Grande Dixence Dam

Canton of Valais · Switzerland

Grande Dixence Dam, Switzerland
Photo: Jérémy Toma, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
summer
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limited
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The tallest gravity dam in the world at 285 metres, holding a vast reservoir high in the Valais Alps. A cable car and guided tours lead to the towering wall, where visitors take in the scale of the concrete and the surrounding glaciated peaks.

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