The most beautiful photo spots in Valais: Zermatt, Aletsch Glacier, side valleys and Alpine passes
The canton Valais is the The quintessential Swiss mountain canton. As the home of most Swiss Four-thousanders offer Valais Alps An enormous variety of natural landscapes. Wild forests, deep gorges, mighty glaciers and majestic, snow-covered peaks characterize this impressive high mountain region and offer countless subjects for stunning photographs. Valais pictures and landscape photography.
Zermatt & Matterhorn – the most famous mountain scenery in Switzerland
The most internationally renowned photographic subject in Valais is undoubtedly the famous mountain village Zermatt in the Mattertal valley with its local mountain, the world-famous Matterhorn. Particularly spectacular are Sunrises and red sunsets at the mountain lakes around Zermatt.
Especially at Stellisee or Riffelsee When there is no wind, one of Switzerland's most iconic motifs emerges: the Reflection of the Matterhorn in the mountain lake. This image is one of the most famous postcard motifs of the Swiss Alps and is on the wish list of many nature and landscape photographers worldwide.
Among the most famous viewpoints is also the Gornergrat. From here, a spectacular view opens up of the Matterhorn and the enormous... Gorner Glacier and the surrounding four-thousand-meter peaks of the Valais Alps.
Aletsch Glacier – the largest glacier in the Alps
The region around the majestic Aletsch glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch, It offers fantastic views and impressive photo opportunities, especially from viewpoints like the Eggishorn, the Bettmerhorn or the Moosfluh A spectacular view opens up over the vast ice field of the Aletsch Arena.
But Valais is home to numerous other glaciers, including the Rhone Glacier, the mighty Gorner Glacier near Zermatt or the Zinal Glacier in the Val d'Anniviers. Surrounded by the imposing peaks of the Valais Alps, every nature photographer will find impressive subjects for their work. Valais pictures.
Original side valleys in Valais
Each of the numerous side valleys of Valais possesses its own unique landscape character. The wild and romantic [valley] is particularly impressive. Binntal, the original Lötschental, the high alpine Saas Valley or the far Obergoms.
Further west lie the French-speaking valleys. Val d'Anniviers with the mountain village Zinal, the Val d'Hérens, the well-known Val de Bagnes or that Val Ferret. Even more remote natural gems like the Lac de Derborence, a mountain lake surrounded by rock faces in a wild high mountain landscape, are among the most photogenic places in Valais.
Legendary Alpine passes in Valais
Some of Switzerland's most spectacular Alpine passes offer impressive views of the high mountain landscape of the Valais Alps. The following are particularly well-known: Furka Pass, the Nufenen Pass, the Grimsel Pass, the historical Simplon Pass as well as the Great St. Bernard. These mountain passes offer spectacular panoramic views of the high alpine mountains of Valais.
My best Valais pictures for your home
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