selected antique furniture, exclusively from the region. Wood is the predominant material and creates a warm and pleasant feeling of space. Generously and stylishly designed, the house with its 330 square meters of living space offers plenty of space for up to 12 people and is the perfect ambience for families or a group of friends. The house has been awarded a 5-star qualification by the Swiss Tourism Association.

The large sun terrace with seating area is directly accessible from the dining kitchen. From here and from the garden you can enjoy a magnificent view of the Inn Valley and the impressive mountain backdrop. The highlight for quiet moments: the sauna!
The numerous traditional windows and Sgraffito decorative elements on the façade all contribute to Schilana 80’s open, inviting character. The house with its antic furniture and top quality fittings and equipment is not an ordinary rental property, but the personally designed holiday home of a Swiss family living abroad, who counts on the renter’s special care based on mutual trust. Due to this private use of the house reservations can only be made for less than six months in advance.

Design, equipment and practical information

Schilana 80 offers over 330 m² living space on four floors and has the traditional structure of a three-storey Engadine byre-dwelling. The architect, Duri Vital from the neighboring village of Sent, has lovingly restored it in 2010 to form a modern house, creating a successful blend of old and new.

The ground floor
The entrance leads into a so-called Sulèr, the large central entrance hall. A long table with plenty of chairs makes it the communicative heart of the house. The living room is paneled with old larch wood; with its stonewalled oven and a comfortable sofa inites you to spend relaxing hours of leisure. The luxuriously equipped dining kitchen offers direct access to a large panoramic terrace with open-air seating. The ground floor also offers a bedroom with two beds and a bathroom (shower and toilet).

The First floor
The long, spacious corridor on the first floor leads to the music room (“Zimmer 4” on the floor plan) with piano, three bedrooms (a larger room with a comfortable sofa and two single beds ,“Zimmer 3”, as well as two smaller rooms with double beds, “Zimmer 1” and “Zimmer 2”) and a bathroom (bath, shower and WC). (A fourth bedroom, “Zimmer 5” is not accessible, as it is the private room of the Swiss owners living abroad).

The attic
The bright room offers a comfortable place to stay on 56 square meters with sofas and armchairs around a fireplace. There are also a billiard table and a kitchenette. From there you come to another bedroom with a double bed and a bathroom (shower/toilet).

The basement
The wooden doorway to the lower ground floor opens onto the former stable yard, through which the cows used to be led to the stables of the adjacent building. This space now houses another guest room with a sofa/double bed (“Keller 2” on the floor plan) as well as a spacious sauna and bathroom (“Keller 3”) and a separate laundry room. (The room “Keller 1” is not accessible to tenants).

Dogs are welcome on the ground floor, provided they are clean and well-behaved.
Schilana 80 is a non-smoking house. Thank you for your understanding.
Please only enter the attic and the first floor with slippers.

Shopping:
The village shop, which sells delicious local bread, is just 50 meters from the house. – The next bigger place with extensive shopping facilities is Scuol, 8 kilometers away. – In Austria,Pfunds with large supermarkets is Pfunds can be reached in 20 minutes by car.

Disclaimer of Liability
The landlord is not liable for any accidents, this also applies to damage due to ice falling from the roof in front of the house (e.g. on cars parked there), for snow sliding down from the roof in the garden on the right-hand side of the small staircase, via which the garden terrace can be reached. (The sun terrace in front of the kitchen as well as the stairs and the left side are protected), be careful on the steep stairs to the attic and to the glass doors at the entrance (danger for children's hands).

Ramosch in summer and winter

Ramosch in the Lower Engadine is located at 1’230 meters above sea level in the midst of an idyllic and pitoresque landscape, framed by an impressive mountain backdrop. As one of the least rainy places in Switzerland it is considered the warmest place of the Engadine in summer. The mild climate and good soil conditions once made Ramosch and the higher located village Vnà to the “granary” of the Engadine. On the slopes around Ramosch the stepped terraces of the former fields still bear witness of this.

In the 6th Century, the first Christian church of the valley was in the village, from wher the Christian community of the Engadine develped. The Florinus church in Ramosch is – after the church of St. Martin in Chur – the second largest Protestant church in the canton. Formerly it served as a sanctuary for pilgrimages due to the legend of Florinus, who had been the pastor in Ramosch in the seventh century and who worked miracles. The village was hit by two devastating fires in 1881 and 1883, only the house, two other buildings and the Church were spared.

The medieval castle ruin Tschanüff is the second attraction of cultural importance in Ramosch. It is located 200 meters from Schilana 80 on top of a hill, which is also known for its special flora. The ruin is the starting point of the trekking trail to the Sinestra Valley.

The Engadine has always been a destination of a special aura. Many writers and artists – including Friedrich Nietzsche  – have found their “source of inspiration” in this region: A mountain landscape speckled with silent lakes, remote, rugged valleys, and authentic villages whose residents speak Switzerland’s fourth language – Romansh. A perfect setting for a relaxing holiday at your own pace. 

Summer
Ramosch offers everything that the holiday heart desires in summer: quiet hiking trails with breathtaking views, alpine huts and refuges that offer accommodation for extensive mountain hikes, challenging bike routes, workshops of local artisans, open-air museums, climbing park… Both, adults and kids, will find their very own holiday program.

Winter
Ramosch is situated between three attractive skiing areas. Scuol with 14 lifts and gondolas up to 2785 meters can be reached in 10 minutes by car. The Nauders ski area in Austria takes 20 minutes by car (40 minutes by Postbus) and the one in Samnaun/Ischgl in 30-35 minutes by car (by Postbus just over an hour). The Lower Engadine cross country ski trail down the Inn valley can be reached from the house in a 10 minutes walk. In Sur En, just about 4 km up the valley, there is a round trip ice-skating trail along the Inn river. Furthermore, we recommend the winter-walking and sledging trail from Vnà to Ramosch. the village is the perfect location to start your ski and snowshoe excursions.

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Other bedroom furniture (Bedroom1): Warddrobe, armchair, small sofa

Other kitchen equipment (Kitchen1): Sofa, wardrobe, large round dining table, furnished balcony.

Nearby sports facilities: Fishing, Mountain climbing, Ice skating, Golf course, Canoeing, Climbing, Mountainbiking, Paragliding, Bike tours, Rafting, Horse stalls (guests), Riding possibilities, Toboggen, Skiing (alpin), Cross-country skiing, Tennis

Location description: Ramosch is one of the driest places in Switzerland and is considered the warmest Engadin village in summer. The mild climate and good soil conditions once made Ramosch and Vnà the "granary" of the Engadin. On the slopes around Ramosch, the stepped terraces used to irrigate the fields still bear witness to this. The "Tschanüff" castle ruins are special from a historical and conservation point of view as well as in terms of the flora on the castle hill. Entrance to Val Sinestra.