Verbier - Excursions

Summer / Excursions





Tour of the valley's villages and the Mauvoisin dam (on foot or by mountain bike, car or postbus)
Villages of Val de Bagnes


Val de Bagnes	Mauvoisin dam





St. Bernard Pass: St. Bernard hospice, kennel and museum Champex Lake: Artillery fort, alpine botanical garden Les Valettes/Bovernier: Durnand gorges
Pays du Saint-Bernard





Roman town Gianadda Foundation (famous exhibitions, Gallo-Roman museum and auto museum) Musée et chiens du Saint-Bernard Château de la Bâtiaz
Martigny Tourism





Les Marécottes: Alpine zoo Emosson: Tourist trains and dam
Vallée du Trient





Evionnaz: Adventure maze, the largest in the world St-Maurice: Abbey, fairy cave Bex: Salt mines
Chablais Tourism





Path of the Senses
La Tzoumaz





Many wine cellars, tasting in the villages. St-Pierre de Clages: Book village Sion: Valère and Tourbillon hills, castles, antique organs, music festival St-Léonard: Europe's largest subterranean lake Sierre: Villa castle, Finges Wood





Arolla, Evolène: Typical villages Thyon Region: Euseigne pyramids, Grande-Dixence dam





Grimentz: The village in bloom St-Luc: François Xavier Bagnoud observatory and "planet walk" (a scale model of the solar system)
Val d'Anniviers





Vallée de Conches, Lötschental, etc. Aletsch glacier, the longest in Europe (UNESCO heritage). Brig: Stockalper castle Saas-Fee: The world's largest glass hall (3,500 m) Zermatt: The Matterhorn





Baths at Saillon, de Lavey, d'Ovronnaz and Leukerbad





Lake shores and boat cruises. Le Bouveret: water park and Swiss Vapeur Park Montreux: Chillon castle, casino and Montreux Jazz Festival Vevey: Alimentarium (food museum) and camera museum Lausanne: Many museums, including the Olympic Museum and the Hermitage Foundation; cathedral Geneva: Jet d'Eau fountain, clock museum, Patek Philippe Museum, historic town, St. Peter cathedral
Lake Geneva region





High-elevation excursions to see Mont Blanc (via the Mont Blanc Express departing from Martigny or via Forclaz Pass)
Chamonix





Huge market every Tuesday.
Aosta

Verbier makes the perfect starting point for a number of outings. Try some of the suggestions given here. All of these destinations are located less than two hours from Verbier by car.