The Malojapass leads from the place Maloja in the Upper Engadine down to Vicosoprano in the Bergell.
background
Over two millennia, the Malojapass, with its steep ascent from northern Italy and the only gently sloping course in the Engadine, formed a connection between northern Italy and across the Julier Pass into the catchment area of the Rhine and across the Lower Engadine along the Inn to Tyrol.
An inspection by the Romans has been documented from the 2nd century onwards; a steep cart ramp could come from Roman or pre-Roman times. For the connection to the north, however, the Septimer pass much more used. From 45 AD existed in Tyrol a connection to the Via Claudia.
From the late Middle Ages on, the Säumergenossenschaft took care of things Bergeller Port the transport of the edged goods to Sils in the Upper Engadine; In 1648 a hospice and a warehouse, a sust, were built on the Malojapass.
In the years 1827/28 the road was Silvaplana - Casaccia built and carried out the transport of goods on horses and carts; it was not until 1859 that the road to Italy was continued. Postbuses ran over the pass from 1919, and year-round from 1927. In 1897 the Albula Railway Committee received a license to extend the line from the Engadine Maloja down to Castasegna, but the project was never implemented. On the contrary, with the construction of the railway line took over the Bernina Pass from 1910 the movement of goods massively from and with the expansion of the road crossings over the Gotthard and San Bernardino-Pass, the Malojapass lost its importance with regard to the movement of goods apart from the local supply of the valley Bergells.
Regions
The Malojapass connects the Upper Engadin with the Bergell, after the border this valley continues down to Lake Como. The pass forms a watershed between the river basin of the Innwho is in the Danube flows, and des Pothat drains into the Adriatic.
Route
The eastern base of the Maloja Pass, Silvaplana resp. the village Maloja are from the Engadin St. Moritz with the bus connection from EngadinBus resp. the main street 
reached.
Already after a minimal incline is the 1 Pass height on the outskirts of Maloja reached. After the Hotel Maloja-Kulm, the road leads steeply down into the valley in numerous narrow serpentines Casaccia the valley floor is reached. The route of the mule track over the ends here Septimer pass.
After the hamlet of Löbbia with its small reservoir, the route falls further into the valley capital in a few years Vicosoprano from time to time and then follows with another small step at Bondo up to the national border Castasegna the maira. In Italy it is going fast Piuro and then Chiavenna reached, this is also where the St. Moritz Postbus courses end Bergell.
Tourist Attractions
- The observation tower 2 Torre Belvedere was built by the Belgian Count Camille de Renesse as part of his private residence at Belvedere Palace on a rock spur above the village of Maloja. The area around the accessible observation tower with a worthwhile view of the Engadine and ins Bergell is placed under nature protection.
- In front Casaccia lie the ruins of the late Gothic 3 San Gaudenzio Church
- The 4 Palazzo Castelmur is a patrician house from 1723, which was built by Baron Giovanni von Castelmur in the 19th century. was provided with a Venetian - Moorish facade, the palazzo is now a museum.
- A detour from the bypass road to the center of is worthwhile 1 Vicosoprano, the capital of the valley.
activities
- Hiking in the valley of the Bergells, a popular hiking region in Graubünden; the Sentiero panoramico runs as a high-altitude hiking trail from Casaccia to Soglio on the southern slope of Bergell.
security
The Malojapass is kept open in the winter months as far as possible, but then in the alpine region slippery snow and ice must be expected. Motorists can find out about closures on the website of the Bündner civil engineering office.
