Places of interest around Erschmatt

In the Village Center

Hoher Spycher

The nearly 400-year-old "Heju Spichär" (High Barn), a striking building on 3m-high supports, is situated in the oldest quarter, a couple of minutes' walk from the church.

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Communal Building with Bakery

The communal area, with facilities for baking some 150 rye bread loaves, has been used for some 4 centuries to making bread in the traditional fashion.

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Church of St Michael

Church of St Michael - For more than 300 years the church has been the village center

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Around the Village

Zälg terrace landscape

The Zälg terraces north-east of the village of Erschmatt present an impressive cultural scene from 1100 to 1800m above sea-level. The rye fields and dry pastures provide for great biodiversity.

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Hügustei

The oldest Erschmatt settler ...

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Heliodome

The Heliodome is an innovative building that takes advantage of the sun’s orientation through the day and the year to control its heating. Thanks to this construction method, compared to a conventional building, 80 percent of the house’s energy needs are already covered.

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Botanic Reserve

Erschmatt's Botanic Reserve offers an experience of biodiversity to be found in the Valais. There are traditional varieties of rye, grains, beans, peas, millet, buckwheat, corn and other cultivated plants. Local species of wild flower give even more colour to the garden.

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In our Region

Hohe Brücke

The High Bridge on the road from Leuk to Erschmatt crosses the Feschel Gorge. Its nesting wallcreepers make it a favourite stop for birders. (meine Hinfügung)

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