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 storyChesa MarchettaHotel16th-century inn reopened as art-filled hotelGiovanni SegantiniPlaceartist who famously painted these AlpsLake SilsSight15 minutes away on foot for swimmingMaloja PassSightspectacular drive into Val BregagliaVal BregagliaNeighborhoodbirthplace of artist Alberto GiacomettiLouise BourgeoisPlacePipilotti RistPlaceElsewhereFife ArmsHotelHighlands, United Kingdomproperty run by owners of Chesa MarchettaHauser & WirthPlaceEngadine Valley, SwitzerlandSwiss gallerists who own Chesa MarchettaLuis LaplacePlaceEngadine Valley, SwitzerlandParis-based architect who renovated Chesa MarchettaHotel CastellRestaurantZuoz, Switzerlandart-filled hotel acquired by Artfarm in ZuozJames TurrellPlaceZuoz, SwitzerlandTadashi KawamataPlaceZuoz, SwitzerlandRead the full piece at Afar →
