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Municipality in Grisons, Switzerland
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Disentis (German) or Mustér (Romansh), is a community of the district Surselva in the Northwest of the Canton of Graubünden or Grisons in Switzerland. The skiing and summer tourism resort high up in the Rhine valley is the site of one of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland.
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Disentis Abbey, founded in ca. 720, was already in early medieval times the cultural and political centre of the area. Situated on the road to the Lukmanier pass used by the German emperors on their way to Italy, Disentis became a place of international importance in the high Middle Ages and the prince abbot of Disentis was the lord of the Rhine valley. The museum on the grounds of the monastery give an insight into its history.
Small museum showcasing minerals found around the region.
60 km in winter, 10 lifts
The gondola for this ski area is right in the village of Disentis.
120 km, 11 lifts
Sedrun, a couple kilometres further along the valley, shares a ski area with Andermatt on the other side of the Oberalppass. The train between the two towns is included in the price of the ski ticket.
This restaurant specialises in local food and is especially popular for Capuns, a type of dumpling.
Small cosy hotel on the outskirts of the village.
By bus
During the summer a post bus line connects Disentis to the Lukmanier pass.
By car
Disentis lies on the highest step of the Rhine Valley, where the roads of the Oberalp pass coming from central and western Switzerland and of the Lukmanier pass coming from the Ticino meet.
Other than using a car or local buses, the Rhätische Bahn (Rhaetian Railway) is the main method of transport here throughout the upper Rhine Valley.
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