Bellwald

Bellwald has served as an alpine farming settlement in Upper Valais since the Middle Ages. It occupies a sun-facing mountainside above the upper Rhône valley, amid forests, pastures and the high peaks of the Swiss Alps; the broad Goms valley stretches east from here. Bellwald belongs to the German-speaking part of Valais, where seasonal movement of livestock to high alpine pastures has long influenced local life. The village is also near the Aletsch Glacier, the Alps’ largest glacier, in the wider Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage landscape. Its slopes support a small winter-sports area. Find related webcams across Valais to build a fuller picture of the upper Rhône valley.

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