Grimentz: Sud
The Pennine Alps define the setting of Grimentz — steep, partly forested slopes enclose this high settlement in Val d’Anniviers and give its streets and chalets a distinctly Alpine scale. In the French-speaking canton of Valais, the village has retained a remarkably cohesive core of darkened larch-wood houses, set closely along narrow lanes. Their weathered timber façades, together with barns and small agricultural buildings, reflect a longstanding mountain-farming tradition. The terrain rises quickly above the village towards the high country of Val d’Anniviers, while Grimentz also forms one end of the linked Grimentz-Zinal ski area. It is a compact resort whose character remains closely tied to an old Valais settlement.
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Grimentz stands above the Navisence River in Valais, and its high valley-side position has long tied the settlement to alpine pastureland and routes into the Pennine Alps. The old centre is distinguished by darkened larch houses and timber granaries, preserving the material character of a traditional Anniviers community. Up-valley, the Lac de Moiry reservoir sits beneath the Moiry Glacier, adding a more dramatic high-alpine dimension to outings from the village. In winter, Grimentz forms part of the Zinal–Grimentz ski area, while summer brings walkers into the surrounding valley. Browse other webcams across Valais to place this setting in a wider geographic context.
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Valais combines high-alpine terrain with vineyard-lined valley life in a way that reflects its position between the Rhône Valley and the Pennine Alps. These coordinates lie in the Val d’Anniviers, a side valley where the Navizence flows north towards the Rhône and long-settled communities occupy slopes beneath high peaks. Across the canton, mountain pastures, glaciers and celebrated summits shape daily life as much as the broad, productive valley floor. Valais is also Switzerland’s leading wine-producing canton, and its historic bisses—open irrigation channels—show how generations adapted dry sunny slopes for cultivation. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Valais.
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