La Tour
in Hérens District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (12 mi) -
Aosta Airport (26 mi) -
Megève Airport (45 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (56 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (62 mi)
- Courchevel Airport (64 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (67 mi)
- Neuchatel Airport (67 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (68 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (75 mi)
- Linate Airport (97 mi)
- Zürich Airport (107 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 69 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 88 mi) - Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.098 and 7.506 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 5' 53" and E 7° 30' 20"
- 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: 05:24 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:55 am and 8:57 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: 2024-05-16 08:19:50
Touring La Tour
La Tour in Hérens District (Canton du Valais) is a town located in Switzerland about 59 mi (or 95 km) south of Bern, the country's capital place.
Time in La Tour is now 05:24 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports nearby La Tour, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), North-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 37 mi (or 60 km), North-East. 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: Sitten, Veyras, Bionaz, Paquier and Valtournenche. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 12% |
| Air Humidity | 87% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 17th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
21°C (69 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Alpina
Melezes
Hôtel De La Sage
Videos from this area
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Via Evolene.
EVOLÈNE (SUIZA)
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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.
Val d'Hérens
Val d'Hérens is an alpine valley in the Valais canton of Switzerland. It was formed by the Hérens glacier, which retreated at the end of the last ice age. It extends from the Rhône valley to a number of high mountains - Dent Blanche, Dent d'Hérens, Mont Collon, Mont Blanc de Cheilon. It is a popular start point for mountain expeditions. The area has two mountain peaks over 4,000 metres in altitude: la Dent Blanche ("white tooth") at 4,357 m, and la Dent d'Hérens ("Hérens tooth") at 4,171m.
Lac des Autannes
Lac des Autannes is a lake above Grimentz in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir has a surface area of 3.3 ha. It is located at an elevation of 2686 m.
Les Haudères
Les Haudères is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton, in the Val d'Hérens, south of Sion. It belongs to the municipality of Evolène. Les Haudères lies where the valleys of Arolla and Ferpècle meet to form the main valley of Hérens, at an altitude of 1,450 metres above sea level.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of La Tour.
Evolène: Agence Evolena Sàrl − Evolène, Village − Dent Blanche, Evolène (source)
Evolène: Dent Blanche, Evolène (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
La Tour
