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Saas-Almagell Destination Guide

Discover Saas-Almagell in Switzerland

Saas-Almagell in the region of Valais is a town located in Switzerland - some 64 mi or ( 103 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Saas-Almagell

Local time in Saas-Almagell is now 09:40 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zurich, Grachen, Galgern, Findeln bei Staldenreid, and Eisten. When in this area, you might want to check out Zurich . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Saas-Almagell ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Schneeschuhwanderung mit Rolf in Saas Almagell 2007

6:51 min by Roberto Venetz
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Schneeschuhwanderung mit Rolf in Saas Almagell 2007. Snow walking in switzerland saas almagell. ..

SA 315 B Lama HB-XRL in action in Valais (Switzerland)

6:44 min by Jean Etienne Allet
Views: 2898 Rating: 5.00

That day I was supposed to video a Boeing MD 90 at Sion airport. I had just finished the job when a friendly crew of Air-Glaciers invited me to for some transports in the Upper Valais (the German spea ..


Tobbogan in Switzerland

4:13 min by mrandrew89
Views: 2407 Rating: 3.86

During a field trip to switzerland we had a few hours of free time, and decided to try out the toboggan...so glad we did, coz its awesome! ..

Anflug auf Saas-Fee / Saastal

2:19 min by celet2000
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Google Earth Anflug auf das Saastal - Virtueller Anflug auf die Perle der Alpen Saas-Fee ! Erstellt von www.blitzdonner.ch; zur Verfügung gestellt von www.ferienart.ch. Virtual approach with Google Ea ..


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Interesting facts about this location

3S Cable Car

The 3S Cable Car (Europe), 3S Gondola Lift or 3S Aerial Tramway (US) is a cable car system that was developed by the Swiss company Roll transport systems in Thun to unite the benefits of a gondola with those of a reversible cable car system.

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Located at 46.11 7.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cable cars in Austria, Cable cars in Switzerland

Saastal

The Saastal or the Saas Valley is an alpine valley in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is separated from the Mattertal valley by the Dom. In 1851, Domherr Peter Joseph Ruppen wrote about Die Chronik des Thales Saas, the Chronicle of the Saas Valley. It is still the work over the Saas Valley. Persons like Peter Joseph Zurbriggen and Alois Zurbriggen kept the chronicle scientifically. Until 1893, the municipalities of Almagell, Balen, Fee and Grund were a single parish.

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Located at 46.12 7.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Geography of Valais, Valleys of Switzerland, Valleys of the Alps

European Graduate School

The European Graduate School (EGS) in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien ("European University for Interdisciplinary Studies"). It is governed by a presidential board that includes a representative of the Swiss canton of Valais. Instruction is in English.

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Located at 46.11 7.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1994, International schools in Switzerland, Schools in Switzerland

Britannia Hut

The Britannia Hut (3,030 m) is a mountain hut located in the Pennine Alps above Saas Fee, in the canton of Valais in Switzerland, owned by the Swiss Alpine Club. It is a starting point for the ascents of Strahlhorn, Rimpfischhorn and Allalinhorn. The hut is easily accessible from the Felskinn station via a trail on the Fee Glacier (1 hour).

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Located at 46.06 7.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Mountain huts in Switzerland

Zwischbergen Pass

The Zwischbergen Pass (el. 3268 m. ) is a high mountain pass across the eastern Pennine Alps, connecting Saas Almagell and Zwischbergen in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The pass lies between the Weissmies on the north and Portjengrat on the South.

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Located at 46.12 8.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Mountain passes of Valais, Mountain passes of the Alps