St. Moritz's newest landmark, OVAVERVA Pool, Spa & Sports Center, will be opening on the July 5. The venue in St. Moritz will have many different amenities, including indoor swimming pools for children and adults, a diving pool, an outdoor pool with massage jets and a Jacuzzi. The three different water slides offer 190 meters of thrill and excitement. The SPA oasis offers wellness like massage, beauty treatments, different saunas and a variety of rest and quiet zones. In the Sports and Recreational Center outdoor activities, gastronomy, and retail space are on offer. The outdoor center has an emphasis on Nordic walking and mountain biking in summer and a cross-country skiing school in winter. It is also home to a bistro restaurant offering healthy, natural and regional food. With four floors of ultimate luxury, Ovaverva is a perfect addition to the ambience of St. Moritz, and its extraordinary architecture also creates a unique, visual highlight. The building will appear bright and welcoming to visitors and blend harmoniously into the surrounding landscape despite its modern appearance. Locals and tourists can look forward to a state of the art centre for health and fitness, fun and conviviality, tranquility and relaxation. St. Moritz is a destination well known for its high class and celebrity appearances. World class events are held here every year, where royalty and luxury loving individuals gather to enjoy the finer things in life. About St. Moritz: In 1864, hotelier Johannes Badrutt made a bold wager with some of his English summer guests: He promised them that if they came back in the winter, they would still be able to enjoy the mild Engadin sunshine on his terrace in their shirtsleeves. If not, he would pay their travel costs. The guests came back at Christmas – and returned home at Easter, tanned, relaxed and happy. And so, 150 years ago, winter tourism was born in St Moritz. However, the village had been welcoming guests long before that. The rich and beautiful from all over Europe flocked to St Moritz in the summer to visit the iron-rich mineral springs, which were discovered in St Moritz over 3,000 years ago. The scintillating Alpine resort has written history in other ways, too. Switzerland's first electric light shone here, Europe's first Palace Hotel was built here, and new sports have been created here that have gone on to achieve worldwide popularity – the most recent being kite-sailing on the nearby Lake Silvaplana. Today this Alpine metropolis is renowned throughout the world as the ultimate holiday resort. — SG
