Bex

Worth seeing in and around Bex

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Territorial Abbey of Saint-Maurice

   The Abbey of Saint Maurice, Agaunum is a Swiss monastery of canons regular in Saint-Maurice, Canton of Valais, which dates from the 6th century. It is situated against a cliff in a section of the road between Geneva and the Simplon Pass.

   3.5 km · 6th century territorial abbey immediately subject to the Holy See in Switzerland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Grotte aux Fées

   The Grotte aux Fées in the cliffs above Saint-Maurice in the Swiss canton of Valais, is a natural limestone solution show cave, featuring a 77-metre high underground waterfall, claimed as the world's highest waterfall in a show cave. The cave was the first show cave in Switzerland.

   3.2 km · cave complex in the canton of Valais, Switzerland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Castle in Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais, Switzerland

   Saint-Maurice Castle is a castle in the municipality of Saint-Maurice of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   3.1 km · castle in Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais, Switzerland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Fort de Cindey

   The Fort de Cindey is a component of Fortress Saint-Maurice, which is in turn one of the three principal fortified regions of the National Redoubt of Switzerland. The Fort de Cindey was built in two steps: the first, between 1941 and 1946 and the second step, between 1948 and 1954 [1].

   3.4 km · military museum · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Duin Tower

   The Tower of Duin is the last remaining tower of a former medieval castle located on a hill south of Bex, Switzerland.

   1 km · castle ruins in Bex in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Fornet Memorial

   The Forneret Monument, a memorial located in the village of Bex, commemorates the battle of the Col de la Croix and the fallen soldiers from Bex. The monument was built on April 19, 1925 on the market square of Bex.

   700 m · memorial in Bex, Switzerland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bex

Airports

Geneva (GVA), 70 km · Turin (TRN), 127 km · Milan Malpensa (MXP), 149 km

Stations

Bex railway station, 1.2 km · St-Maurice railway station, 3.9 km · Massongex railway station, 2.6 km

• Geneva → Bex

  67 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · CHF12–16
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• Zurich → Bex

  171 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · CHF24–32
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• Caselle Torinese (TO) → Bex

  129 km · quickest by road, 3h 43m · €20–28
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