Switzerland

Alps / Valais

Where to stay

Crans-Montana

Crans-Montana is a Swiss alpine resort at 1500 metres with one of Europe's most spectacular high-altitude golf settings — the Ballesteros Course looks across the Rhône Valley to the four-thousand-metre peaks of the Valais Alps. The resort infrastructure is well developed for both golf and non-golf activities.

Golf access: Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre (Ballesteros Course) is directly in the resort on the Crans-Montana plateau at 1500 m altitude.
Restaurants & evenings: A well-developed Swiss alpine resort with good restaurants, mountain fondue huts, and terrace dining overlooking the Valais Alps.
Families: The resort's cable cars, mountain hiking, the Plaine Morte glacier, and the alpine setting suit active families well.

Sierre / Sion

Sierre and Sion in the Rhône Valley below Crans-Montana offer a more grounded, less resort-oriented alternative to staying on the plateau. The valley's Valais wine production is distinctive, and the road and cable-car access to the mountain course is convenient.

Golf access: Crans-Montana is 30–40 minutes uphill from Sierre by car or cable car.
Restaurants & evenings: The Valais valley towns have good restaurants focused on local specialities — raclette, fondue, and Valais wine (particularly Fendant and Dôle).
Families: Sion's twin castles (Valère and Tourbillon), the Valais Natural History Museum, and the valley's vineyards provide non-resort alternatives.

Location

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