Bad Weather Program. Arosa Tourism Office Author: Guest information. Issue: May Fun on rainy days enjoy countless eventful hours in Arosa!

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1 Bad Weather Program Arosa Tourism Office Author: Guest information Issue: May 2017 Fun on rainy days enjoy countless eventful hours in Arosa!

2 Agenda 1 Offers for kids Indoor-Playground Bärenhöhle Arosa JUNIOR Club Timing Price per child Program Fairy tale train during the summer season Kids Land Open Air Train and bus Arosa bus Rhaetian Railway Arosa Cable Cars Gipfel Z`Morga (breakfast on the peak) A slightly different dinner This is Arosa Lenzerheide Inside Indoor Sport Golf Driving Range Chess Ice Sports Hall Billard Bowling Skittles Darts Cultural Offers Visit of the Arosa Mountain Chapel Concerts in the Arosa Mountain Chapel Local History Museum of Schanfigg Eggahuus Screening from the old days A tour through the power plant Lüen Alpine Dairy Maran Library Ludothek / Toy Library Entertainment Shopping Tea-Room / Cafés / Gastronomy

3 Arosa Sunny, even without sunshine The Arosa sun takes a break from time to time but don t let it drag you down: Even in rainy weather Arosa offers diverse possibilities. Go on a discovery tour: A short walk, a visit of the library or some shots off the tees of the sheltered Driving Range are just a few proposals of our bad weather program. All-Inclusive also when it rains: As of one overnight stay in Arosa, you receive the Arosa Card with which you can experience various activities free of charge and as often as you wish. A ride to the Weisshorn or Hörnli peak is always worth the time. An option such as a visit of the Local History Museum Arosa perfectly qualifies as a great bad weather program. Start with this brochure into your bad weather program. The team of the guest information centre of the Arosa Tourism Office is always happy to help you with the planning. T , arosa@arosa.ch. 2

4 1 Offers for kids 1.1 Indoor-Playground Bärenhöhle Fun for the whole family even on bad weather days. The kids paradise is located right next to the Coop Arosa Supermarket at Kalkofenstrasse 45 and opens its doors daily from 2 pm to 6 pm (except on bright sunny days) Entrance fees: 1 child CHF annual pass CHF children CHF annual pass CHF children CHF annual pass CHF every extra child CHF 8.00 annual pass CH Supervisors are free of charge. For further information, please contact the Arosa Tourism Office or visit the Facebook page facebook.com/baerenhoehlearosa 1.2 Arosa JUNIOR Club The kids program of the Arosa JUNIOR Club offers many exciting adventures. A visit of the fire brigade or the police station makes every child s heart beat faster or «just» painting, crafting, hiding, catching, discovering, listening and much more. A diversified and professional day care for your children from Tuesday to Friday from 10 am to 5 pm at the JUNIOR Club (above the parking garage Innerarosa). In the mornings the minimum age is 3 years and in the afternoons the minimum age is 6 years. Insurance is the participants own responsibility. Registration is mandatory for the afternoon and the whole day program. Please call Sarah Haberthür under tel between 10 am and am to register. Insurance is the participants own responsibility Timing 10 am am Drop off time 12 pm - 1 pm Lunch 1.15pm pm Drop off time 4.45pm - 5 pm Pick up time Price per child Morning CHF Afternoon CHF Whole day CHF incl. lunch Lunch CHF Season pass CHF excl. lunch For the afternoon program a contribution for extra expenses of CHF 5.00 to may be added. The program is free of charge for children of the Arosa JUNIOR Club Premium Partners, children of the Basic Partners receive a 50% discount. 3

5 1.2.3 Program Week Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday CW 27 Indoor Playground Games afternoon Indoor Playground Treasure Hunt ( ) Bärenhöhle with great prizes Bärenhöhle CW 28 ( ) Indoor Playground Bärenhöhle Crafting afternoon Mini Golf Games afternoon with great prizes CW 29 ( ) Games afternoon with great prizes Visit of the Gadient s Gnuss Puur Mixing lessons at the bar of the Waldhotel National Village market the JUNIOR Club remains closed CW 30 ( ) Visit of the bakery Widmer Visit of the fire brigade Visit of the forest ranger Visit of the police station CW 31 ( ) CW 32 ( ) CW 33 ( ) CW 40 ( ) CW 41 ( ) CW 42 ( ) Visit of the Tschuggen Grand Hotel Working with soapstone at Hotel Kulm Treasure Hunt Indoor Playground Bärenhöhle Games afternoon with great prizes Crafting afternoon Visit of the Sattelalp Grilling Grinding animals at the joinery Meisser Games afternoon with great prizes Visit of the police station Visit of the train station RhB Visit of the sewage plant In the kitchen of the Waldhotel National Visit of the Tschuggen Grand Hotel Indoor Playground Bärenhöhle Visit of the Gadient s Gnuss Puur Grinding animals at the joinery Meisser Visit of the Alpinmedic Baking at Hotel Streiff Mini Golf Treasure Hunt Visit of the Alpinmedic Treasure Hunt Mondays are usually dedicated to fairy tales, stories, legends and a visit of the local history museum. Program alterations possible! 4

6 1.3 Fairy tale train during the summer season Listen to an exciting train on the way from Arosa to Langwies and back again to Arosa. Dates Monday, 17 July 2017 Monday, 24 July 2017 Monday, 31 July 2017 Meeting point 9.30 am at the train station Arosa Departure 9.48am to Langwies Arrival in Arosa with the train at Fee CHF 5.00 Language German Registration not necessary Note Arosa Card mandatory Visit JUNIOR and Klexx on Facebook! Send them a message or tell them about your holidays on facebook.com/juniorklexx 1.4 Kids Land Open Air The Kids Land Open Air takes place on Sunday 30 July 2017 on the Ochsenbühl sports ground. Sparkling eyes and happy faces guaranteed! Various artists perform on stage and create one musical highlight after another. The Kids Land Open Air makes sure that the program includes a lot of movement in order to help kids stay healthy. Besides the performances on stage there will be much more entertainment such as face painting, clowns, adventure course, crafting tent, bouncy castle and various games. 5

7 2 Train and bus Do not get wet on your journey. The local bus and the Rhaetian Railway will help you to stay dry. With the Arosa Card the use of the Arosa bus and the Rhaetian Railyway between Lüen-Castiel and Arosa are free of charge during your entire stay. 2.1 Arosa bus Please consult the bus timetable to find the exact schedule. The timetable is available at the municipality of Arosa or the Arosa Tourism Office. 2.2 Rhaetian Railway Enjoy an exciting train ride with the Rhaetian Railway. From Chur, the capital of canton of Grisons, the train weaves its way along the sunny side of the Schanfigg valley. It passes steep rocks, lush forests and crosses the wild Plessur river on the elegant viaduct of Langwies. After a beautiful one hour ride the train finally arrives at its final destination Arosa. The following train rides are also an option: Glacier Express: The slowest express train in the world. The train rides all the way up to the clouds, through intact mountain sceneries, across wild mountain rivers and along jagged rocks. Bernina Express: From the glaciers to the palm trees. Experience one of the most spectacular Alp crossings. More information can be found under rhb.ch, as well as the train station Arosa at arosa@rhb.ch, T or F

8 3 Arosa Cable Cars 3.1 Gipfel Z`Morga (breakfast on the peak) Every Sunday from 18 June to 22 October 2017 Price: CHF adults / CHF teenagers (as of 13 years) / CHF children (up to 12 years) / CHF 1.00 per year of age for children until 5 years. The first uphill ride starts at 9 am, the buffet opens at 9.20 am. The gondola ride is free of charge with the Arosa Card. Takes place in every weather condition. Reservation until the day before at 5 pm via phone T A slightly different dinner Every Sunday evening from 1 July to 12 August and from 30 September to 21 October 2017 Uphill ride: as of 6.30 pm every 30 minutes Downhill ride: as of 7 pm every 30 minutes The gondola ride is free of charge. Takes place in every weather condition. Reservation requested via phone T This is Arosa Lenzerheide Inside Free plant tour of the Cable car Arosa - Weisshorn. Every Wednesday from 28 June to 18 October 2017 Meeting point at 3 pm at the ticket office of the Arosa Weisshorn middle station The tour lasts about one hour and takes place in every weather condition. No registration necessary. Suitable for everyone as of the age of 6. 7

9 4 Indoor Sport 4.1 Golf Driving Range Every Sunday to Thursday from 9 am to 5 pm you can hit your golf balls on the driving range. Please show your Arosa Card at the Golf Club office. Children/teenagers below the age of 18 need to be accompanied by an adult. Tokens of CHF 5.00 for 30 balls can be purchased at the office. More information can be obtained under golfarosa.ch or T Chess Every day from 3 pm to 6 pm you can challenge each other at the Le Bistro of the Hotel Cristallo. More information can be obtained under cristalloarosa.ch or T Ice Sports Hall Ice skating at the Sports and Conference Centre Arosa is also possible during the summer season. Opening hours for public ice skating can be found at the weekly information board or under arosa.ch/allinclusive. For further information and reservation please contact the Arosa Tourism Office at rosa@arosa.ch or T Billard Hotel Altein A pool table is located at the Hotel Altein. The price per game is CHF More information can be found under hotel-altein.ch or T Bowling The bowling alley is located at the Sunstar Alpine Hotel Arosa. Price per alley and hour before 5 pm CHF after 5 pm CHF More information can be found under parkhotel-arosa.sunstar.ch or T Skittles The skittle alley at the Arosa Kulm Hotel & Alpin Spa is open from 3 pm to 7 pm and from 9 pm to 11 pm. The price per hour and alley is CHF More information can be found under arosakulm.ch or T Darts A dart board can be found in the two following bars: Halli Galli open daily as of 8 pm T LOS Café Bar Mo Fr from 4 pm 2 am and Sa / Su as of 2 pm T

10 5 Cultural Offers 5.1 Visit of the Arosa Mountain Chapel Visit the over 500-year old Arosa mountain chapel with its historic pipe organ. Ruth Licht, photographer and curator, knows many interesting facts about the landmark of Innerarosa. A tour takes place every Friday at 2.30 pm. Meeting point is right at the mountain chapel. The tour is free of charge and registration is not necessary. 5.2 Concerts in the Arosa Mountain Chapel Enjoy traditional concerts of different organ players at the historic pipe organ and/or guest musicians every Tuesday as of 5 pm. Tickets can be pre-purchased at the Arosa Tourism Office or as of 4.30 pm at the mountain chapel. The entrance fee is CHF for adults or CHF for teenagers, apprentices, students and members of the Arosa Culture. Duration ca. 45 minutes. 5.3 Local History Museum of Schanfigg Eggahuus Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 2.30 pm pm The entrance to the local history museum of Schanfigg is free of charge with the Arosa Card. Without the Arosa Card the entrance fee is CHF 3.00 per person. More information can be found under arosamuseum.ch or T Screening from the old days The local photographer Ruth Licht presents diverse slide shows about Arosa and the Schanfigg valley at the local history museum. In addition many guest speakers talk about the history of Arosa. More detailed information can be found in the program of the Culture Circle or in the event calendar as well as under arosa.ch. The entrance fee (incl. coffee and cake) is CHF for adults or CHF for teenagers, apprentices, students and members of the Arosa Culture. Tickets can be bought on site or pre-sale at the Arosa Tourism Office. 5.5 A tour through the power plant Lüen Arosa Energy invites everyone who is interested in energy to have a look behind the scenes of the power supply of the Schanfigg valley. The tour through the power plant shows details about the old and the new technic on hydropower utilization. Dates every Thursday afternoon from 6 July to 19 October 2017 Meeting point 1.35pm from the train station Arosa (special stop) Return ca. 5 pm Price free of charge (excl. train ticket Arosa - Lüen Forsch return) Registration on the day of the event until 10 am at Arosa Energy under T Alpine Dairy Maran For 40 years the Alpine Dairy Maran produces Alpine cheese and other specialities from the Arosa Alpine milk. In order to produce Alpine cheese and other high quality products on site, the cheese making factory was extensively renovated from autumn 2008 to spring Since 2009 the factory is operating all year round. A big window in the new shop allows a glance into the modern cheese factory. More information can be found under sennerei-maran.ch or T

11 5.7 Library Our library contains books for children and adolescents, adult literature, DVD offers, audio books and numerous magazines. The library is located in the secondary school building at the Schulhausstrasse next to the Arosa Energy building at the bus stop «Rathaus». More information can be found under Opening hours: Monday 3.30 pm - 5 pm Tuesday 3.30 pm - 5 pm Thursday 7 pm pm Friday 3.30 pm - 5 pm Saturday closed 5.8 Ludothek / Toy Library The toy library Arosa in the school building is open for everyone: children, teenagers and adults, locals and guests. It is open on Mondays and Fridays from 3.30 pm pm. The ludothek remains closed on bank holidays. 6 Entertainment 6.1 Shopping Visit the shops along the Poststrasse. Opening hours are as follows: 9 am - 12 pm / 2 pm - 6 pm (serve as guidelines only!) The designer outlet Landquart offers international and national brands in over 40 stores. Discover your favourite piece of clothing with a discount of 30%-70% during 7 days a week from 10 am to 7 pm in Landquart, close to Chur. More information can be found under designeroutletlandquart.ch 6.2 Tea-Room / Cafés / Gastronomy Enjoy a coffee and a piece of cake in one of the numerous coffee shops in Arosa. Opening hours can be found under arosa.ch. 10