Magazine summer 2022
WELCOME TO YOUR HIGH ALPINE WORLD OF ADVENTURES Dear Readers, Nature, adventure and sustainability are in great demand. After having been through a challenging time, we crave natural moments of happiness more than ever. We are all looking for places where we can recharge our batteries, experience new things with our loved ones, discover, learn or achieve our goals. With its fascinating glacier worlds in the midst of Switzerland’s highest mountains, the Saas Valley offers the ideal conditions to enjoy exactly these pursuits – for every passion and for every requirement. This is because Saas-Fee/Saastal is THE high alpine world of adventures! I look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful region. Matthias Supersaxo, Tourism Director Saas-Fee/Saastal Frankfurt (534 km) Deutschland München (521 km) Basel (228 km) Frankreich Zürich (246 km) Österreich Bern (120 km) The ticket for tunnel drivers With the BLS car transport to Valais Timetable under: bls.ch/autoverlad Lausanne Genf (226 km) Sion Martigny YOUR JOURNEY TO THE SAAS VALLEY Whether by car or by public transport: the Saas-Fee/Saastal holiday region is easily accessible from anywhere in Switzerland. There are direct train connections from all major Swiss cities to Visp. From there, you can then take bus 511 on to the Saas Valley. Practically speaking, we may be at the southernmost tip of Switzerland, but your route to us couldn’t be easier: just one change along the way, and unique scenery is included free of charge! The journey takes three hours from Zurich, Geneva and Basle and just two from Berne. Those arriving by car will find plenty of parking spaces for car-free Saas-Fee in the large multistorey car park right at the entrance to the village. Visp Zermatt Kandersteg Goppenstein Brig Saas-Fee Iselle Gotthard Italien Milano (186 km) 2 3
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WELCOME TO YOUR HIGH ALPINE WORLD OF ADVENTURES<br />
Dear Readers,<br />
Nature, adventure and sustainability are in great demand. After<br />
having been through a challenging time, we crave natural<br />
moments of happiness more than ever. We are all looking<br />
for places where we can recharge our batteries, experience<br />
new things with our loved ones, discover, learn or achieve our<br />
goals. With its fascinating glacier worlds in the midst of Switzerland’s<br />
highest mountains, the Saas Valley offers the ideal<br />
conditions to enjoy exactly these pursuits – for every passion<br />
and for every requirement. This is because Saas-Fee/Saastal<br />
is THE high alpine world of adventures!<br />
I look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful region.<br />
Matthias Supersaxo, Tourism Director Saas-Fee/Saastal<br />
Frankfurt (534 km)<br />
Deutschland<br />
München (521 km)<br />
Basel (228 km)<br />
Frankreich<br />
Zürich (246 km)<br />
Österreich<br />
Bern (120 km)<br />
The ticket for<br />
tunnel drivers<br />
With the BLS car transport to Valais<br />
Timetable under:<br />
bls.ch/autoverlad<br />
Lausanne<br />
Genf (226 km)<br />
Sion<br />
Martigny<br />
YOUR JOURNEY TO THE SAAS VALLEY<br />
Whether by car or by public transport: the Saas-Fee/Saastal<br />
holiday region is easily accessible from anywhere in Switzerland.<br />
There are direct train connections from all major Swiss<br />
cities to Visp. From there, you can then take bus 511 on to the<br />
Saas Valley. Practically speaking, we may be at the southernmost<br />
tip of Switzerland, but your route to us couldn’t be<br />
easier: just one change along the way, and unique scenery is<br />
included free of charge! The journey takes three hours from<br />
Zurich, Geneva and Basle and just two from Berne. Those arriving<br />
by car will find plenty of parking spaces for car-free<br />
Saas-Fee in the large multistorey car park right at the entrance<br />
to the village.<br />
Visp<br />
Zermatt<br />
Kandersteg<br />
Goppenstein<br />
Brig<br />
Saas-Fee<br />
Iselle<br />
Gotthard<br />
Italien<br />
Milano (186 km)<br />
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