| Belvédère Furkapass |
Rhonegletscher - Furkapass |
Belvédère
Furkapassstrasse
3999 Oberwald
Tel. +41 (0) 27 924 38 24
carlen.philipp@bluewin.ch
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The name of the village, Gletsch, says it all: it is clearly a place near a glacier. And indeed, that was once the case.
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| Brig |
Stockalper's Castle Brig |
Brig Belalp Tourismus
Bahnhof
Postfach 688
3900 Brig
Tel. +41 (0) 27 921 60 30
Fax +41 (0) 27 921 60 31
info@brig-belalp.ch
www.brig-belalp.ch
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The Stockalper's Castle in Brig is one of the finest castles in Switzerland. Stockalper's Castle (Stockalperschloss) was built between 1658 and 1678 by Kaspar Jodok von Stockalper from Thurm.
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| Champex-Lac |
Alpine Botanical Garden / Champex-Lac |
Fondation Aubert
Case Postale 26
1937 Orsières
Tel. +41 (0) 27 783 12 17
info@flore-alpe.ch
www.fondationaubert.ch
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On the sunny southern slope of mount Catogne, facing the incomparable panorama of the lake and the Grand Combin lies the beautiful alpine garden of Champex.
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| Les Marécottes / Salvan |
Alpin Zoo Les Marécottes / Salvan |
Zoo des Marécottes
1923 Les Marécottes
Tel. +41 (0) 27 761 15 62
Fax +41 (0) 27 761 15 70
info@zoo-alpin.ch
www.zoo-alpin.ch
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Most of the local wildlife is represented in this park with a surface area of 35,000 square metres: red deers, beavers, bears etc.
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| Loèche-les-Bains |
Dala Gorges - The Thermal Sources Leukerbad |
Leukerbad Tourismus
Rathausstr. 8
Postfach 100
3954 Leukerbad
Tel. +41 (0) 27 472 71 71
Fax +41 (0) 27 472 71 51
info@leukerbad.ch
www.leukerbad.ch
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Less than one kilometer from the Village Square a thermal source footbridge crosses the Dala Gorges at Leukerbad.
The footbridge is almost 600 meters long and evolves a minimum of four meters above the riverbed.
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| Martigny |
Durnand Gorge Martigny |
Office de tourisme
Avenue de la Gare 6
1920 Martigny
Tel. +41 (0) 27 720 49 49
Fax +41 (0) 27 720 49 48
info@martigny.com
www.martigny.com
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The contrast between the Durnand Gorge and the southern town of Martigny could not be greater.
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| Martigny |
Castle La Bâtiaz Martigny |
Association La Bâtiaz
Rue des Moulins 13
CP 58
1920 Martigny
Tel. +41 (0) 27 721.22.70
info@batiaz.ch
www.batiaz.ch
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The Château de la Bâtiaz was built in 1260 and is the only remaining witness to the medieval era. It was an object of envy, and passed from the House of Savoie to the Sion bishops (and vice versa) many times.
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| Raron-Niedergesteln |
Castle curch and Rainer Maria Rilke's Tomb Raron-Niedergesteln |
Tourismus Raron - Niedergesteln
Bahnhofareal
3942 Raron
Tel. +41 (0) 27 9343100
Fax +41 (0) 27 9343101
info@raron-niedergesteln.ch
www.raron-niedergesteln.ch
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Rainer Maria Rilke himself chose his final resting place in this mystical place at the foot of the castle church.
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| Riederalp |
Villa Cassel, Center Pro Natura Aletsch, Riederalp |
Pro Natura Zentrum Aletsch
Riederfurka
3987 Riederalp
Tel. +41 27 928 62 20
Fax +41 27 928 62 23
aletsch@pronatura.ch
www.pronatura.ch/aletsch
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The Aletsch Nature Center (Pro Natura Zentrum Aletsch) acquaints its visitors through ecology-oriented programs with the beauty of the Aletsch area in all its diversity and proves that this is an area that merits preservation and protection.
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| Saas-Fee |
Ice Pavilion Mittelallalin Saas-Fee |
Eispavillon
3906 Saas-Fee
Tel. +41 (0) 27 957 17 71
Fax +41 (0) 27 957 30 71
info@drehrestaurant-allalin.ch
www.eispavillon.ch
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Visit the world's largest ice pavilion at an altitude of 3,500 meters on the Mittelallalin. A 70-meter access gallery connects the mountain station of the "Metro-Alpin" cable car with the Ice Pavilion.
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| Sierre |
Nature reserve "Pfyn-Finges" Sierre, Salgesch & environs |
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges
Kirchstrasse 4
3970 Salgesch
Tel. +41 (0) 27 452 60 60
Fax +41 (0) 27 452 60 65
admin@pfyn-finges.ch
www.pfyn-finges.ch
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The Pfyn (Finges) Forest, an alluvial pine forest covering 1,000 hectares, is renowned throughout Europe for its rich variety of plants and wildlife.
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| Sion |
Castel Valère and Tourbillon Sion / Coeur du Valais |
Office du Tourisme de Sion
Place de la Planta
1950 Sion
Tel. +41 (0) 27 327 77 27
Fax +41 (0) 27 327 77 28
info@siontourisme.ch
www.siontourisme.ch
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The town is dominated by the famous hills of Valeria and Touribllon. The cathedral of Valeria accommodates a rare yet famous gem, the world's oldest organ that is still playable, originating from around 1390.
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