Lake Silvaplana
Lej da Silvaplauna
Steady Maloja winds blow here most afternoons, making this one of Europe's top alpine lakes for kitesurfing and windsurfing. The castle peninsula on its shore is picturesque.
Lake Silvaplana lies between St. Moritz and Sils. In summer, a steady Maloja wind picks up almost every day after midday, and the lake fills with kitesurfers and windsurfers. Several schools along the shore offer lessons and equipment rental (beginner kitesurfing lessons cost about CHF 150-300). If you don't want to get in the water, you can stroll the lakeside path and look out at the Chastè Crap da Sass castle peninsula in the lake. The water stays cold year-round, so you need a wetsuit to swim.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Sils Maria & Nietzsche-Haus
- Corvatsch
- Val Fex
- Corviglia & Piz Nair
- Segantini Museum
- Museum Engiadinais
- Lake St. Moritz
- St. Moritz Dorf & Leaning Tower