Cavaglia

This article is about the town in Val Poschiavo. For the comune in Biella, see Cavaglià.
View of Val Poschiavo from Cavaglia

Cavaglia is a small village in Val Poschiavo, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It lies on the side of a mountain northwest of the town of Poschiavo and, at an altitude of 1,703 metres (5,587 ft),[1] is the highest village in Val Poschiavo. In 2005, its permanent population was 24.

Cavaglia is a stop for the Bernina Express, which runs on the Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tourist attractions include a nature trail[2] and a group of deep potholes formed by glacial moulins, as well as other glacial formations.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Selva mountain route", RhB World Heritage Site. Retrieved on 2009-1-27.
  2. ↑ "Environmental-protection nature trail", RhB World Heritage Site. Retrieved on 2009-1-27.
  3. ↑ Aldo Godenzi, "Il Giardino dei ghiacciai Cavaglia", Almanacco del GI 2005, pp. 82–87. Retrieved on 2009-1-26.
  4. ↑ "The giants' cauldrons", Tourismusverein Valposchiavo. Retrieved on 2009-8-6.

Coordinates: 46°21′58″N 10°02′31″E / 46.36600°N 10.04201°E / 46.36600; 10.04201


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