AfarOct 8, 2026A Centuries-Old Swiss Alpine Inn Gets an Art-Filled Second LifeIn Switzerland’s Engadine Valley, Chesa Marchetta transforms a centuries-old inn into a 13-room retreat where contemporary art meets Alpine nature and Northern Italian cooking.13 things in this storyHauser & WirthPlaceSwiss gallerists who own Chesa MarchettaLuis LaplacePlaceParis-based architect who renovated Chesa MarchettaElsewhereChesa MarchettaHotelSils Maria, Switzerland16th-century inn reopened as art-filled hotelFife ArmsHotelHighlands, United Kingdomproperty run by owners of Chesa MarchettaGiovanni SegantiniPlaceSils Maria, Switzerlandartist who famously painted these AlpsLake SilsSightSils Maria, Switzerland15 minutes away on foot for swimmingMaloja PassSightSils Maria, Switzerlandspectacular drive into Val BregagliaVal BregagliaNeighborhoodSils Maria, Switzerlandbirthplace of artist Alberto GiacomettiHotel CastellRestaurantZuoz, Switzerlandart-filled hotel acquired by Artfarm in ZuozLouise BourgeoisPlaceSils Maria, SwitzerlandPipilotti RistPlaceSils Maria, SwitzerlandJames TurrellPlaceZuoz, SwitzerlandTadashi KawamataPlaceZuoz, SwitzerlandRead the full piece at Afar →
