Valais
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The Valais is exactly that: a long, narrow, L-shaped valley which was cut by glaciers between two alpine mountain ranges. The main cities in the region are along the river Rhone which cuts through the bottom of the valley, between its source above the Simplon pass and its temporary destination of Lake Geneva.
Some of the best spring skiing in the world is available in the Valais, at prices which although high beat the equivalent offerings in Colorado.
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Regions
- Les 4 Vallées -- A single lift ticket covers this huge ski area in French speaking Valais
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Cities
- Martigny - old roman town at the bend in the valley, museums and great views
- Verbier - first class ski destination with lots of english and austrailian visitors throughout the ski season
- Sion - the traditional political center of the Valais
- Visp - the first major swiss-german speaking town
- Brig - the administrative center of swiss-german speaking Valais
- Zermatt - the Matterhorn, skiing, glaciers, views
- Saas-Fee - possibly the best place in the world to snowboard
- Simplon - a high mountain village and a pass through the mountains to Italy
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Other destinations
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Talk
The language divide between french and german speaking Switzerland runs through the Valais, with French spoken in the west of the canton, and German at the eastern end.
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Stay safe
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Get out
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