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Aletsch GlacierAletsch ArenaFurkastrasse 39 CH-3983 Mörel-Filet +41 27 928 58 58 |
> SLIDESHOW >The Aletsch Glacier (in German Aletschgletscher) is the largest glacier in the Alps, with a length of about 23 km and a surface of more than 120 sq km. It is situated in the Eastern Alps of the canton of Valais. |
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BettmeralpAletsch Arena AGFurkastrasse 39 CH-3983 Mörel-Filet +41 27 928 58 58 |
Clinging to the mountain slopes above the upper Rhone Valley, Bettmeralp is a car-free village, just like Saas Fee and Zermatt. You can get there by cable car... or on foot! |
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Brig / BrigueBrig Belalp TourismusBahnhofplatz 1 CH-3900 Brig +41 27 921 60 30 |
Brig (in French Brigue) is the last town at the upper end of Valais, where very important railway lines meet, mainly the Geneva-Milano and the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon lines. |
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FieschEggishorn TourismusFurkastrasse 44 CH-3984 Fiesch +41 27 970 60 70 |
> SLIDESHOW >In the Goms Valley, at the foot of Eggishorn, a peak overlooking Aletschgletscher. Goms Valley stretches from Brig to 3 alpine passes connecting Wallis (Valais) to Tessin (Nufenen), Bern (Grimsel) and Uri (Furka). Great area for summer hikes and winter sports. |
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FurkaFurka Railway Association postal address: Verein Furka-BergstreckeSteinacherstr. 6 CH-8910 Affoltern a/A +41 848 000 144 |
> SLIDESHOW >The Furka Pass, 2429 m over sea level, is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps, connecting the Goms Valley (Valais/Wallis), to Andermatt (Uri, Central Switzerland), along the Rhône Glacier. Scenes of Goldfinger, with Sean Connery as James Bond, were shot here. |
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GornergratOffice de tourisme de ZermattBahnhofplatz 5 CH-3920 Zermatt +41 27 966 81 00 |
The Gornergrat is, together with the Matterhorn, the big star of Zermatt. It is a summit ridge at 3133 m altitude offering breathtaking views of the glaciers and the highest peaks of the Alps. |
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GrimselHaslital TourismusBahnhofplatz 12 CH-3860 Meiringen +41 33 972 51 51 |
> SLIDESHOW >The Grimsel is a Swiss high mountain pass, 2,165 m above sea level, connecting the Haslital (upper valley of the Aar river, in Bernese Highland) to the Rhone Valley, in Valais. It is situated near the source of the Rhone River. |
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Matterhorn / CervinOffice de tourisme de ZermattBahnhofplatz 5 CH-3920 Zermatt +41 27 966 81 00 |
> SLIDESHOW >Matterhorn... or, in French, Cervin... The most mythical summit of Switzerland, or even Europe! South of Zermatt, on the border between Switzerland and Italy, peaking at 4,478 m (14,691 ft) above the sea. |
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MörelAletsch ArenaFurkastrasse 39 CH-3983 Mörel-Filet +41 27 928 58 58 |
Situated in the upper Rhone Valley, 10 km north-east of Brig, the small village of Mörel is the departure point for the cable cars to Riederalp and the Hohfluh and Moosfluh viewpoints on the Aletsch Glacier. |
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Saas-AlmagellService-Center Saas-AlmagellDorfplatz CH-3905 Saas-Almagell +41 27 958 18 88 |
Saas-Almagell is the last of the three villages lined up along the Saastal, the valley above which the famous destination of Saas Fee is perched. |
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Saas-BalenTourismusbüro Saas-Balen CH-3908 Saas-Balen +41 27 957 24 56 |
Saas-Balen is the first of the three villages lined up along the Saastal, the valley above which the famous destination of Saas Fee is perched. |
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Saas-FeeSaas-Fee/Saastal TourismusObere Dorfstrasse 2 CH-3906 Saas-Fee +41 27 958 18 58 |
> SLIDESHOW >High above the Saastal, Saas Fee is like Zermatt a village without cars, at the foot of 13 mountains over 4,000 m above sea level. |
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Saas-GrundInfocenter HohsaasSeilbahnstrasse 18 CH-3910 Saas-Grund +41 27 958 18 55 |
> SLIDESHOW >When driving from Visp towards Zermatt, in Stalden the alpine valley divides in two: the right branch is the Mattertal, climbing to Zermatt and the Matterhorn, and the left branch is the Saastal, nicknamed Free Republic of Holidays. |
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Salgesch / SalquenenGemeindeverwaltung SalgeschKirchstrasse 6 CH-3970 Salgesch/Salquenen +41 27 452 21 31 |
> SLIDESHOW >Salgesch (Salquenen in French) is a wine-growing village on the language border to the east of Sierre and the Finges Woods (Pfynwald). It is an exceptional wine-growing region, producing some of Switzerland's finest vintages, which have won numerous international awards. |
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Visp / ViègeTourist Info VispBahnhofstrasse 10 CH-3930 Visp +41 27 946 18 18 |
Visp (in French Viège) is a town in the German-speaking part of Valais, at the lower end of the Mattertal and Saastal valleys climbing to Zermatt and Saas Fee. |
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ZermattOffice de tourisme de ZermattBahnhofplatz 5 CH-3920 Zermatt +41 27 966 81 00 |
> SLIDESHOW >Probably the best known Swiss place in the whole world: situated at the foot of the Matterhorn (Cervin), the most picturesque mountain of Europe, it is an ideal starting point to discover the highest peaks of the Alps, some 4,000 m above sea level. |
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