The Val Vignun is an alpine valley in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden . It also forms a connection between the Misox valley and the Rheinwald valley, parallel to the San Bernardino Pass .
7-653: Val Vignun stretches in a northeasterly direction from San Bernardino towards the Val Curciusa , which is a side valley of the Rheinwald . It is about 5 kilometers long and is drained by the Ri de Fontanalba , which flows into the Moesa near San Bernardino. A well-marked trail leads from the village of San Bernardino in several stages to the Alpine hut Cassina de Vignun ( 2'115 m ), where
14-441: A new road that is actually the one still in use for local traffic and across the pass, whereas the tunnel traffic uses a newly built road that avoids serpentines to allow a fluent traffic. The walls were built then as dry walls and were restored in 1995 because the road has still to work as a replacement for the tunnel if it has to be closed. The restoration was completed with a minimum amount of concrete reinforcements. Lagh Doss
21-486: Is Italian, one of the three official languages in the canton of Graubünden . The church dates from around 1450, only years before the Viamala gorge bridge was opened for traffic, multiplying traffic across the pass. The old Mulattiera is still visible and in good condition, this was the path for horses before the construction of a road in 1770 by the adjacent municipalities. In 1812 the state (or canton) of Graubünden built
28-664: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . San Bernardino, Switzerland San Bernardino is a mountainous village in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland . It is the southern entry point to the San Bernardino tunnel , which complemented the road over the San Bernardino Pass in 1967, opening a new all-year-round road to crossing the Alps . The village is part of the municipality of Mesocco . The language spoken
35-419: The northern and southern edges of the plateau, terraces are found that were probably artificially created. A feudal castle can be ruled out, on the grounds of the high altitude. Perhaps this was high-altitude settlement from an indefinite period, used for defense or escape. Remains of walls have not been identified. The Piz Uccello lies north of the valley and can be reached using a marked mountain path. To
42-503: The real Alpine valley begins. The valley rises evenly to the pass of Strec de Vignun ( 2'373 m ), where it connects to the Val Curciusa. The European Watershed runs across the Strec de Vignun pass. The mighty rock Motta Caslasc rises to a height of 2300 m in the middle of the valley, between two alluvial plains. The rocky knoll has dimensions of approximately 100 by 60 meters. At
49-599: The south lies the Piz de la Lumbreida . Apart from several alpine huts, and possibly the Motta Caslasc , the valley has not been developed. Because of its exceptional beauty, the area of the San Bernardino Pass and Val Vignun as a landscape is considered of national importance. 46°29′49″N 9°13′23″E / 46.49694°N 9.22306°E / 46.49694; 9.22306 This Graubünden location article
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