Part of our interest in this area is because it is good all year round, due to the good weather and because there are a lot of things to do in the summer and winter.
The good weather is the effect of mountains around the Engadina valley and the moderating effects of Lake Como. St Moritz boasts 320 days of sunshine every year, and calls Engadina the sunny side of the Alps.
Pianazzola is southern facing and sits up above the valley floor, so it gets more sunshine, especially in the winter, and this is why the villagers planted vineyards over the slopes below the village, despite it being at an altitude of 600m. In the summer that extra altitude and mountain breeze helps keep you cool when things hot up in the valley.
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