The Engadin is situated in southeast Switzerland, extending from the Maloja Pass to Martina on the border with Austria. A popular travel destination for the Swiss, it is devided into the Upper and Lower Engadin and features a different scenery from the other valleys of the Swiss Alps. Upper Engadin mountain lake near St. Moritz. The Engadin boasts lovely landscapes with darkblue mountain lakes and a continental mountain climate that make it a hikers paradise. The weather is varied and characterized by clear skies, and dry, light breezes. The mountain air causes radiant sunshine, which in winter, is intensified owing to the reflection of the snow. The resort of St. Moritz has rightly adopted the sign of the sun as its logo.