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Aletsch Glacier

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Aletsch Glacier
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“The Aletsch Glacier or Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about 23 km (14 mi) (2014), a volume of 15.4 km3 (3.7 cu mi) (2011), and covers about 81.7 km2 (2011) in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. The Aletsch Glacier is composed of…”
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Smithsonian MagazineSep 10, 2025

When the Cows Come Home in the Alps, the Swiss Eat Raclette

Every September, dairy farmers herd cattle from high-alpine pastures back to the villages where they reside for the winter and celebrate the occasion by roasting cheese over a fire

Glacier found in Valais

13 things in this story
  • ValaisNeighborhoodCanton where raclette cheese is produced
  • Blatten-BelalpNeighborhoodExperience the authentic “Schäful” festival on Belalp – with Valais specialities, folk music, a lively dance evening…
  • AnniviersNeighborhoodIt was formed through the merger of six municipalities in Val d'Anniviers: Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean,…
  • CharmeyNeighborhoodOn 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Charmey and Cerniat merged into the new municipality of Val-de-Charmey.
  • Krone Säumerei am InnRestaurantRestaurant in La Punt Chamues-ch
  • MatterhornSightMountain found in Valais
  • Aletsch GlacierSightGlacier found in Valais
  • NendazNeighborhoodVillage where Emilie Mariéthoz grew up
  • Hotel de MoiryHotelMountain hut in Grimentz serving raclette
  • Grand Hotel des Bains KempinskiHotelHotel in St. Moritz celebrating alpabzug
  • Engadin MountainsSightMountains surrounding St. Moritz
  • Grace La Margna St. MoritzHotelHotel with executive chef Andrea Bonini
  • La Punt Chamues-chNeighborhood
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