Arolla

Arolla

Arolla is a village in the municipality of Evolène in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

It is situated at the end of the Val d'Hérens south of Sion at 1998m altitude. It is situated at the foot of Mont Collon and is a popular start point for mountain expeditions.

The village is a popular stop-off point on the Haute Route, a classic high-altitude mountain trek between Chamonix and Zermatt. The expedition can be tackled either by foot in the summer or by skis in the winter and spring.

In the winter, Arolla has its own small Alpine ski area which makes up for its lack of scale with reliable snow cover, spectacular scenery and quiet pistes.

Hotels in Arolla include the historic Hotel Mont Collon, located near the entrance to the village, and Hotel Kurhaus, situated at the top of the series of hair-pin bends that rise through the village. There is a post office, mountain sports shop and bus stop in the small village centre.

In addition to Mont Collon, the village is also overlooked by Pigne d'Arolla, a 3796-metre mountain, which can be climbed from the Cabanes des Vignettes mountain hut above Arolla. Pra Gra (2479m), an abandoned hamlet above Arolla, can be reached by a moderate walk of approximately 80 mins. The views of Mont Collon and the glacial trench at the end of the valley are particularly striking from this location.

The Arolla pine, also known as the Swiss pine, a high-altitude species in the white pine group that grows in the Alps and the Carpathians, is named after the village.


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  • Arolla — A*rol la ([.a]*r[o^]l l[.a]), n. [F. arolle.] (Bot.) The stone pine ({Pinus Cembra}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arolla — Arolla, Gletscher und Tal, s. Collon …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • arolla — əˈrälə, ōlə, ȯlə noun or arolla pine ( s) Etymology: French dialect (Valais canton, Switzerland) arolla, probably of non Indo European origin; akin to German dialect (Switzerland) arve Swiss pine : swiss pine …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Arolla-pine — kedrinė pušis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos maistinis, medieninis augalas (Pinus cembra), paplitęs vidurio Europoje. Jo sėklos valgomos. atitikmenys: lot. Pinus cembra angl. arolla pine; arolla pinetree; Arolla pine;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • arolla pine — kedrinė pušis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos maistinis, medieninis augalas (Pinus cembra), paplitęs vidurio Europoje. Jo sėklos valgomos. atitikmenys: lot. Pinus cembra angl. arolla pine; arolla pinetree; Arolla pine;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • arolla pinetree — kedrinė pušis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos maistinis, medieninis augalas (Pinus cembra), paplitęs vidurio Europoje. Jo sėklos valgomos. atitikmenys: lot. Pinus cembra angl. arolla pine; arolla pinetree; Arolla pine;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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