Blatten
in Brig District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (33 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (45 mi)
- Locarno Airport (45 mi)
- Buochs Airport (47 mi)
- Lugano Airport (51 mi)
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Aosta Airport (52 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (62 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (63 mi)
- Zürich Airport (81 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (82 mi)
- Linate Airport (89 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 64 mi) - Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Tierpark Aletsch (zoo, (8 mi)
- Alpenvogelpark Grindelwald (zoo, (20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.359 and 7.985 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 21' 31" and E 7° 59' 5"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:20 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:14 am and 7:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Blatten
Blatten in Brig District (Canton du Valais) is a town located in Switzerland about 48 mi (or 77 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital place.
Time in Blatten is now 03:20 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports nearby Blatten, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 33 mi (or 53 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), North. We collected 2 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Brig, Visp, Raron, Trasquera and Varzo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 64% |
| Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 33% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Sunday, 22nd of September 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 23rd of September 2024
11°C (53 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 24th of September 2024
14°C (57 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Royal
Alex
Hotel Art Furrer
Ambassador
CFI Hotel & Restaurant Touring
du Pont - Brig
Good Night Inn
Hotel de Londres
Hotel Europe Garni
Hotel Blattnerhof
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Alpenflora (brig-belalp.ch)
http://www.brig-belalp.ch.
Canyoneering - Alpine Rescue Center Zermatt
Canyoneering with the Alpine Rescue Center of Air Zermatt in the Massaschlucht in Switzerland. http://www.alpinerescuecenter.ch Practising Emergency Medical Service in the mountains is...
Belalp Hexe 2014
Le prove della BelalpHexe 2014 con Chico, il 17 gennaio 2014.
Belalp Hexe 2013
The Belalp Hexe is certainly among the craziest ski competitions in the Alps. Taking part in one of Switzerland's weirder traditions, hundreds of wannabe witches dressed up and got their skis...
Travelita fliegt über die Belalp (Hohstock-Kühmatte)
Anita absolviert einen Gleitschirm Tandemflug auf der Belalp mit den Ski.
Quarterpipe 2015 Belalp PSI
Quarterpipe Jamsession 2015 Belalp Organisiert vom: Freestyle Club ONE80 Film: PSI Mode.
Belalp Hexe 2013: le prove
Le prove del 18.01.2013 con Chico alla Belalp Hexe 2013.
Hiking the Valais Region of Switzerland
September, 2014. Eight glorious days in the Swiss Alps.
Belalp Hexe 2013
Sorseer Hexe uf dr Belalp 2013.
Bergbahnen (brig-belalp.ch)
http://www.brig-belalp.ch.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Simplon Tunnel
The Simplon Tunnel is a railway tunnel that connects Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Italy, through the Alps, but not under Simplon Pass itself. It is straight except for shore curves at either end. It actually consists of two single-track tunnels built nearly 20 years apart. The first to be opened is 19,700 meters long, the second is 19,824 meters long, making it the longest railway tunnel in the world until the opening of the Daishimizu Tunnel in 1982.
Stausee Gibidum
Stausee Gibidum (Gibidum reservoir or "Stausee Gebidem") is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km², shared by the municipalities of Naters and Riederalp. The construction of Gebidem dam was started in 1964 and completed by 1967. The arch dam has an elevation of 122 m and a crest length of 327 m. It is not to be confused with Gebidumsee (or Gibidumsee), a natural lake.
Belalp
Belalp is a village and ski resort in the Swiss canton of Valais, 2'100 m above sea level, in the municipality of Naters. Belalp is a car free village which can be reached by cable car from the village of Blatten. Because of its altitude the place is also a vantage point offering view of Dom and Fletschhorn and other peaks of the Pennine and Lepontine Alps. Close to the village are the summits of Nesthorn, Hohstock and Sparrhorn.
Brig railway station
Brig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Opened in 1906, it is adjacent to the northern portal of the Simplon Tunnel, and is served by three standard gauge lines and two metre gauge lines.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Blatten.
Blatten: Hotel Massa − Aussicht, Blatten (source)
Blatten: Hotel Blattnerhof mit Belalpbahn und Altes Dorf von, Blatten (source)
Belalp › South-East: Tschuggen, Belalp (source)
Belalp › South: Simplon Pass, Belalp (source)
Belalp › West: Foggenhorn − Grisighorn, Belalp (source)
Belalp: Talstation Sesselbahn Bruchegg, Belalp (source)
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