Bellwald: Talstation
Built around a hillside farming settlement, Bellwald grew into a compact alpine resort in Valais. It stands on a terrace above the Rhône valley in the Goms region of upper Valais, where forested slopes and open pasture climb toward high Alpine ground. Older parts of the village preserve timber houses and farm buildings typical of this German-speaking part of the canton. Bellwald is also a ski resort, with lifts and pistes extending from the settlement across cleared slopes and through woodland. The same mountain terrain is used for hiking and biking. Rather than a large resort town, Bellwald remains a small community whose agricultural past and mountain-tourism infrastructure share the same hillside.
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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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