Vals

Built around a high Alpine Walser settlement in the Valser Valley, Vals grew into a Swiss mountain community known for thermal bathing. The Valser Rhine runs through the narrow valley, which rises south toward the Zervreila reservoir and is enclosed by the mountains of Grisons. Vals is also associated with Valser quartzite, a local stone used widely in regional building. Architect Peter Zumthor made it internationally familiar with Therme Vals, completed in 1996 and constructed from layers of this quartzite. Discover how Vals belongs to the wider Grisons Alps by browsing webcams nearby.

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