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Saillon Destination Guide

Discover Saillon in Switzerland

Saillon in the region of Valais with its 1,598 habitants is a town located in Switzerland - some 55 mi or ( 89 km ) South of Berne , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Saillon

Local time in Saillon is now 12:12 PM (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: Villars-sur-Ollon, Vetroz, Tortin, Sapinhaut, and Ovronnaz. When in this area, you might want to check out Villars-sur-Ollon . 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 Saillon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Thermalp - Les Bains D'Ovronnaz

4:49 min by topintravel
Views: 35048 Rating: 4.89

Präsentiert von Topin.travel - www.topin.travel Im Herzen des Wallis vereinigen die "Bäder von Ovronnaz" Thermalismus mit atemberaubender Berglandschaft. ..

MTB Verbier/Chamonix 2010

6:37 min by Hans Jørgen Moe
Views: 11600 Rating: 5.00

September 2010. Our second mountain bike trip to Verbier. This time we where a group of 14 guys - 11 norwegians, 2 brits and one inbetweener. Erik, Matt and Bart from MTBverbier guided us for 5 days t ..


Swiss Cheese and Cows and Stuff

4:24 min by jkimisyellow
Views: 4704 Rating: 4.92

Verbier is so beautiful. ERMAHGERD. ..

Zermatt, Switzerland - January, 1983

6:53 min by Nils493
Views: 2978 Rating: 5.00

Photography - Zermatt, Switzerland -- January, 1983. Views of the Matterhorn, other surrounding mountains and Zermatt from ski area. Photography and Music by Nils Hoglund Music : Mountain Energy Copyr ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ovronnaz

Ovronnaz is a village located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies in the municipality of Leytron, close to Martigny. The village is located on the south side of the Bernese Alps, on a terrace above the Rhone river, at an altitude of 1,330 metres. The region is surrounded by the summits of Grand Chavalard, Petit and Grand Muveran and Haut de Cry. Ovronnaz is both a small ski resort and a spa resort.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.20 7.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland, Spa towns in Switzerland, Villages in Switzerland

Saint-Pierre-de-Clages

Saint-Pierre-de-Clages is a village in Switzerland. It is located in the French speaking part of The Valais in the municipality of Chamoson. The village of Saint-Pierre-de-Clages was joined with the municipality of Chamoson in 1376. It is famous for its 11th century church with its octagonal bell tower. The village of Saint-Pierre-de-Clages is also known as the Swiss book town with an annual book festival.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.18 7.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Villages in Valais

La Tzoumaz

La Tzoumaz (also referred to as Les Mayens des Riddes) is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Valais. It is part of the "Four Valleys" ski area, which consists of various ski resorts, including Verbier, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, La Tzoumaz, and Thyon. As such it has direct access to over 400 km of runs. Named after the word "tzoumer", which means taking a break, La Tzoumaz nestles against the same mountain as Verbier, Mont Savolyres, and is at the same altitude (1500m).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.14 7.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of Valais, Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland, Villages in Switzerland, Visitor attractions in Valais

Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station

The Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant located in the Swiss Alps in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. The power plant is fed with water from the Grande Dixence Dam's reservoir, Lac des Dix and is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex. The 1269 MW power plant is operated by Grande Dixence SA.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.19 7.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Switzerland

Col du Lein

Col du Lein (el. 1623 m. ) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It connects Saxon in the valley of the Rhone River and Vollèges in the Val de Bagnes.

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Located at 46.11 7.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Mountain passes of Valais, Mountain passes of the Alps

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Saillon