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Municipality in Grisons, Switzerland
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Flims is a small town of 2,800 people (2018) in the Surselva region of Graubünden in Switzerland.
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235 km in winter, 28 lifts
Skiing is the major winter activity here. The Alpenarena ski area is shared with Laax and Falera and has its highest point on the glacier at 3018 metres altitude. Skiers are mostly Swiss, but English can be heard as the place is being discovered more and more by foreigners. From Flims a cable car and a chair lift (which are next to each other) give access to different areas of the ski domain.
Serves regional specialities in a fine dining concept.
By car
The main road through the Surselva goes leads through Flims, so either from Illanz or Chur, just follow the main road to Flims.
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