Boarding School Summer Camp in Ftan
Overview
Ftan is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden with a population of approximately 500. Today, along with the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, and Sent, it is part of municipality of Scuol.
Ftan is located in the the Engadin valley in Switzerland, which forms the southern part of the canton Graubünden. The valley is made up of two parts: Upper Engadin with the famous St. Moritz, and Lower Engadin with the main town Scuol. Several valleys next to the Engadin are also part of this region: Val Müstair over the Fuorn Pass, which contains a large part of the Swiss National Park, Switzerland’s only national park. Val Bregaglia and Val Poschiavo are two Italian-speaking valleys connected to the main valley via the Maloja and the Bernina passes.
Both Romansh and German are spoken in this region. Traditionally the main language is the Romansh dialect of Puter in the Upper and Vallader in the Lower Engadin, but today only the Lower Engadin has Romansh as a majority language.
Language Schools and Camps in this Destination
Engadin Valley, Switzerland
Things to Do and See During a Vacation Study
Near Ftan
- Alp Laret
- Muglin da Ftan
- Tarasp Castle
In the Engadin Valley
- Nauderberg Castle
- Bergkastel Cable Car
- Haideralm Cable Car
- The Benedictine Convent of St. John at Müstair (a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage site)
- Swiss National Park
- Take the train along the Albula and Bernina lines, which make up a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage site. A special Bernina express covers both lines and departs from either Chur, Davos, Tirano or St. Moritz (this last one only covers the Bernina line). From Tirano there is a special panoramic bus connection to Lugano.
How to Arrive at your Language Course
By plane
From Zurich airport, the Engadin Valley can be reached by train via Chur or Landquart. There is also a small airport in Samedan (SMV IATA), approximately 5 kilometres/20 minutes away from St. Moritz, with limited flights to the international airports of Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Milan, and Munich.
By train
The RhB railway serves the Engadin Valley. Most travellers arrive via Chur or Landquart, both of which can be easily reached by train from Zurich and other Swiss cities. From Disentis, Chur and Landquart, a train goes to to Scuol and Ftan via Klosters.