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Discover Montana-Village
The district Montana-Village of in Sierre District (Canton du Valais) is a district in Switzerland about 45 mi south of Bern, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Veyras, Leuk, Sitten, Raron and Visp. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 75% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
8°C (46 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
3°C (38 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Snow, calm, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
6°C (43 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
LeCrans Hotel & Spa
Crans Ambassador
Grand Hotel Du Golf & Palace
Helvetia Intergolf
Art-de-Vivre
Maya Boutique Hotel
Hotel Marco Polo
Alpina & Savoy
Grand hotel Du parc
Hôtel des Vignes
Videos from this area
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Switzerland 20 (Camera on board) Crans-Montana (VS) [HQ]
55697-698-709-710 Suisse/Valais Discover Crans-sur-Sierre in Valais / Wallis • Map with all videos "Camera on board" by Christian Roux : http://www.christian-roux.ch/camera.
CRANS MONTANA BIKEPARK 2014-red/black line-981DH Team
Downhill in Crans Montana, red e black line. Movie with GoPro.
snowboard freestyle a crans montana, 2014
voici une petite vidéo réaliser dans le snowpark de crans-montana. cette vidéo sera suivie le lendemain par la vidéo que j'aurais du vous proposer a la place de celle la. Je tien a présiser...
Regent College à Crans-Montana: une école internationale en 2015
Le projet d'école internationale à Crans-Montana se précise. Le chantier va pouvoir démarrer, le financement public-privé est bouclé (46 millions). Une nouvelle qui réjouit la destination...
kids Aurélien (5 year) 2013 Crans-Montana @ Commencal
Aurélien Kids 5 ans saison 2013 COMMENCAL Bike park Crans-Montana Suisse Valais. Merci à Commencal Bike, Dakine Suisse Magasin Frenetic Bike à Areuse Neuchâtel.
Appartement résidentiel dans un beau chalet Crans-Montana
Appartement résidentiel dans un beau chalet édifié en 2009 au cœur de la station de Crans-Montana.Spacieux et lumineux. L'appartement est moderne et très bien agencé, des balcons généreux...
Crans-Montana, Downhill with GoPro Hero 3
Summer Run on the Red Track with a friend. Crans-Montana, Switzerland 2014 Riding with my Commencal Supreme DH 2014 Mountainbike little edit. Filmed with GoPro Hero 3 Silver Edition ...
Crans-Montana: la mue a commencé du côté Est de la station
Le chantier Clovelli touche à sa fin. Le bâtiment (qui abrite la nouvelle Coop) met à disposition du public un parking avec 200 places, depuis lequel on accède à pied à l'avenue de la...
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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.
Anzère
Anzère is a small village in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, located in the municipality of Ayent and close to Sion and Crans. A south-facing purpose-built resort in traditional Swiss architectural style. It is very popular, partly because it is the sunniest spot in Switzerland, according to official statistics. The Swiss ski resort of Anzère is part of the Glacier-Alpes Vaudoises Ski Area and has direct access to 40 km of downhill skiing, with 15 individual pistes, served by 13 ski lifts.
Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana is a ski resort in southwestern Switzerland, in the heart of the Swiss Alps in the canton of Valais. It is located on a plateau above Sierre at an elevation of about 1,500 m above sea level, allowing good view over the Valais Alps and Weisshorn in particular. The resort is a fusion of the two centers of Crans and Montana and belongs to 6 municipalities (Chermignon, Icogne, Lens, Mollens, Montana and Randogne).
Stade Tourbillon
Stade Tourbillon is a multi-purpose stadium in Sion, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Sion. The stadium holds 16,000 people and was built in 1968 and renovated in 1989. At the time of the renovation, its capacity was 19,600.
Hérens (district)
The district of Hérens is a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 10,542 (as of 31 December 2011).
Sierre (district)
The district of Sierre is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 46,644 (as of 31 December 2011).
Tourbillon Castle
Tourbillon Castle is a castle in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated on a hill and faces the Basilique de Valère, located on the opposite hill. The castle was ruined in a fire in 1788.
Lac de Tseuzier
Lac de Tseuzier is an artificial lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Ayent and Icogne. The reservoir has a volume of 51 mio m³ and a surface area of 0.85 km². It was formed by the dams of Zeuzier (156 m) and Proz-Riond (20 m) built in 1957.
Lac d'Icogne
Lac d'Icogne is a reservoir in the municipality of Lens near the village of Crans-sur-Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake has a volume of 0.04 million m³ and a surface area of 7 ha.
Iffigsee
Iffigsee is a lake near Lenk, in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The lake is located in the Iffigtal, near Rawil Pass. To the south of the lake is the Wildhorn (3,248 metres).
Lac des Audannes
Lac des Audannes is a lake in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Plaine Morte
The Plaine Morte is a glacier located at an elevation of 2,750 m, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The ice field, which covers 10 square kilometres, is located below the mountain of Wildstrubel in the Bernese Alps. The area of Plaine Morte is easily accessible from Crans-Montana by cable car and the practice of cross-country skiing is possible throughout the year. The summit of the Pointe de la Plaine Morte offers impressive views of the Valais Alps.
Val d'Anniviers
The val d'Anniviers is a Swiss alpine valley, situated in the district of Sierre in Valais, which extends south of the Rhône Valley, on the northern slopes of the Pennine Alps. The valley was home to six municipalities: Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc, Vissoie, Vercorin and Zinal. The citizens of those municipalities agreed on November 26, 2006, to merge into one, which was named Anniviers. The merger took place in January 2009.
Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation
The Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation was established in 1986 in Sierre, Switzerland, on the patronage of the municipality. Its goal is to promote the knowledge of Rainer Maria Rilke's works, through a museum, exhibitions, lectures, conferences, publications and a festival. The famous poet spent the five last years of his life in the city, living in the Château de Muzot, a 13th century fortified manor on the edge of town.
Lac de Géronde
Lac de Géronde is a lake at Sierre, Valais, Switzerland. Besides the main lake, there is a "petit lac" close by. \t\t \t\t\tGéronde lake in Vallis IMG 4917. JPG \t\t\t Painting by Charles-Louis Guigon, 1860
Saint-Léonard underground lake
Saint-Léonard underground lake (French Lac souterrain de Saint-Léonard) is located at Saint Léonard in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. With a length of 300 and a width of 20 m it is the largest underground lake in Europe. It was discovered in 1943 by Jean-Jacques Pittard. Prior to 1946 the water-level was much higher, but an earthquake with a force of 5.6 on the Richter-scale opened additional fissures in the cave on January 25, 1946. Its water is constantly at 11 °C .
Schnidejoch
The Schnidejoch is a mountain pass in the Bernese Alps, at 2,756 m above sea level, cutting across the ridge connecting the Schnidehorn and the Wildhorn. Archaeological artifacts, their dates spread over six millennia (from the Neolithic to the Late Middle Ages), have been discovered near the pass. They suggest that the pass was in regular use as a short route across the Bernese Alps, connecting the Bernese Oberland and the Valais, throughout this period.
Etang de la Moubra
Etang de la Moubra or Lac de la Moubra is a lake at Montana in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Located at an elevation of 1424 m, its surface area is 5 ha.
Etang Grenon
Etang Grenon or Lac Grenon is a lake at Montana in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Located at an elevation of 1497 m, its surface area is 3.5 ha.
Lac de Chermignon
Lac de Chermignon is a reservoir in the municipality of Lens, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 2.1 ha and a volume of 130,000 m³.
Wildstrubel Glacier
The Wildstrubel Glacier is a 2.5 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 4.8 km².
Rawil Pass
The Rawil Pass (el. 2429 m. ) is a high mountain pass across the western Bernese Alps, connecting Lenk in the canton of Berne in Switzerland and Anzère or Crans Montana in the canton of Valais. The pass lies between the Wildhorn on the west and the Wildstrubel on the east. Lac de Tseuzier is located south of the pass.
Mayoux
Mayoux is a populated place in Switzerland.
Sierre coach crash
The Sierre coach crash occurred on 13 March 2012 near Sierre, Switzerland, when a coach carrying school teachers and pupils crashed into a wall in the Sierre Tunnel. Of the 52 people on board, 28 were killed in the crash, including both drivers, all four teachers, and 22 of the 46 children. The other 24 pupils, all aged between 10 and 12, were injured, including three who were hospitalised with severe brain and chest injuries.
Sierre Tunnel
The Sierre Tunnel (French: Tunnel de Sierre) is a tunnel near Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is part of the A9 Autobahn and is located between Sierre and Sierre-Est-Ouest. The tunnel was opened in 1999 and consists of two tubes of 2,460 metres (8,070 ft) in length. In a tunnel test by the European Tunnel Assessment Programme (EuroTAP) in 2005 it was rated as "good" - the second-highest grade out of five.
Vercorin
Vercorin is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton near Sierre, at a height of 1,320 metres, on a plateau overlooking the Rhone valley. It belongs to the municipality of Chalais. In winter Vercorin is a ski resort and includes 35 km of prepared slopes on the Crêt du Midi.