Nature

Over thousands of years, ice and melt water of the Aletsch Glacier have carved fascinating forms and formations in the rock: the Massa Gorge.

Most of the local wildlife is represented in a park with a surface area of 35,000 square metres: ibex, mouflons, deer, chamois, roe deer, wild boar, eagle owls, marmots, foxes, wild cats, lynx and black bears are all at home here.

With a length of 23 km, the Aletsch is the longest glacier in the Alps. It is surrounded by the Aletsch Forest, which, at an altitude of 2,2000 meters is one of the highest stone pine forests in Europe.

Visit the world's largest ice pavilion at an altitude of 3,500 meters on the Mittelallalin.

The Grande Dixence dam is the largest hydroelectric construction in the Alps. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in Sion.

The Trient river, which rose from the glacier of the same name, gouged the 200 metre-deep gorge in the rocks. A bridge built in 1934 connects the 187 metre-high walls on either side of the river, and a path has been constructed along the river itself, turning the area into a real paradise for climbers and botanists.

The Matterhorn (4,478m), the "Horu" as the locals call it fondly, is the most impressive and famous peak in Switzerland and the Alps.