Brig-Glis

By · Valais, 🇨🇭 Sveits

Brig-Glis is a small town in the upper Rhone valley in the Valais, at the foot of the Simplon Pass. It is a rail and road hub, and many visitors change trains here for Zermatt, the Aletsch area or Italy.

The old centre has a large 17th-century palace with three towers. The town is calm and makes a good stop for a few hours or a night.

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Beste reisetidspunkt

May to October is the best time for the old centre and the mountains around. Summer is warm and dry, as the Valais is one of the driest parts of Switzerland. Winter is cool, and ski resorts nearby have snow. Spring and autumn are mild.

Velg en måned

Typisk vær i januar

Dårlig

4° (føles som 0°) · ekstremer -11°–9°
-4° om natten
14 regnværsdager
6 soldager
4 soltimer per dag
Tørr luft
Stille vind
UV-indeks 1 · lav

Typisk vær i februar

Dårlig

5° (føles som 1°) · ekstremer -12°–10°
-4° om natten
12 regnværsdager
8 soldager
5 soltimer per dag
Tørr luft
Stille vind
UV-indeks 2 · lav

Typisk vær i mars

Dårlig

8° (føles som 4°) · ekstremer -8°–13°
0° om natten
15 regnværsdager
10 soldager
6 soltimer per dag
Tørr luft
Stille vind
UV-indeks 3 · moderat

Typisk vær i april

Dårlig

12° (føles som 9°) · ekstremer -3°–19°
4° om natten
16 regnværsdager
8 soldager
6 soltimer per dag
Tørr luft
Stille vind
UV-indeks 4 · moderat

Typisk vær i mai

Brukbart

18° (føles som 16°) · ekstremer 3°–24°
9° om natten
21 regnværsdager
8 soldager
7 soltimer per dag
Tørr luft
Stille vind
UV-indeks 5 · moderat

Typisk vær i juni

Bra

22° · ekstremer 8°–29°
14° om natten
20 regnværsdager
11 soldager
9 soltimer per dag
Behagelig luftfuktighet
Stille vind
UV-indeks 7 · høy

Typisk vær i juli

Bra

24° · ekstremer 10°–29°
15° om natten
19 regnværsdager
13 soldager
9 soltimer per dag
Behagelig luftfuktighet
Stille vind
UV-indeks 7 · høy

Typisk vær i august

Bra

24° (føles som 25°) · ekstremer 10°–30°
15° om natten
18 regnværsdager
14 soldager
8 soltimer per dag
Behagelig luftfuktighet
Stille vind
UV-indeks 6 · høy

Typisk vær i september

Bra

20° · ekstremer 5°–26°
11° om natten
15 regnværsdager
12 soldager
7 soltimer per dag
Tørr luft
Stille vind
UV-indeks 4 · moderat

Typisk vær i oktober

Brukbart

16° (føles som 14°) · ekstremer 2°–23°
8° om natten
15 regnværsdager
9 soldager
5 soltimer per dag
Tørr luft
Stille vind
UV-indeks 3 · moderat

Typisk vær i november

Dårlig

9° (føles som 6°) · ekstremer -7°–16°
2° om natten
16 regnværsdager
3 soldager
3 soltimer per dag
Tørr luft
Stille vind
UV-indeks 1 · lav

Typisk vær i desember

Dårlig

5° (føles som 1°) · ekstremer -11°–10°
-2° om natten
15 regnværsdager
2 soldager
3 soltimer per dag
Tørr luft
Stille vind
UV-indeks 1 · lav

Klimadata: NASA POWER (MERRA-2) · 1996–2025

Hovedseverdigheter

Stockalperschloss is a large palace built in the 17th century by a wealthy trader. It has three onion-domed towers and a courtyard.
World Nature Forum in Naters is an information centre about the Aletsch area and other World Heritage sites.

Utvalgte lister

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Brig-Glis Essentials

Brig-Glis serves as a historic gateway to the Simplon Pass, anchored by the 17th-century Stockalper Palace and its distinctive granite-topped towers. The town preserves its military past at Festung Naters, a former artillery fortress carved into the rock that now houses the Swiss Guard Museum. Beyond the Baroque architecture, the area provides access to the Brigerbad thermal complex and high-altitude viewpoints like Kreuz and Wyssi Flue, which offer panoramas of the Rhone Valley and the Bernese Alps.

7 steder

Opplevelser verdt å få med seg

Visit the palace and its courtyard.
Walk the Rhone path to Naters.
Take the train to Zermatt for the Matterhorn views.
Hike on the sunny slopes above Brig.
Drive or take the bus over the Simplon Pass.

Turer og aktiviteter

Brig-Glis – Kart

Dagsturer

Visp is a small town a few minutes away by train.
Zermatt is the Matterhorn village, about 1.5 hours away by train.
Saas-Fee is a car-free resort village reached by bus.
Aletsch Arena is a mountain area beside the Aletsch Glacier.
Leukerbad is a spa village in the mountains.
The Simplon Pass road leads to Italy.

Steder å utforske

Visp is the nearest town and the junction for Zermatt and Saas-Fee.
Aletsch Arena lies just north-east.

Reise dit

By air: Zurich and Geneva are the main airports, about 3 hours away.
By train: Brig is on the main line from Bern via the Lötschberg tunnel and from Lausanne along the Rhone valley. Check times on SBB.
Brig is also the start of the Matterhorn Gotthard railway, a narrow-gauge line to Zermatt and the Glacier Express route.

Komme seg rundt

The old centre is small and easy to walk.
The station is a few minutes from the palace.
Local buses serve Naters and Glis.
Postal buses go up the Simplon Pass and the side valleys.

Kjøring

A car is not needed for Brig itself.
Cars cannot go to Zermatt. Park in Täsch and take the train.
The Simplon Pass is a scenic road, but it can close in winter.

Mat og drikke

Try raclette, which comes from the Valais. Dried meat and rye bread are local products. Local white wines are served in cafés. Fendant is a common wine.

People speak German with a Valais dialect. English is widely understood.

Frokost

BirchermüesliA raw-oat, fruit, and yogurt breakfast invented by a Zurich doctor around 1900, now standard on breakfast buffets.

Lunsj

RöstiA fried, shredded-potato cake, originally a Bernese farmer's breakfast, now a national side dish.

Middag

Cheese Fondue FondueMelted Gruyère and Vacherin cheese in a shared pot, eaten by dipping bread cubes on long forks.

RacletteCheese melted tableside or under a grill and scraped over boiled potatoes, pickles, and onions.

Zürcher GeschnetzeltesSliced veal and mushrooms in a creamy white-wine sauce, traditionally served with rösti.

ÄlplermagronenAlpine herder's macaroni gratin with potatoes, cheese, and cream, often topped with fried onions and served with apple sauce.

Småretter og gatemat

CervelatSwitzerland's best-known sausage, usually grilled and often called the country's unofficial national dish.

Søtsaker og desserter

Swiss Chocolate Schweizer SchokoladeSwitzerland pioneered milk chocolate in the 19th century; look for small-batch chocolatiers alongside the big national brands.

Basler LäckerliA dense, spiced honey-and-candied-fruit biscuit from Basel, traditional around Christmas.

Drikke

Swiss Wine Vin SuisseMostly consumed domestically rather than exported; Valais and Vaud, along Lake Geneva, produce the best-known Chasselas whites.

Sikkerhet og helse

Brig is very safe.
Summer can be hot and dry.
Mountain roads can close in winter.
Tap water is safe to drink.

Historie

Brig has controlled the route over the Simplon Pass since the Middle Ages. In the 17th century a trader named Kaspar Jodok von Stockalper built a large palace and ran a business on the pass.

The Simplon railway tunnel opened in 1906 and made Brig a major rail junction.