Verbier, Valais, Switzerland - Station - shops, cars inc Volkswagen Beetle c70s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Station de Verbier, Valais, Switzerland - shows shops, old cars including a great lime green Volkswagen Beetle car
• Publisher:  Darbellay
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  30f red Gais definitive
• Postmark(s):  Verbier 1969
• Sent to:  Beckenham, Kent, England
• Notes / condition:  slightly bumped corner

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Verbier is a village located in south-western Switzerland in the canton of Valais. It is one of the largest holiday resort and ski areas in the Swiss Alps and is recognized as one of the premiere ""off-piste"" resorts in the world. Some areas are covered with snow all year. Many top skiers have settled in the Verbier area in order to take advantage of the steep slopes, varied conditions and resort culture.^[1]

Verbier is located in the municipality of Bagnes, in the Swiss canton of Valais. The village lies on a south oriented terrace at around 1,500 metres facing the Grand Combin massif. The terrace lies on the east side of the Val de Bagnes, a valley located south of Martigny.

Verbier had 2767 permanent residents in 2006. The number of residents can rise to 35,000 in the winter season. There is a noticeable population of Scandinavian and British residents.^[2]

The town has a public school system for its residents up until high school level, when locals must travel down into the valley for schooling. In September 2010 the Verbier campus of St George’s (now called Verbier International school), a private international school, was founded and opened its doors in the Chalet Mascotte at the entrance of the village.

Verbier can be accessed by road or by train. From Martigny a regional train (known as the Saint-Bernard Express) leads to Le Châble. From Le Châble a cable car (or a post bus) goes up to Verbier. Martigny is located 1hr45m from Geneva and 20m from Sion with the Swiss Federal Railways.

Verbier has only one access road, which starts in the town of Le Châble. From Sembrancher (near Le Châble) a road leads to the Great St. Bernard Pass and another to Martigny or to the Col de la Forclaz. Verbier is around 2 hours’ drive from Geneva, 1 hour from Chamonix (Col de la Forclaz) and 1 hour from Aosta (Great St. Bernard Pass).

The nearest international airport to Verbier is Geneva Airport. Minibus transfers are available from the airport to Verbier center during the winter ski season.

The town itself is small enough to be explored on foot, but free buses run throughout the resort regularly during the day.

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