Schatzalp, Mountain and car-free resort in Davos, Switzerland.
Schatzalp is a car-free mountain station on a sunny plateau at 1,861 meters (6,106 feet) above Davos, Switzerland. It operates as a mountain inn and retreat with natural snow conditions suitable for winter sports.
This location originally housed a luxury Art Nouveau sanatorium built between 1898 and 1900. Decades later it was transformed into a mountain hotel in 1953.
Thomas Mann chose this location as the setting for his 1924 novel The Magic Mountain, which brought the mountain widespread international attention. The novel has shaped how visitors from around the world perceive this place.
You can reach this place by funicular from Davos Platz in about four minutes. The railway runs every 15 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes after 7 PM.
The botanical garden here holds one of the world's largest collections of edelweiss and gentian flowers. With over 3,500 mountain plant species, it offers visitors a chance to see rare alpine plants.
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