The hotel has a cosy historical parlour as well as a dining room with superb views. Highlights include tasty air-dried meat and cheese fondue, made to family recipes handed down over generations.

This clear mountain lake is surrounded by the fascinating mountain scenery in the Simplon region. It lies in a scree basin between the Galehorn in the north and the Böshorn in the south at an altitude of 2,411 metres. The lake can be reached on foot from the Simplon Pass, the Engeloch Postbus station or from Sirwoltesattel. Hikers will also pass an incredibly beautiful waterfall on the way up from the Simplon Pass. During the descent to the starting point, the view stretches over green alpine meadows, marshes and the historic Simplon hospice.

The museum is situated between Brig and Gondo and focuses on the Simplon Pass as a major European transit area. Despite being called museum, it is far from the hallowed halls one usually associates with this word. Rather it is glorious nature that tells visitors its history. And historic it is: the hiking trail one follows is an old muleteers' path, developed by the wealthy Brig merchant Stockalper. The trail begins at the Stockalper Palace in Brig. On it goes, to the village of Simplon, where the old inn (Museum Alter Gasthof Simplon-Dorf) houses a museum depicting the history of the vital Simplon Pass, well-known to merchants of the area. The hike ends in Gondo, once the home of the Stockalper Tower, which unfortunately was destroyed a few years ago in the terrible inundations.