Fondation Suisse des Trains Miniatures, Crans Montana

#4 among attractions in Crans Montana

Specialty museum, Museum

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Fondation Suisse des Trains Miniatures (address: Avenue de la Gare) is a place located in Crans Montana (Valais canton) and belongs to the category of specialty museum, museum.

It is situated at an altitude of 4872 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 46°18'45"N latitude and 7°29'4"E longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Etang Grenon (nature, 12 min walk), Moubra (nature, 14 min walk), Lac de Chermignon (nature, 21 min walk).

Coordinates: 46°18'45"N, 7°29'4"E

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Avenue de la GareCrans Montana Switzerland

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Fondation Suisse des Trains Miniatures – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lac de Géronde, Etang Grenon, Moubra, Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation.

3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Géronde, Sierre
82 min walk • Lac de Géronde is a lake at Sierre, Valais, Switzerland. At an elevation of 523 metres, it has a surface area of 0.055 square kilometres. A trail, made out of woodchips, leads around the lake. A public bathing beach, the „Bains de Géronde“, is located at the northwest border of the lake.
0.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Etang Grenon, Crans Montana
12 min walk • Etang Grenon or Lac Grenon is a lake at Montana in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Located at an elevation of 1497 m, its surface area is 3.5 ha.
0.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Moubra, Crans Montana
14 min walk • Etang de la Moubra or Lac de la Moubra is a lake at Montana in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Located at an elevation of 1424 m, its surface area is 5 ha.
2.8 miSE
Art museum, History museum, Museum
Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation, Sierre
72 min walk • The Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation was established in 1986 in Sierre, Switzerland, on the patronage of the municipality. Its goal is to promote the knowledge of Rainer Maria Rilke's works, through a museum, exhibitions, lectures, conferences, publications and a festival.
4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de la Plaine Morte
103 min walk • The Pointe de la Plaine Morte is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It overlooks the large and flat glacier named Plaine Morte Glacier, from the south-west side.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Tseuzier
95 min walk • Lac de Tseuzier is an artificial lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Ayent and Icogne. The reservoir has a volume of 51 mio m³ and a surface area of 0.85 km². It was formed by the dams of Zeuzier and Proz-Riond built in 1957.
1.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac d'Icogne
38 min walk • Lac d'Icogne is a reservoir in the municipality of Lens near the village of Crans-sur-Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake has a volume of 0.04 million m³ and a surface area of 7 ha.
3.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Bonvin
97 min walk • Mont Bonvin is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Crans-Montana in the Swiss canton of Valais. The border with the canton of Bern runs one kilometre north of the summit.
2.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de Muzot, Sierre
62 min walk • Château de Muzot is a 13th-century fortified manor house located near Veyras in Switzerland's Rhone Valley. In 1921, it was purchased by Swiss merchant and arts patron Werner Reinhart who then invited Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke to live there rent-free.
0.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Chermignon, Crans Montana
21 min walk • Lac de Chermignon is a reservoir in the municipality of Lens, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 2.1 hectares and a volume of 130,000 cubic metres.
2.4 miSE
46°17'39"N • 7°31'39"E
Château Mercier, Sierre
62 min walk • Museum, Forts and castles

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Which popular attractions are close to Fondation Suisse des Trains Miniatures?

Nearby attractions include Etang Grenon, Crans Montana (12 min walk), Moubra, Crans Montana (14 min walk), Lac de Chermignon, Crans Montana (21 min walk).