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Thusis-route-Andeer Zillis in canton Graubünden, is one of the most outstanding for hiking in Switzerland. There's plenty to see and discover: castles, fortresses, picturesque villages, old paths that were used for trade with other countries, the Sistine Chapel in the Alps, two artistic bridges, gorges, cliffs, rivers and hot springs.

It takes about seven hours (18 km) (at least one bus.) Is on the route Viamala, which says a lot, crosses part of Spugla Pass, the route that was used for centuries to trade with Italy and Germany and that all travelers traveled, including the German artist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This trip is available only between April and October, after the roads are impassable due to snow. The mountains rise to permanent, something usual in Switzerland, and walking on the side of cliffs, rock formations and gorges. If geography would flat trip could be done in half the time is now. Photos the beginning of this paragraph: 1/pintura rock, 2/alpacas.

The journey begins at the train station Thusis (photo 1/vista City) and then continues to the village of Sils ( photo 2) . Later come the Ehrenfels Castle, the fortress Hohen Ratier (photo below ) , the towns of Sant Albin and Carschenna, an impressive and extensive throat, two suspension bridges. Five hours later you come to Zillis, where is the church of St. Martin or the Sistine Chapel in the Alps. The paintings are on your roof are original twelfth century. In Zillis can also visit the regional museum and lunch at one of the few restaurants.

Almost two hours of waiting Zillis Andeer, friendly people whose main magnet are the thermal waters, conducive to recuperate. Hiking the entire route is longer, ending in the Italian town of Chiavenna and lasts about four to five days. It does not take a professional to do this kind hiking excursions in Switzerland, because of the impeccable organization and the facilities it offers. If for some reason you can not always continue your journey There is the possibility of taking some form of public transport. On the other hand, the signs are clear and that makes it difficult for one to lose. There are also restaurants and family stays where it is least expected, and hopefully, you'll find hot springs.

The Bridge on the Traversinertobel
was built some years ago (2000-2005) after the previous one was destroyed in a massive avalanche. Conzett Jürg (1956) is the Swiss engineer who designed this piece of art that defies nature but also reconciliation (side) . As knowledge of the area has been join two mountains of various sizes using steel, stone and wood. The suspension bridge, measuring 56 meters long and 70 tall, is in the midst of great cliffs and spectacular geography. The difference between the mountains were not noted by the subtlety of the wooden steps, supported by steel cables on both sides of the bridge. The height, movement and landscape across provoke strong emotions.

few kilometers after the other bridge is designed by Conzett, the Punt da Suransuns, which crosses the river and throat Hinterrhein Viamala. Not as spectacular as the first, but equally beautiful (Left) . These are two of the many works that until now has Conzett engineer, whose career has been influenced, among others, Peter Zumthor, a great Swiss architect and author of recognized symbolic buildings, with whom he worked for a while.

Sistine Chapel of the Alps






Zillis is the obligatory stop for the thousands of visitors attracted by the old Romanesque paintings of biblical scenes Church of St. Martin. The 153 square images (9 rows of 17 panels), 90 cm in length and prepared first with a thin layer of plaster and painted in vertical position, are unique and well preserved (three photos above) . The church is small and decorated with simplicity and sobriety. The details of the paintings can be seen with the magnifying glasses that provide the same church. On the facade there is a large fresco (photo 1 side) and adjoining patio that borders a cemetery with some neighboring houses (photo opposite) .

The Church of St. Martin is another of the Sistine Chapel in the world. Aside from this, and of the Vatican, the church of San Pedro de Andahuaylillas or the Sistine Chapel of America, 45 km from Cusco (side) .

Andeer The thermal guides
Andeer is a district with a population of less than one thousand people who live mainly from tourism. The thermal waters, natural sources for seven centuries, contain minerals (strontium, magnesium, potassium) with healing powers, as its inhabitants. The pool is outdoors (photo 3/parte what you see) , with a temperature water of 34 degrees, with whirlpool baths and showers, and is surrounded by mountains on the side of the main church. On a clear night you can see the moon and stars. Andeer waters are prefect balm for body and spirit.

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Picasso returned to Zurich after 78 years Beauty and cultural







Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), the great English artist, returns to the museum Kunsthaus Zurich after 78 years and to revive his first retrospective (1932), curated and mounted by him, and marked a turning point in the history of modern art. Photos 1, 3/Picasso hat in Zurich in 1932, alongside one Gotthard Schuh Swiss photographer. HP W ELTI © Stiftung Adrien Turel. Photo 2 / Board with information on their ret rospectiva in Kunsthaus. © Liana Cisneros .













Picasso, the exhibition just opened, which will run until Jan. 30, includes more than 100 (74 paintings, 4 sculptures 30 drawings) of the 225 works that were in the retrospective of 1932 and covers his blue and rose periods and phases of Cubism, Surrealism and neo-classical. The exhibition opens with a section that recalls the exposure of almost eight decades. With this magnificent tribute to Picasso, the Kunsthaus celebrates its first 100 years, a major Swiss institution that prides itself on being since its inception open to the avant-garde. photos above, first row © 2010 ProLitteris, Zürich. 1/Tête de femme, 1907; 2/Baigneuses au ballon, 1928; 3/Femme à la chemise, 1921; 4/Le repos, 1932. Photos of the sculptures © Liana Cisneros.

Picasso retrospective to the Kunsthaus Zurich was special, was the first of its kind a museum dedicated to the artist will Malaga. A few months earlier, the Gallery Georges Petit in Paris held a major retrospective. "This show is important and unique because it is seen Picasso through their eyes. It was he who selected and approved all of the pieces exhibited in 1932 and now brought back ", says the curator Tobia Bezzola (left) . Picasso

only be seen in Zurich, which becomes a unique event. Costly and logistically complex, took five years to realize it and the process went through identifying works of hindsight, 1932 and negotiations with private and institutional collectors. Le peintre et son modèle (1927), the largest piece (214 x 200 cm) and one of the central (left. © 2 010 ProLitte ris, Zürich) , from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran (Iran). Others are from the collections of the Tate in London, the Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Museum of Art, Aichi Prefecture (Nagoya, Japan), Nahmad Collection (Monaco ), among others.

Early Works, Blue and Pink periods
begins with works that were influenced by Gauguin, Van Gogh and old masters. Inspired by the work of Toulouse-Lautrec and his initial stay in Paris, Picasso made some colorful scenes of the city, but with an independent style. Between 1901 and 1904 was dedicated to his blue period, using shades of blue-violet, blue-green to convey melancholy, caused by the suicide of his close friend Carlos Casagemas (1881-1901). The themes of his blue period are the losers of society syphilitic mothers, drawn into a life of crime and accompanied by their children, prostitutes and beggars, of his pink period (1905-1906) are the circus, clowns and dancers. Photo 1/Jeune chemisel femme en 1905, 2/Gustave Coquiot, 1901. © 2010 ProLitteris, Zürich.

Cubism, Classicism and Surrealism






Picasso developed this new visual language along with Georges Braque. The current exhibition presents Picasso's cubism the years 1907 and 1920 divided into three phases: the analytical, synthetic, and the late Cubism. He worked frequently with several techniques simultaneously. In the 1920's he became friends with the Surrealist poet André Breton, Louis Aragon, Tristan Tzara, and, although not an official member of the movement, participated in Surrealist activities and exhibitions. His Surrealist period, which the formal language of Cubism was replaced late great new compositions, began in late 1920 and lasted until 1937. Photo 1 / Étudiant à la pipe, 1924; 2 / Mandoline et guitare, 1924; 3/Nu au bord de la mer, 1929. © 2010 ProLitteris, Zürich.

The 30 drawings which form part of the sample are as grounds portraits, mythological scenes, still lifes and nudes. In the section that recalls the retrospective of 1932 we can see the correspondence and negotiations between the museum and Picasso, and newspaper clippings and photographs of Picasso's works and in Zurich, together with his Russian wife Olga Khokhlova (1891-1955) and his son Paulo. picture on the side / Au cirque, 1905. © 2010 ProLitteris, Zürich.

Extensive research on the previous sample made by the curators is reflected in the catalog (288 pp, in German and English) which contains essays by Bezzola, Christian Geelhoed, Simonetta Fraquelli and Michael FitzGerald.

About shows multiple activities, among which is an arts education program to suit different needs, academic and skills training for children, youth and adults. In addition there are guided tours, workshops, talks and an audio guide in four languages \u200b\u200b(English, German, French and Italian). Photo 1/Pichet et coupe de fruits, 1931; 2/The ceinture jaune: Marie-Thérèse Walter, 1932. © 2010 ProLitteris, Zürich.