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BEST TIME TO VISIT
Winter for all the sports you can handle, summer for
sunny walks amid glaciers.
TOP TIP
Bring a wrap for summer summit hikes.
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Valais Outdoors Don't Miss
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URS ZENHÄUSERN, LIFETIME RESIDENT AND SKI INSTRUCTOR
1 ALETSCH GLACIER
As a landscape of extraordinary beauty, the Jungfrau-Aletsch Region in the Swiss Alps
is included in the list of Unesco World Natural Heritage Sites. Vacations in the
Aletsch
Glacier area
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are vacations in untouched nature and in an attractive hik-
ing area. In the midst of this mountain landscape is Villa Cassel, an Information Centre
the summit of the
Eggishorn
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, at 2927m, you can enjoy beautiful views
over the whole length of the Aletsch Glacier and the mighty peaks of the Eiger, Mönch
and Jungfrau and as far as the Matterhorn.
2 HIGHEST REVOLVING RESTAURANT
Don't miss discovering the highest revolving restaurant in the world on the
Mittelal-
lalin
(3500m), which offers a spectacular 360° panorama and the highest and largest
Ice Pavilion in the world, containing ice sculptures and an exhibition about glacier in-
formation. It's all above the car-free resort of
Saas Fee
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, one of the most
attractive in Valais.
3 VERBIER
As soon as the first snow falls,
Verbier
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becomes a winter-sports para-
dise. 'Les 4 Vallées' (Four Valleys) is the name of this immense ski resort with 412 km
of piste and more than 90 lifts and railways linking the train stations of Verbier,
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