Sights in Valais
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Stockalperschloss
Kaspar von Stockalper (1609–91), a shrewd businessman who dominated the Simplon Pass trade routes, built this whimsical palace and dubbed himself the ‘Great Stockalper’. Locals didn’t think he was so great and sent him packing to Italy. His palace remains with its baublelike onion domes and arcaded inner courtyard. It’s free to wander the main court (open 6am to 10pm April to October and 6am to 8pm November to March) and the baroque gardens with their quintessential parterres, fountains and clipped hedges.
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Matterhorn Museum
The crystalline, state-of-the-art Matterhorn Museum centres on an authentically recreated Valaisan village. It provides a fascinating insight into mountaineering, the dawn of tourism and the lives Matterhorn has claimed. Must-sees include Roosevelt’s letters, Raymond Lambert’s reindeer-skin boots (made to measure after his toes were amputated) and the infamous rope that broke in 1865 and turned the first ascent of Matterhorn into a tragedy.
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Espace Ella Maillart
Visit Espace Ella Maillart, dedicated to the remarkable Swiss adventurer who lived in Chandolin when she wasn’t exploring remote Afghanistan and Tibet, or winning ski races and regattas.
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Kennels and Museum
Fondation Barry runs the kennels and museum, which you can visit in summer.
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