The 10 Best Sports Complexes in Canton of Valais, Swiss Alps

The sports and leisure area (Sport- und Freizeitarena) in the centre of Zermatt offers a wide range of options for different sports. The sports facilities promise a variety of attractions both in summer and winter. Tennis enthusiasts enjoy games on the four artificial-grass courts as an alternative to summer outdoor activities in Zermatt’s mountains. In winter, beginners and experts alike play curling matches and games of Bavarian curling on the ice rinks. All year: •Restaurant with view of the Matterhorn •Children’s playgrounds Winter: •Artificial ice rink •Natural ice rink •Curling •Bavarian curling •Ice skating •Ice hockey •Horu Trophy, annual curling contest (Switzerland’s largest outdoor tournament), held in January •Large marquee (circus tent) of the Zermatt Unplugged music festival (mid-April) Summer: •Beach volleyball •Tennis courts •Basketball •Skate park •Mini-Matterhorn to climb, for children •Site of celebrations for Swiss National Day (1 August) •Location for Folklore Festival (approx. mid- August)

A new fun activity, friendly and accessible to ALL, the Footgolf is practiced in a spirit of fairplay and good humor as well as respecting nature. An innovative cocktail between football and golf: we replace the ball with a ball and the club by the foot but the principle remains the same as golf, put the leather in the hole in less shot possible. Thanks to the passionate team The Swiss Association

Alaïa Chalet is the ultimate action sports centre in Switzerland. It's a facility dedicated to skateboarding, freesking, snowboarding, BMX, rollerskating, scooter and gymnastics (including trampoline). The visitor will also find a bar, a sport shop, a music studio and a media room.

At the heart of Champery, magnificently housed under one impressive roof, the Palladium Sports and Cultural Centre is your one-stop shop for sports, wellness, business and culture. The Palladium multifunctional complex houses a restaurant, an 80-bed hotel, conference rooms, a multipurpose gymnasium with a stage, 3 clay tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools, a covered skating rink, a curling rink, a fitness room and an indoor climbing wall. We look forward to welcoming you!

La Tzoumaz offers you the possibiliy to relax you in the heated pool with sauna.

The pool area of Geronde was built in 2014. It offers many modern infrastructures such as: - 1 Swimmingpool of 25m long - 1 Pool with decreasing bottom - 1 Playing pool with water jets - 1 Waterslide of 72m long - Food and beverage area

Infrastructure: -25 meters swimmingpool -Teachingpool -Wellness area with Steambath, jacuzzi and sauna -Food and beverage area