Attraction Tarasp

Bonifacius spring

Funtana Bonifacius (oua_31732340_image)
Funtana Bonifacius (oua_31732325_image)

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Funtana Bonifacius (oua_31732363_image)
The mineral-rich Bonifacius spring used to be piped to the Büvetta Tarasp drinking hall. Today it can be tasted at the spring itself.

Description

This spring is located on the right side of the Inn between Ardez and Scuol and can be reached on foot over a bridge from the Engadinerstrasse. The overflow, over which the mineral water flows into the Inn, is clearly visible. Over time, a large tufa of a remarkable reddish colour has formed from the sediments.

Main components

Sodium Na+: 510 mg/l
Potassium K+: 31 mg/l
Calcium Ca2+: 790 mg/l
Magnesium Mg2+: 96 mg/l
Iron Fe2+: 11 mg/l

Chloride Cl-: 25 mg/l
Hydrogen carbonate HCO3-: 3920 mg/l
Sulphate SO42-: 187 mg/l

Barrier-free

No

Information board

On site at the springs the information is given in Romansh and German. The information in English can be downloaded here. Alternatively, a printed version is available from the Scuol visitor information centre.

Opening hours

Accessible from spring to autumn

Directions

Public Transport

  • Take the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which leaves hourly from Chur, Landquart/Prättigau and Upper Engadin, and get out at Scuol-Tarasp
  • Continue by Postbus with hourly service to the Postbus stop Tarasp, Fontana
  • From the Postbus stop about 30 minutes walk to the spring

Directions

  • From the north: via Landquart – Klosters on the car transporter train through the Vereina tunnel (Selfranga – Sagliains) or via the Flüela Pass to Lower Engadin on the H27
  • From the east: via Landeck/Austria towards St. Moritz on the H27
  • From the south: via Reschen Pass (Nauders – Martina) or the Ofen Pass (Val Müstair – Zernez) on the H27

The spring lies over a bridge directly on the Engadinerstrasse H27 (20-minute drive from the Vereina tunnel’s southern entrance).

Parken

Parking is available at the spring directly at the Engadinerstrasse

Contact

Responsible for this content Tourism Engadin Scuol Samnaun Val Müstair AG.

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