Valais Travel Guide
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This is the broad upper valley of the mighty Rhône—a region still wild, remote, beautiful, and slightly unruly. Its raccards (typical little Valaisan barns balanced on stone disks and columns to keep mice out of winter food stores) are romantically tumbledown, its highest slopes peopled by nimble farmers who live at vertiginous angles.
Valais Hotels
The most appealing hotels in Valais seem to be old. That is, historic sites have maintained their fine Victorian ambience; postwar inns, their lodgelike...read more
Valais Restaurants
For Valaisans, the midday meal remains the mainstay. Locals gather at a bistro for a hearty plat chaud (warm meal) that includes meat, vegetable or pasta...read more
Things To Do in Valais
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Valais
- Book Auteuil - Manotel Geneva in May: Weekend Special Save with Expedia, $14/night less
- Visit Geneva for Less: Hotels Fr $131+/Nt Travelocity
- Book 5-Star Parc des Eaux-Vives Fr $366+/Nt — $366 Save with Expedia, $65/night less
- La Cour des Augustins - Boutique Gallery Design in May: $333 & Up — $333 Expedia
- May deal: Rotary Geneva - MGallery Collection Fr $261+/Nt — $261 Expedia
Valais Experiences
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The Matterhorn: Shutter-snap this glorious enigma from all angles, be it a luxury hotel room at its base or the sky-high Gornegrat-Monte Rosa... Read more
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Matterhorn. At 14,685 feet, the Matterhorn's peculiar snaggletooth form, rears up over the village of Zermatt, larger than life and genuinely... Read more
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Aletsch's famous glacier—24 km (15 mi)—was at its longest 150 years ago, but now recedes 100 to 165 feet per year. Concern about... Read more
News & Features
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Arts & Culture, Events
The Swiss city of Basel is getting ready to host to the who's who of the art world yet again, with the... Read more
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Life in this small Swiss city has its fair share of fondue and chocolate, not to mention cleanliness.... Read more
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Trip Ideas
Springtime always brings jaunts to Europe to the forefront of travel wishlists, but if you've hit the... Read more
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