Lötschental Valley

Beyond Ferden (1,389 m/4,557ft) the Lötschental valley opens out into a wide basin dotted with picturesque villages and hamlets and enclosed by a splendid ring of mountains (to the right the Bietschhorn, 3,934 m/12,907ft, to the left the Petersgrat, 3,205 m/10,516ft.