Portein: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Portein is a hamlet-like clustered village on the outer Heinzenberg, on the southeastern-facing western boundary of Domleschg. The village lies on the ridge between the Porteiner Tobel and Val da la Malanotg, at approximately 1,167 to 1,178 metres above sea level.

The decision to rent a holiday apartment in Portein remains a matter of personal travel planning.

Culture and Surroundings

Rietberg Castle and the Lüschgrat peak are located in the immediate vicinity of Portein. The surrounding area also includes Paspels Castle, the Glaser Grat peak, Piz Beverin peak and Verduschopf peak.

Portein has a Reformed church heritage associated with St Gallus. The former Church of St Gallus collapsed into the Porteiner Tobel in 1720 and was replaced by a new building in the village.

In the wider regional area around Portein are the Falkenstein ruins and the Chur Animal and Leisure Park.

Nature and Trails

The easy Lescha–Plattis circular hike is 4.4 kilometres long and takes approximately 1:30 hours. It has 237 metres of ascent and 235 metres of descent and offers views of Domleschg and the Albula Valley.

In the Viamala region, a 42.7-kilometre mountain bike tour is listed with difficulty level S1 (difficult), a duration of 4:30 hours, and 1,535 metres of ascent and descent respectively.

Getting There

Portein can be reached by train, car, on foot or by bicycle.

To the higher-level travel overview: Hinterrhein.

More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Nufenen, Tschappina, Fürstenau, Ausserferrera, Sils Im Domleschg, Cazis, Feldis, Rodels.