Villas in Falera

About Falera

Falera is a village of about 625 people at roughly 1,200 metres, on a sunny terrace above the Vorderrhein in Graubünden, where Romansh is the main language. Stone pillars, the menhirs, stand around the church of St. Remigius and are said to date from about 1500 BC; a settlement began on the Mutta around 1800 BC. The Curnius chairlift runs from Falera to a mountain station at 1,644 metres, and the Galaaxy hub for the wider ski area is listed under Laax. Our homes are clustered within about 700 metres. Most sleep around four with one bedroom, most list a sauna and many a pool, and few have a garden. The tourist site lists a handful of restaurants in the village. Views run over the Rhine valley to Chur.

Is Falera right for you?

Best for

Skiers and walkers wanting a quiet sunny village near Laax

Not for you if

You want a lively village centre, since Falera is small and most amenities are in Laax.

Near Falera

• Laax

  Home to the Galaaxy hub with two lift stages to the Vorab glacier at 3,000 metres, a treetop walkway and an indoor freestyle hall.

• Lake Cauma

  A spring-fed lake with turquoise water, a sandy beach, diving tower and lido restaurant, reached through the Flimserwald.

• Rhine Gorge

  Billed as the Swiss Grand Canyon, with e-bike tours and the Il Spir viewing platform, which rises over the gorge on a single pillar.

• Falera menhirs

  Stone pillars arranged geometrically around the church of St. Remigius, in the village itself.

• Flims

  Part of the same Flims Laax Falera destination, whose guest information office is on Via Nova in Flims.

Getting to Falera

Zurich airport is about an hour and three-quarters by car to Laax. The fastest public transport option is about two hours forty-five, train plus a connecting bus. Local buses are free to overnight guests with the guest card, but a car helps with luggage and the lift stations.

When to go to Falera

Winter is the headline, with over 200 km of slopes in the wider area, snow parks and the Vorab glacier at 3,000 metres. In summer, Lake Cauma, Lake Laax and e-bike tours around the Rhine Gorge take over. Lake Cauma has a small entrance fee, and the guest card gives discounts and often free PostBus travel. Check opening dates before you go.

Falera villa holidays: questions answered

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• Laax (134)
• Flims (114)
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• Sedrun (59)
• Breil/Brigels (51)
• Obersaxen Affeier (29)
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