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Crystalline air, snow crunching underfoot and sunshine from early till late. A box seat view of Aletsch Glacier and clear views of the Valais' prettiest four-thousand-meter peaks.

Aletsch Arena at a glance

With its fragrant and revitalising alpine air, family-friendly Aletsch Arena is just the place for your next holiday. Traditional Valais homes, chalets and hotels lend original charm to the villages in the valley and the three traffic-free Alps.

With a length of 20 kilometers, an average width of 1,800 meters, and a surface area of approximately 78.5 square kilometers, the Aletsch Glacier has an impressive 11 billion tons of ice. The ice mass moves from the northern flanks of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau down into the valley of Valais, and its meltwater flows through the wild Massa Gorge into the Rhone. As a landscape of extraordinary beauty, the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch Region was included in the list of UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites in 2001.

The sun-drenched terraces of Fiescheralp, Bettmeralp and Riederalp are half way between the valley and the sky. Six cable cars convey guests from the Rhone Valley to the resort villages and into the hiking paradise of the Aletsch Region, at an elevation of about 2,000 meters. From here they can travel to the most beautiful vantage points such as the 2,927-meter Eggishorn, which offers a panoramic view of the Aletsch and Fiescher glaciers.

Altitude:

2,869m a.s.l

Accessibility:

Travel from Brig on the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway (MGB) to valley stations Mörel, Betten valley station and Fiesch. From there you can take the local cable cars to the resorts of Riederalp, Bettmeralp, Hohfluh, Moosfluh (above Riederalp), Bettmerhorn (above Bettmeralp), Fiescheralp and Eggishorn (above Fiescheralp).

Trip duration:

approx. 18 minutes from Mörel to the Riederalp

approx. 8 minutes from Betten to the Bettmeralp

approx. 13 minutes from Fiesch to the Fiescheralp

Attractions:

Great Aletsch Glacier, Aletsch Forest, panoramic mountain views, Grand Tour of Switzerland, mountain carts, glacier hikes

Food:

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Special feature:

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage site



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