Valais, Switzerland · Europe
Basse-Nendaz works well as a base: 5 minutes from Conthey, 33km from Lac d'Emosson.
Basse-Nendaz is in Valais, Switzerland, with about 5,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Conthey, about 4 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Basse-Nendaz: Grande Dixence Dam (14 km), Sanetsch Pass (16 km), Col du Pillon (20 km), Grimentz (20 km).
The nearest famous roads are Sanetsch Pass, Col du Pillon and Col de la Forclaz (Valais).
Basse-Nendaz is in Valais, Switzerland, about 4 km from Conthey.
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Essential numbers in Switzerland
Motorway vignette (toll sticker) required: buy at the border or online. Roadside assistance (TCS): 140.
Full driving guide for Switzerland8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
At 285 m the world's tallest gravity dam seals the Val d'Hérémence with more concrete than the Great Pyramid; a cable car rides to the crest, with guided gallery tours and a zip line across the wall.
14 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
A spectacular dead-end climb from the Rhône vineyards above Sion past the Tsanfleuron glacier to 2,242 m; because no through road exists it stays near-empty, and only a cable car continues to Gsteig.
16 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
A 1,546 m pass in the Vaud Alps between Les Diablerets and Gstaad, the gateway to the Glacier 3000 cable car and a smooth, scenic link on any western Swiss Alps road trip.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Val d'Anniviers village at 1,620 m where sun-blackened larch chalets, some from the 15th century, sag under prize-winning geranium displays; the road continues up to the glacier lake of Moiry.
20 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
The pass above Martigny on the road to Chamonix, kept open all year and a natural gateway to the Mont Blanc valleys.
28 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A high dam lake reached by a steep dead-end road, facing directly across to the Mont Blanc massif. Dinosaur trackways lie on the slabs above it.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Iconic pyramid-shaped peak rising to 4,478 metres on the Swiss-Italian border, one of the most recognizable mountains in the world.
36 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
At 2,469 m, this ancient pass between Switzerland and Italy shelters the hospice that bred St Bernard rescue dogs; travellers have crossed here since Roman times, Napoleon among them.
37 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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