Valais (Switzerland) - Wink Travel Guide

Download or read book Valais (Switzerland) - Wink Travel Guide written by Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main cities in the region are along the river Rhone which cuts through the bottom of the valley, between its source at the Rhone glacier in the east and its temporary destination of Lake Geneva in the west. The main tourist resorts and many small villages are in the side valleys to the north or the south. Valais offers an amazing diversity of landscapes. Within a few kilometers there are some of the highest glaciers and mountains of the Alps and almost subtropical places where even almond and pomegranate trees grow. Some of the best spring skiing in the world is available in the Valais, at prices which although high beat the equivalent offerings in Colorado. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.