Brig-Glis

Mindre stad · Valais, 🇨🇭 Schweiz

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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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.

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Typiskt väder i januari

Mindre bra

4° (känns som 0°) · extremvärden -11°–9°
-4° på natten
14 regndagar
6 soldagar
4 soltimmar per dag
Torr luft
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Typiskt väder i februari

Mindre bra

5° (känns som 1°) · extremvärden -12°–10°
-4° på natten
12 regndagar
8 soldagar
5 soltimmar per dag
Torr luft
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UV-index 2 · lågt

Typiskt väder i mars

Mindre bra

8° (känns som 4°) · extremvärden -8°–13°
0° på natten
15 regndagar
10 soldagar
6 soltimmar per dag
Torr luft
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UV-index 3 · måttligt

Typiskt väder i april

Mindre bra

12° (känns som 9°) · extremvärden -3°–19°
4° på natten
16 regndagar
8 soldagar
6 soltimmar per dag
Torr luft
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UV-index 4 · måttligt

Typiskt väder i maj

Helt okej

18° (känns som 16°) · extremvärden 3°–24°
9° på natten
21 regndagar
8 soldagar
7 soltimmar per dag
Torr luft
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UV-index 5 · måttligt

Typiskt väder i juni

Bra

22° · extremvärden 8°–29°
14° på natten
20 regndagar
11 soldagar
9 soltimmar per dag
Behaglig luftfuktighet
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UV-index 7 · högt

Typiskt väder i juli

Bra

24° · extremvärden 10°–29°
15° på natten
19 regndagar
13 soldagar
9 soltimmar per dag
Behaglig luftfuktighet
Lugna vindar
UV-index 7 · högt

Typiskt väder i augusti

Bra

24° (känns som 25°) · extremvärden 10°–30°
15° på natten
18 regndagar
14 soldagar
8 soltimmar per dag
Behaglig luftfuktighet
Lugna vindar
UV-index 6 · högt

Typiskt väder i september

Bra

20° · extremvärden 5°–26°
11° på natten
15 regndagar
12 soldagar
7 soltimmar per dag
Torr luft
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UV-index 4 · måttligt

Typiskt väder i oktober

Helt okej

16° (känns som 14°) · extremvärden 2°–23°
8° på natten
15 regndagar
9 soldagar
5 soltimmar per dag
Torr luft
Lugna vindar
UV-index 3 · måttligt

Typiskt väder i november

Mindre bra

9° (känns som 6°) · extremvärden -7°–16°
2° på natten
16 regndagar
3 soldagar
3 soltimmar per dag
Torr luft
Lugna vindar
UV-index 1 · lågt

Typiskt väder i december

Mindre bra

5° (känns som 1°) · extremvärden -11°–10°
-2° på natten
15 regndagar
2 soldagar
3 soltimmar per dag
Torr luft
Lugna vindar
UV-index 1 · lågt

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

Främsta sevärdheter

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.

Utvalda listor

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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.

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Upplevelser att prova

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 och aktiviteter

Brig-Glis – Karta

Dagsutflykter

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.

Områden att utforska

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

Resa 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.

Ta sig runt

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.

Bilkörning

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 och dryck

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.

Frukost

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

Lunch

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.

Mellanmål och gatumat

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

Sötsaker och efterrätter

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.

Drycker

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

Säkerhet och hälsa

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

Historia

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.