| Canton of Valais | |
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Coat of arms and flag   | |
| State | Switzerland |
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| Capital | Zion |
| Surface | 5,224 km² |
| Inhabitants | 317.022 (31/12/2011) |
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| Institutional website | |
Canton of Valais is one of the cantons Swiss.
To know
Geographical notes
Canton of Valais, located at an altitude of 512 m, borders on Canton of Bern, Canton Ticino, Canton of Uri, Canton of Vaud, Piedmont, Rhône-Alpes is Valle d'Aosta.
Territories and tourist destinations
Canton of Valais: full screen map.Assuming you enter the canton of Valais from Domodossola by car through the Simplon pass or even by train through the tunnel of the same name, the first place we will meet is Brig (Brig, Brigue), a road and railway junction not particularly interesting if not for its proximity to the Rhone glacier where the sources of the river are located. Moving west, along the river valley, we will meet the following centers:
Urban centers
- Binn
- Brig-Glis
- Crans-Montana
- Ernen
- Guttet-Feschel
- Jeizinen
- Leuk
- Leukerbad - Spa center.
- Martigny
- Mund
- Oberwald
- Raron
- Saas-Fee - At 1,798 m above sea level.
- Sierre
- Zion (Sitten in German) - Capital of the Canton of Valais.
- Ulrichen
- Verbier
- Visp - From this locality the narrow gauge line starts that goes up the Mattertal, valley of the southern slope up to Zermatt, a famous ski center at the foot of Mount Cervino.
- Zinal
Other destinations
- Lötschental - This side valley of the north side.
- Val d’Anniviers
- Val d’Hérens
- Val d’Hérémence
How to get
How to get around
What see
The largest underground lake in Europe a St-Léonard, between Zion is Sierre.
- Lac Souterrain de St-Léonard, Rue du lac, 21, ☎ 41 272 032 266, fax: 41 272 032 281, @[email protected].
full adult 10,00 CHF, children 6,00 CHF. 
every day from March 19th to November 1st, 09: 00-17: 00. Free parking 150 meters from the entrance. Guided tours on boats.
full adult 10,00 CHF, children 6,00 CHF. 
every day from March 19th to November 1st, 09: 00-17: 00. Free parking 150 meters from the entrance. Guided tours on boats.What to do
At the table
Safety
Other projects
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