Senda da las linguas

The Senda da las linguas is a new approx. 8 km long audio circular route around Valchava. On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the valley museum Chasa Jaura in Valchava, Annette Schmucki, Reto Friedmann, and Gianna Olinda Cadonau produced bilingual short audio plays for this circular route on behalf of the Biosfera Nature Park. The eleven lyrical audio pieces take Romansh field names as the subjects for sound and narrative miniatures. Linguistically and musically participating were David Spinnler, Eva Nievergelt, Andri Steiner, and Curdin Janett.

Time including audio pieces: 3.5 to 4 hours

Download the audio guide, we recommend headphones.

Many thanks to: Annemarie Hitz Foundation, BATA SCHUH Foundation, Cumün da Val Müstair, Ernst Göhner Foundation, Foffa Conrad AG, GKB CONTRIBUTION FUND, Hotel Central la Fainera, Hugo Looser Foundation, Lia Rumantscha, Luzi Willi Foundation, Oertli Foundation, Raiffeisenbank Engiadina Val Müstair, Societad ad ütil public Val Müstair, SWISSLOS/Promotion of culture Canton Grisons, TESSVM, Association Pro Val Müstair.

The Senda da las linguas starts and ends at the Chasa Jaura in Valchava. It can also be walked in partial stages.

We follow the road uphill for 300 m. Afterwards, we follow the hiking trail sign on the right towards "Büglios", cross the cantonal road, and continue straight ahead. After the last houses, the paved road turns into a gravel road, which we follow in two bends across the meadow and finally as a hiking trail towards "Büglios." We have now reached the height and take the path on the right towards Müstair and Sta. Maria. This aqueduct (Waalweg) leads 2.5 km downstream to "Pizzet." Here is a junction with several signposts. We take the path down on the right towards Sta. Maria and Valchava and cross the Rombach at Plaun Schumpeder. Now it goes uphill on the road towards the village center. At the intersection with the cantonal road, we turn right, following the bike path sign, and after a few meters turn right again into "Döss da Punt." In front of the whiskey shop, we turn left, signposted towards "Döss da las Levras." It goes uphill for 140 m on the road. Then 250 m straight ahead on the hiking trail. Here a forest road crosses our path. If we follow it for 40 m, left towards "Plaun da Viert," there is a bench with the audio piece Pradella. To continue the Senda da las linguas, we go back the 40 m to the intersection and follow the signpost up the slope towards "Alp Prasüra," after 300 m we arrive at "Döss da las Levras." Here we take the hiking trail on the right towards Valchava and Tschuccai. It leads downstream along the stream for 200 m. We cross the stream and follow the hiking trail. At the next junction, we follow the signs towards "Valchava." We follow this forest road for 200 m (after 50 m a road branches off to the right, but our path continues straight!). After 200 m, we take the hiking trail that goes right, signposted towards Valchava and Fuldera. We now follow this path over the bridges of the "Aua da Vau," past "Multa" and the lime kiln "Chalchera" back towards "Valchava." As soon as we are back on the main street of the village, we go left back to the Chasa Jaura.