Right On Track: What to expect at Landwasser World in Graubünden
The long anticipated Landwasser World in Graubünden is set to open this summer. Now’s your chance to experience train rides, forest trails, farm life and Swiss culture in one unforgettable trip.
A new kind of alpine attraction will unveil itself in Switzerland’s Graubünden canton this summer. Landwasser World is nestled between the spa village of Alvaneu and the platform at Filisur, a part of the country known for scenic train rides, magnificent sulphur springs, trout fishing expeditions and quaint villages etched with sgraffito.
Landwasser World is a layered offering built around one of the country’s most iconic engineering feats, the 142-metre Landwasser Viaduct. Long representative of the Rhaetian Railway and a central highlight of the UNESCO-listed Albula Line, the viaduct now serves as a keystone in a broader, more ambitious plan.
Yet, with the new attraction, this heritage site will not be encased in amber, that is, just for show. The new experience, instead, has been carefully structured around five Adventure Worlds — Railway, Agriculture, Forest, Water, and Culture — each with its own landscape and rhythm and all connected through a transport web of leisurely chairlifts, gorgeous hiking trails and the aforementioned train lines. The experience is modular—visitors can deep-dive into one theme or drift between them at their own pace.
The Railway World is its anchor. From May to October 2025, a historic 1920s train will run daily between Davos and Filisur, threading through Zügen Gorge and the Wiesen Viaduct before reaching the signature arc of Landwasser. Upon arrival in Filisur, visitors can continue their journey with two connecting experiences: the new Viaduct Shuttle to Alvaneu, or the Landwasser Express (affectionately known as the Choo Choo Traie), which travels from Filisur to the base of the viaduct and back. A new viaduct shuttle will ease access, dropping passengers a short walk from the Hennings viewing platform. This is a striking but uncrowded vantage point from which to take in the six-pillar structure.
Elsewhere, Agriculture World invites visitors into the rhythms of rural life. Farsox Ranch raises trout on-site and offers overnight stays in tepees or even open-air cornfields. Nearby, the Las Sorts organic farm cultivates as many as 50 varieties of mountain potatoes — sold alongside homemade preserves and baked goods.
In Forest World, the Darlux chairlift runs across a section of the Albula railway, eventually reaching the timber-clad La Diala mountain restaurant. Water World reveals itself more subtly where the Ansaina trail traces the Landwasser and Albula rivers through ten interactive stations including iron-rich springs and whispering listening posts.
Culture World explores the FiliTour walking trail in Filisur that winds past Engadin houses, medieval chapels, and oral histories. The Bergün village museum offers a scale model of the stretch between Bergün and Preda, a feat of railway engineering appreciated equally by trainspotters, design students, and alpine historians.
Landwasser World is a living showcase of stories woven into these amazing alpine landscapes—part open-air museum, part transit system, part pastoral immersion. Starting this year, it is one experience not to be missed!
