The patricians of the old days knew why they built their stately homes right here: La Punt has a favorable strategic situation at the foot of the former trade route across the Albula pass. The erstwhile farming village Chamues-ch lies at the entrance to the mystical chamois valley, the Val Chamuera.To this day, the people are proud of their richly adorned farmhouses and stately patrician homes dating from the 16th and 17th century: the Chesa Merleda with its bright white pinnacles, the Albertini houses with their ornamental facades, or the impressive Sandoz house.