Val d'Illiez
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About Val d'Illiez
Val d'Illiez is a valley near Monthey in the Swiss region of Valais. Other than the town of Val-d'Illiez (distinguished from the valley by the hyphen in the name), Champéry is the most important town in the valley, being one of the pioneers of early tourism in Switzerland. Furthermore Les Crosets and Champoussin are two smaller ski resorts. Those three stations are part of the Portes du Soleil ski area.
Val d'Illiez travel guide
Getting there
The Val d'Illiez has its own train line, the Aigle–Ollon–Monthey–Champéry (AOMC). When coming from Geneva, Lausanne or Sion, most trains will stop in Aigle. From there change to the AOMC which has hourly trains to Val-d'Illiez (45 minutes) and Champéry (1 hour). To get to Les Crosets or Champoussin, change to a bus from Val-d'Illiez. Note however, that there is only a handful of connections every day. Alternatively you can take a taxi which is approximatively Fr. 50 from Val-d'Illiez. If you are driving, take the exit 18 St-Triphon and follow the signs in direction of Portes du Soleil.
Eat
Les Crosets Chez Nelly, Route des Crosets, 60, ☏ +41 24 479 12 95, [email protected]. (updated Feb 2017)
Sleep
Les Crosets 1 Hotel Portes du Soleil, Chemin du Tunnel 2, ☏ +41 24 479 11 84. from Fr. 58/69 without/with en suite. (updated Jul 2016) 2 Hôtel de la Télécabine, ☏ +41 24 479 03 00. from Fr. 90. (updated Jul 2016)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.