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Points of interest in Albinen include numerous mountain farm houses and barns. On the other hand, the village church is built in a modern style, after the old church was destroyed in an earthquake. Village centre of national importance (ISOS).
The machines and tools displayed in the "Alte Mühle" (old mill) give one a great insight into the hard-working lives of our ancestors.
In Albinen you can still find many old, sun darkened stables and granaries. The Nature Park Pfyn-Finges has put together a miniature model set, so that interested people canbuild a barn themselves.
The bearded vulture with a wing-span of over 2.6 metres is the largest bird in the Alps. There are numerous stories about this bird from the past, which are evidenced by old trivial names such as "chamois vulture" or "lamb vulture".
This 134 m long suspension bridge was launched as a project as part of the "UNO - year of mountains 2002" campaign. It was constructed and opened in 2005 together with the Kingdom of Bhutan.
Discover the big water canal with view of the wild Rhone riverbed and the Pfyn forest nature reserve.
Chapel in Cordona
In the Leuk-Stadt church there is a charnel house with a wall of skulls 20-metres long, which can be visited daily.
The parish church in Varen is not only architecturally interesting. Its location offers a unique viewing point. Enjoy the view from the church of the Rhone valley and the forest of Pfyn/Finges nature reserve.
Every variety of grape found in the Valais have been planted here on a single plot and labelled.
