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Tuesday, 21 August, 2012
Top tips for seeing Swiss glaciers
With the sun cracking the pavements and Switzerland in the grip of a heatwave, what better way to cool off than to visit one of the country’s 122 glaciers? Veronique Kanel from Swiss Tourism takes us high into the mountains to explore some incredible icy wonderlands and offers some advice on the best places to visit:
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More information on the glaciers mentioned by Veronique Kanel can be found here:
- Walking from the Morteratsch train station to the edge of the glacier (Pontresina/Graubünden)
- Diavolezza - Morteratsch: Hiking Across Glaciers (Graubünden) for more “advanced” hikers
- Taking the revolving Gondola to the Ice Grotto (Lucerne, Lake Lucerne Region)
- Matterhorn glacier paradise (Zermatt, Valais)
- Another look at the Aletsch glaceier through the Ice Pavilion in Saas-Fee (Valais)
- The Region Surrounding the Largest Alpine Glacier (Valais)
- Hiking to the best viewpoint of the giant glacier of Aletsch
- The Aletsch Panorama Trail
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