Saas Fee (resort) Tourist Attractions
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From Saas Grund a minor road (4km/2mi long, gradient 8% (1 in 12) with two hairpin bends) runs up to the "road terminus", just below Saas Fee (parking lot, parking garage, service garages; no cars beyond this point). The village of Saas Fee (1,798 m/5,899ft), in a magnificent location facing the great Fee glacier, with the peaks of the Mischabel group towering above it in a wide arc, is a popular health resort, with winter sports (indoor swimming pool, ski-lifts, ice rinks, curling, toboggan run) and climbing. The modern church (1963), with a separate tower, is well adapted to its setting. In the churchyard is the grave of the writer Carl Zuckmayer (1896-1977), an honorary citizen of Saas Fee.
Saas Museum
The Saas museum in Saas Fee contains furniture, fittings and the original study belonging to writer Carl Zuckmayer, along with the history of the glacier.
Längfluh (Spielboden)
A cableway 3,400 m/11,155ft long runs southwest (23 minutes), via an intermediate station at Spielboden (2,450 m/8,038ft; marmots), to the Längfluh (2,865 m/9,400ft; restaurant, climbers' hostel), which can be reached on foot from Saas Fee via the Gletscheralp (2,135 m/7,005ft) in 2.5-3 hours (from Gletscheralp chairlift 560 m/1,837ft long, winter only).
Allalinhorn
The Längfluh is the starting-point for the ascent of the Allalinhorn (4,027 m/13,213ft; four hours, with guide), the least difficult peak in the Mischabel group, the highest point of which is the Dom (4,545 m/14,912ft), the highest mountain entirely in Swiss territory.
Plattjen
A cableway runs southeast from Saas Fee (12minutes) to the Plattjen (2,567 m/8,422ft; restaurant, chairlift; Berghaus Plattjen 30 minutes lower down), from which it is a 2.5-hour climb to the Britannia hut (3,029 m/ 9,938ft). Cableway from Saas Fee to the Hannig-Alp (2,400 m/7,874ft), to the west.
Felskinn (ice cave)
From Saas Fee to Kalbermatten a cableway 3,652 m/11,982ft long runs south (nine minutes) to the Felskinn (2,990 m/9,810ft; restaurant, ice cave, geological trail; skiing area, with summer skiing).
Metro Alpin (underground funicular)
The Metro Alpin, opened in 1985 (the highest underground funicular in the Alps), runs from Felskinn to Mittelallalin (3,500 m/11,487ft), where the highest revolving restaurant in Central Europe has marvelous views.
Skiing
The mountain village of Saas Fee tends to attract the young, serious skier. No cars are allowed in the town, a host of 10,000-foot peaks face the hotels. There is skiing virtually year-round. The ski terrain has something for everyone ranging from a scenic descent of the Langfluh Glacier, to the black diamond runs accessed by a subterranean funicular at the top of the Mittelallalin.
