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Delve into Vercorin
Vercorin in Sierre District (Canton du Valais) is located in Switzerland about 48 mi (or 77 km) south of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Vercorin is now 11:21 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports close to Vercorin, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 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 29 mi (or 47 km), North-East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, 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: 16°C / 60 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 68% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
19°C (67 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
21°C (69 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
LeCrans Hotel & Spa
Grand Hotel Du Golf & Palace
Crans Ambassador
Hotel Marco Polo
Etrier
Alpina & Savoy
Art-de-Vivre
Helvetia Intergolf
Grand hotel Du parc
Robinson
Videos from this area
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11/5/12 - Vol avec les Aigles du Vallon de Réchy
Décollage de Vercorin vers 18h, montée pénible jusqu'à hauteur de Sigeroulaz et après, que du bonheur jusqu'à vingt heure! Un soaring digne de la Dune de Pyla sur les 7km du Vallon, partagé...
Du Crêt du Midi à Chalais, en passant dans les nuages. Advance Alpha 5
Le 6 avril, il aura fallu de la patience pour pouvoir voler entre le Crêt du Midi et Chalais. Le ciel était complètement bouché. 40 minutes plus tard, départ pour un magnifique vol avec...
12/10/13 - Vercorun 2013
Une compétition parapente sans thermique, sans touch and go, mais avec précision d'atterrissage. Juste une petite marche, 2 vols et une grillade. BUTS : Faire un minimum de temps pour monter...
Made With A swinglet CAM Drone: The Quarry
This video presents the 2D and 3D mapping of a quarry made with a swinglet CAM [http://www.sensefly.com/products/swinglet-cam]. The 85 images acquired during the flight were processed fully...
Chippis attend Schaffhouse en Coupe de Suisse
Canal9 suivra ce week end les Valaisans au premier tour de la Coupe de Suisse. Le FC Savièse, vainqueur de la Coupe Valaisanne, se déplacera à Wiesendangen pensionnaire de 3ème ligue, le...
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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.
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).
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
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.