We stopped mainly for the name, but it’s in a beautiful spot and is a most-stop destination for train lovers. It’s a very cute town along an epic mountain road. Main site: the Albula Line – it took numerous viaducts, tunnels and bridges and three spiral tunnels to overcome the difference in altitude over this distance.

Sites:

• [ didn’t do ] Albula Railway Museum – right beside the Albula line of the Rhaetian Railway, the new Albula Railway Museum is a must for all railway enthusiasts.
• ***Hotel Weisses Kruez Restaurant: good lunch, the most obvious spot to stop (with parking) as you go through town.
• Continue on to the ***Albulapass: lovely, great views, amazing glacier. Very well maintained, not that crowded. Good view of the train throughout.