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.

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 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" Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, 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.

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