St. Moritz

St. Moritzis a highAlpineluxury resort in theEngadineinSwitzerland.It isUpper Engadine's major village and a municipalityin thedistrict of Malojain the SwisscantonofGraubünden. St. Moritz lies on the southern slopes of theAlbula Alpsbelow thePiz Nair(3,056m (10,026ft)) overlooking an astoninglishly flat and quite wide valley with a lake of its own name at its feet:Lej da San Murezzan(Romansh for Lake of St. Moritz). Apopular destination for theupper classand internationaljetset, it hosted theWinter Olympicsin1928and1948. It is also regarded as the most expensive ski resort in the world, with manyluxuriousfive star hotelsand upscale shops.