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Grimselpass
The Grimsel Pass (Grimselpass) is one of Switzerland’s most dramatic, rugged, and engineering-heavy alpine mountain passes. Peaking at an elevation of 2,164 meters above sea level, it crosses the Bernese Alps, linking the Hasli Valley (Haslital) in the canton of Bern with the Goms district in the canton of Valais. Unlike the lush, soft green…
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Sonogno
Unlike the other destinations we discussed, Sonogno is not a big city—it is a tiny, hidden mountain village of fewer than 100 residents located in the Canton of Ticino, the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland. It sits at the very end of the paved road in the wild and pristine Verzasca Valley (Valle Verzasca). Wandering through…
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Foroglio
Like Sonogno, Foroglio is a tiny, ancient hamlet located in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino. However, it is tucked inside the Bavona Valley (Valle Bavona), a sister valley right next to the Verzasca Valley. The village looks like something straight out of a high-fantasy movie: a cluster of 15th-century stone houses dwarfed by a colossal,…
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Fischeralp
You are thinking of Fiescheralp (often phonetically searched as “fischeralps”), a spectacular high-altitude alpine resort perched at 2,212 meters (7,257 feet) above sea level in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Fiescheralp is part of a famous trio of car-free alpine villages—alongside Riederalp and Bettmeralp—that make up the Aletsch Arena. Situated on a sunny, south-facing mountain…
