Valais Part 1: Matterhorn Country Starts at St-Maurice and Verbier
Fodor’s Essential Switzerland (3rd Edition), Fodor’s Travel, ISBN 9781640977280
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Valais is where a lot of visitors stop pretending Switzerland is only banks and chocolate. Fodor’s opens the chapter by saying 45 of Switzerland’s 48 thirteen-thousand-foot peaks live here, including the Matterhorn. But the guide also warns you not to crowd one spot. Pick a valley, spend a few days, and let the Rhône do the rest.