AfarOct 8A 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 storyHotel CastellRestaurantart-filled hotel acquired by Artfarm in ZuozJames TurrellPlaceTadashi KawamataPlaceElsewhereChesa MarchettaHotelSils Maria, Switzerland16th-century inn reopened as art-filled hotelFife 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 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 GiacomettiLouise BourgeoisPlaceSils Maria, SwitzerlandPipilotti RistPlaceSils Maria, SwitzerlandRead the full piece at Afar →
