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Lying in the next-door valley to Zermatt, Saas-Fee (1,800 m) is sometimes overlooked, mostly because it doesn’t have any train access. However, were it not for the Matterhorn next door, the array of peaks around Saas-Fee would take centre-stage on any Alpine itinary. The totally traffic-free glacier town Saas-Fee is one of four linked villages lying in one of the most scenically beautiful and diverse valleys in the Valais and is surrounded by 13 4,000-metre peaks (the other three villages are Saas-Balen, Saas-Grund and Saas-Almagell). The heart of the Saas-Fee village is full of shops and some boutiques, but still with much character and charm. Visit the biggest ice pavilion in the world at 3,500 metre above sea level! www.saas-fee.ch
How to get there: Hourly buses depart from Brig (takes an hour to get to Saas-Fee). There are hourly train connections to Brig from Bern and Lausanne (1h 40min), and from Geneva 2h 20min. From Zurich it takes 3h and you may have to change in Bern.
The Tourist office is next to the bus station (027 958 18 58).
Budget accommodation:
Touristenlager Lukas Imseng, at Hotel Imseng (027 958 12 58
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