The Simplon Pass (1,995 meters) connects the Rhone Valley in the Swiss canton of Valais with the Val d'Ossola in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Lake Maggiore.
The once dilapidated Renaissance garden, which in the meantime has even been used as a camping site and sheep pasture, was redesigned from 1997 to 2001. Historical documents were hardly …
Rosswald (1,819 meters) is a (largely) car-free holiday resort high above Brig with a view of the Lower Valais. A small ski area, many holiday homes, some gastronomy - a good base for long-distance hikes.
The Stockalper Castle rises on the old Simplonstrasse in Brig-Glis. The three-towered regional landmark is not only the main work of the ambitious building program of the potentate, but also the largest secular baroque building in what is now Switzerland.
Originally, the path led over the glacier. However, as the moraine slopes have become unstable due to rising temperatures, this 124 meter long suspension bridge now spans the gorge.
Born in the Napoleonic Era as a barracks🪖..now the Simplon Hospiz🏤 Managed as an excellent refreshment point🍲 with overnight stay🛌Dedicating time to nature🌲
Suonen are the historic irrigation canals of the Valais. These consist of open trenches that bring the precious and fertile water from the mountain streams - …