The Town of Brig with Its Historic Old Quarter and the Stockalper Palace Lies in the Sunny Upper Valais at the Foot of the Simplon Pass

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Brig The town of Brig with its historic old quarter and the Stockalper Palace lies in the sunny Upper Valais at the foot of the Simplon Pass. Situated at an important junction, Brig is an ideal starting point for excursions. It is close to hiking and ski regions on the Lötschberg and Simplon, and in the Aletsch. It also has its own thermal baths, making it an attractive holiday resort.

Brig Belalp Tourismus Bahnhofplatz 1 3900 Brig T +41 (0)27 921 60 30 F +41 (0)27 921 60 31 [email protected] http://www.brig-belalp.ch

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The lovely old town with its stately houses, cosy inns and hotels will tempt you to linger awhile. Lively Bahnhofstrasse is great for shopping, and the Stockalper Palace in Brig is one of the most important baroque palaces in Switzerland.

The history of Brig is closely linked with the Simplon Pass, one of the most beautiful alpine passes which starts immediately beyond the city gates. Napoleon built a road through the Simplon Pass in the 19th century to move his armies, thus creating the first man-made road in the Alps.

© MySwitzerland.com - Schweiz Tourismus - Page 1/6 Brig is a perfect starting point for an excursion to Zermatt or Saas-Fee, for example. It also lies along the route of the famous Glacier Express, which links Zermatt and St. Moritz. Going south, Brig is the General Info most northerly border station for the Simplon railway tunnel to Italy. To the east, you pass through Canton: Valais Goms, and the Furka Pass leads to central Switzerland; the Grimsel Pass into the Bernese Postcode/ZIP: 3900 - 3900 Oberland; and the Nufenen Pass into the Ticino. Altitude: 1820 m Population: 11,500 Blatten above Naters near Brig, with its timber houses burnt a deep brown by the sun, is an authentic Language: German little Valais village. From here, a cable railway ascends the Belalp to a sun-drenched, traffic-free high plateau with the ‘Families Welcome’ seal of quality. Its attractions include the Massa Trail and Gorge, the Aletsch climbing path across the reservoir and ‘suonen walks’ along the historic Valais irrigation Opening hours channels. Shops/shopping Monday - Friday: 8 am - 6.30 pm Highlights Saturday: 8 am - 5 pm Late night shopping: Friday, 8 am - 8 pm >

● Stockalper Palace: a baroque place built by the merchant prince Kaspar Jodok von Stockalper. Banks and currency exchange He made his fortune by trading in salt, silk and other goods along the mule track he had extended Monday - Friday: 9 am - 12 noon / 1.30 pm - through the Simplon Pass. 5 pm Saturday: closed ● The old town of Brig: interesting old town with aristocratic houses, a pilgrimage and collegiate church and Sebastians Chapel.

Public authorities and offices ● Brig Baths: one of the biggest open-air thermal spa centres in Switzerland, just 6 km from Brig. Monday - Friday: 9 am – 12 noon / 2 pm - 5 It has a spa grotto swimming pool, water chute (182 m), fresh water and Olympic pools. pm ● Simplon Pass: the 35-km-long Stockalper road from Brig to Gondo is the backbone of the Saturday: closed ‘Simplon Ecomuseum’, dedicated to the history of the Pass from the time of Stockalper to Napoleon. Important phone numbers ● Aletsch Glacier: the longest glacier in Europe and part of the Jungfrau - Aletsch - Bietschhorn Emergency calls: UNESCO world natural heritage site. 117 Police 118 Fire ● Lötschberg south slope: a mountain walk along the dry, hot, step-like southern slope of the 144 Ambulance Lötschberg railway line: a walk famous for its panoramic views. 1414 Swiss heli rescue Top Events General information: 1811 General information such as eg ● Belalp Derby: 12-km ‘descent of the witches’. 1000 participants, male and female, descend the doctors, theater, etc. mountain dressed as witches (January). 140 Breakdown Service 162 Weather Information ● Sheep Festival: traditional festival with yodling competition and sheep-shearing on the Aletsch 163 Road conditions side of the Belalp (August). 187 Avalanche Bulletin

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Bar: Spycher A sophisticated music bar in the Old Town, it never fails to surprise its guests.

Spycher Sennereigasse 3900 Brig

City parks

Park/Garden: The newly created garden with its own grape vines and a fragrant Stockalpergarten rose garden invites you to dream. The elegant "Ladies of the Court" will show you the premises.

Brig Belalp Tourismus Bahnhofplatz 1 3900 Brig +41 (0)27 921 60 30 [email protected] www.brig.ch

City Tours

City Tour - Brig Guided tour of the historic Old Town with its patrician townhouses, famous lifting bridge, mediatheque and the new Brig.

Brig Belalp Tourismus Bahnhofplatz 1 3900 Brig +41 (0)27 921 60 30 [email protected]

City tour: The historic path from Brig via the Simplon Pass to Simplon-Dorf Stockalper Path - (Village). Traversing the imposing Gondo Gorge up to Gondo is a Brig secret tip.

Brig Belalp Tourismus Bahnhofplatz 1 3900 Brig +41 (0)27 921 60 30 [email protected]

Schlosshotel Elegant hotel with fasting cures and beauty treatments.

Schlosshotel Kichgasse 3 3900 Brig +41 (0)27 922 95 95 [email protected]

Shopping

Wohnsinn Alba Eclectic furniture and fine interior architecture. Concept

Wohnsinn Sonnenstr. 7 3900 Brig www.wohnsinn-brig.ch

À table - Wohn- + A large selections of culinary specialties, wines and spirits, home Esskultur decor and gifts.

à table - Wohn- + Esskultur Rhonesandstr. 1 3900 Brig

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