Map & Directions
Distance from airport: Lugano 160 km, Zurich 190 km Distance from railway station: Bivio-Posta (bus) 200 m; Tiefencastel 27 km
The Hotel Solaria is a traditional hotel, owned and managed
by
the Torriani family for three generations and located in the summer
and winter resort of Bivio, Switzerland.
Summer: ideal starting point for walks to suit all tastes. Historic
foot-paths, fishing, tennis, one-day excursions on horseback.
Winter: 30 km of downhill ski runs, an 8-km long cross-country
ski track, ski touring, tobogganing, ice skating.
Enjoy the highspeed internet freespot available at any time,
in the reception hall, lounge, breakfast room and in all rooms.
Bündnerstübli
Local, Italian and international specialities tempt your
taste buds in a wood-panelled ambience. Fish and game
dishes when in season.
Restaurant
Our restaurants offer local, italian and international specialities.
Enjoy our special season's offer, the "Polenta Festival"
every
Friday offering a wide range of different Polentas.
Or try our typical dishes such as Capuns and
Pizzocheri.
Capuns is a traditional dish from the Grison made of Spätzle-pastry,
enriched by herbs, finely sliced Salsiz or air dried meat from the
Grison.
The pastry is being wrapped up in mangold- (colloquial: Capuns
leaves) or
lettuce leaves. The Capuns is then being cooked and scalloped with
cheese
from the alps and served with a sauce made of half milk half
bouillon.
Pizzocheri is a meatless dish made of potatoes, Pizzoccheri
(buckwheat
pasta), carrots, leave spinach, onions, garlic, peas, herbs and
cheese. The
potatoes, together with the Pizzoccheri, are then being cooked in
salted
water and thereupon mixed with the vegetables. Finally, sage and
cheese are
being added.
The Region Summer: Impressive mountain peaks, trout fishing in the
mountain lakes and rivers, tennis, sailing, hiking and mountain
climbing.
The hotel organises each summer guided hiking tours of approximately
2 hours.
Two one-day horse trips are organised each week in Summer in the
idyllic Bergell passing the "Septimer", famous roman col.
If you wish to have an experience of a life time, slope down
in a bobsleigh on the St-Moritz' Olympic track like Michael
Schumacher does!
The team for this thrilling descent is composed with a professional
pilot at the front, of a person in charge of breaking at the rear and
of two seats in the middle of the bobsleigh for the customers.
This descent lasts approximately 80 seconds...
You can send your request for reservation for a descent in bobsleigh
to Giancarlo Torriani,
Minotel owner in Bivio (first on the left of the picture), Swiss
champion & Swiss vice-champion of bobsleigh for four in 1976 and
champion of Europe in bobsleigh for four in 1977.
Winter
For the Winter you find the most attractive winter resort of the
East
alps with 205 well maintained ski slopes. Whether you are skiing,
snowboarding, sliding, cross-country skiing, ice-skating or simply
going for a relaxing walk through the winter landscape, full winter
pleasure!
Summer
During Summer you find a wide range of special offers such as
hiking,
guided botanic walking tours, biking or fishing.
Whether with a professional guide or on your own account, each hiker
and each biker finds diversification, recreation and relaxation.
Important pass crossings, trout fishing in the rivers and mountain
lakes, tennis, surfing, hiking and mountain climbing.
The hotel organises every Summer guided walking tours of
approximately two hours.
Horse riding: With us you will experience your horse riding
holidays
in a different way. The riding stable is maintained with great care
and attention by Genny Torriani. Our offers reach from the hour-half
day or day ride to the jovial evening ride to the alp Natons with
bacon and wine. Our prime attraction is the two- respectively three-
days-ride over the historic Septimer pass to the idyllic Bergell to
Bondo. A unique experience!
Map & Directions
The hotel Solaria in Bivio, Grisons, is situated
alongside the road to the col of Julier in Switzerland.
By car :
Take the motorway A13 joining Bellinzona with Coire/Chur and
take the exit n° 22-Thusis-Süd. Continue direction St-
Moritz. Bivio is situated 27 km past Tiefencastel. Turn right at
the village entrance in order to reach the hotel.
By train :
The train station of Tiefencastel, at 27 km, is situated on the road
axis Coire/Chur and St-Moritz. Take then the bus as far as Bivio-
Posta (hourly departure, journey time 50 min.) The hotel is located
after 200 m on the right.
By plane :
The airport of Lugano, at 160 km, is approached by flights from
Geneva, Zurich and Rome. To reach Bivio, take the motorway as far as
Bellinzona, continue on the A13 direction Coire/Chur and follow
then
above instructions.
From Zurich airport, at 190 km, take the motorway direction
Coire/Chur and follow then above instructions.
By public transport, rejoin the train station of Tiefencastel with
change of train in Zurich and Coire/Chur and follow then above
instructions.