3 Best Sights in Val d'Anniviers, Valais

In summer, you can drive down a narrow forest road to Grimentz. With a population of 490, this ancient 13th-century village has preserved its weathered-wood houses and mazots in its tiny center. It is particularly known for its vin du glacier, or glacier wine, which is traditionally drunk directly from the barrel rather than bottled.

Head up a switchback road to the tiny village of St-Luc for a taste of rural life and celestial viewing at the observatory, an easy funicular ride up the mountain.

Zinal, farther into the valley away from Sierre, is an isolated mountaineering center with well-preserved wood houses and mazots.