St Moritz is known as a winter playground for the famous and fabulously wealthy but travelling there during the warmer months can be rewarding too.

Situated at 1,800 metres above sea level, Lake Silvaplana has one of the world’s highest altitude Surf Shop offering a variety of stand-up paddleboards, canoes, windsurf boards and kitesurfing sails for rent.

St Moritz is also a convenient base for the iconic Bernina Express, which takes visitors past glaciers and tunnels.

Hotel Laudinella is one of the handful of hotels that stay open throughout the year, even during off season.

The hotel offers free entry into Ovaverva St Moritz, the town’s public indoor pool. Apart from serving as a high-altitude training base for athletes, it also has a number of slides and a heated outdoor pool with jacuzzi jets.

Visitors can also experience the majesty of the mountains at Berghaus Diavolezza, a mountaintop refuge that is a short car and cable car ride away.

Perched at an altitude of 3,000 metres above sea level, Diavolezza is a great place for snowshoeing and hiking in the off-season.