# Things to see in Bourg-Saint-Pierre (Switzerland): 71 places and when to go

> Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a town in Switzerland, and this site lists 71 places in and around it, mainly Nature (44), Mountains (44), Hiking (20). The best known are Great St Bernard Pass, Grand Combin and Mont Dolent. The best time to come is July to September; also possible: October to June. In June there are 15 h 31 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 29. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/bourg-saint-pierre/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Switzerland · 45.8688, 7.1707
- **Places:** 71 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/naturaleza/) (44) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/montana/) (44) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/senderismo/) (20) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/espiritual/) (3) · [Snow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/nieve/) (3) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/historia/) (1)
- **Best time:** July to September.
- **Also possible:** October to June.
- **Nearest airport:** GVA Geneva, 92 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Grand Combin, at 4,314 m.

## What to see in Bourg-Saint-Pierre

The places in and around Bourg-Saint-Pierre, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Great St Bernard Pass](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/great-st-bernard-pass/): Mountain pass in the Western Alpes · 36 m
- [Grand Combin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/grand-combin-de-grafeneire/): Mountain massif in the western Pennine Alps · 13 km
- [Mont Dolent](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/mont-dolent-monte-dolent/): Mountain in the Mont Blanc massif · 11 km
- [Mont Vélan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/mont-velan/): Nature · Mountains · 6.8 km
- [Grand Golliat](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/grand-golliat/): Mountain of the Pennine Alps · 5.5 km
- [Combin de Valsorey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/combin-de-valsorey/): Nature · Mountains · 12 km
- [Aiguille de Triolet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/aiguille-de-triolet/): Nature · Mountains · 13 km
- [Combin de Corbassière](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/combin-de-corbassiere/): Nature · Mountains · 15 km
- [Combin de la Tsessette](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/combin-de-la-tsessette/): Mountain in Switzerland · 14 km
- [Petit Combin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/petit-combin/): Nature · Mountains · 15 km
- [Mont Avril](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/mont-avril/): Mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy · 14 km
- [Corbassière Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/glacier-de-corbassiere/): Glacier in Switzerland · 15 km
- [Tête de Ferret](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/tete-de-ferret/): Mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy · 7.9 km
- [Tour de Boussine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/tour-de-boussine/): Mountain in Switzerland · 14 km
- [Aiguille du Croissant](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/aiguille-du-croissant/): Nature · Mountains · 13 km
- [Combin de Boveire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/combin-de-boveire/): Mountain in Switzerland · 13 km
- [Grande Tête de By](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/gran-testa-di-by/): Mountain in Switzerland · 11 km
- [La Tsavre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/la-tsavre/): Mountain in Switzerland · 6.1 km
- [Le Ritord](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/le-ritord/): Mountain in Switzerland · 12 km
- [Grande Aiguille](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/grande-aiguille/): Mountain in Canton of Valais, Switzerland · 12 km
- [Mont de la Gouille](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/mont-de-la-gouille/): Mountain in Switzerland · 8.1 km
- [Pointe Allobrogia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/pointe-allobrogia/): Mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy · 9.4 km
- [Aiguille des Angroniettes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/aiguille-des-angroniettes/): Nature · Mountains · 6.0 km
- [Crêta de Vella](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/creta-vella/): Mountain in Switzerland · 10 km

And the other 47, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Mont Mort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/grand-mont-mort/), [Mont Durand Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/glacier-du-mont-durand/), [L'Epée](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/l-epee/), [Le Mourin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/le-mourin/), [Petit Vélan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/le-petit-velan/), [Petit Grépillon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/petit-grepillon/), [Petite Aiguille](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/petite-aiguille/), [Pointe de Boveire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/pointe-de-boveire/), [Pointe de Drône](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/pointe-de-drone/), [Aiguille de Talèfre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/aiguille-de-talefre/), [Pré de Bar glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/ghiacciaio-di-pre-de-bar/), [Le Moine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/le-moine/), [Combin du Meitin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/combin-du-meitin/), [Triolet Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/ghiacciaio-di-triolet/), [Valsorey Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/glacier-de-valsorey/), [Pointe de Barasson](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/pointe-de-barasson/), [Glacier of A Neuve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/glacier-de-l-a-neuve/), [Monts Telliers](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/monts-telliers/), [Glacier de Pra Sec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/glacier-de-pra-sec/), [Glacier de Tronchey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/glacier-de-tronchey/)
- **Mountains**: [Great St Bernard Hospice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/great-st-bernard-hospice/), [A Neuve Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/cabane-de-l-a-neuve-cas/), [Cabane de Valsorey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/cabane-de-valsorey/), [Cabane du Vélan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/cabane-du-velan/), [bivacco Cesare Fiorio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/bivacco-fiorio/), [Bivouac du Dolent](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/bivouac-du-dolent/), [Cabane de la Tsissette](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/cabane-de-la-tsissette/), [Gîte de la Léchère](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/gite-de-la-lechere/)
- **History**: [Mur (dit) d'Hannibal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/mur-dit-d-hannibal/)
- **Hiking**: [32-Alpine Passes Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/32-alpine-passes-trail/), [33-Alpine Passes Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/33-alpine-passes-trail/), [34-Alpine Passes Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/34-alpine-passes-trail/), [Tour des Combins](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/tour-des-combins/), [Tour des Combins - stage 1 - BOURG-ST- PIERRE - CABANE COL DE MILLE](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/tour-des-combins-stage-1-bourg-st-pierre-cabane-col-de-mille/), [Tour des Combins - Stage 8](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/tour-des-combins-stage-8/), [Tour des Combins - Stage 9 - COL DU GRAND ST BERNARD – BOURG ST-PIERRE](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/tour-des-combins-stage-9-col-du-grand-st-bernard-bourg-st-pi/), [Tour du Saint-Bernard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/tour-du-saint-bernard/), [Via Alpina Red](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/via-alpina-red-r116/), [Via Alpina Stage 81: Champex-Lac - Bourg St. Pierre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/via-alpina-stage-81-champex-lac-bourg-st-pierre/), [Via Francigena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/via-francigena-04-part-italy/), [Via Francigena Valle d'Aosta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/via-francigena-valle-d-aosta/)
- **Snow**: [Bourg-Saint-Pierre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/bourg-saint-pierre-2/), [La Fouly](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/la-fouly/), [Vichères-Bavon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/vicheres-bavon/)
- **Temples**: [Notre-Dame des Neiges chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/chapel-of-ave-maria/), [Notre-Dame de Lorette chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/notre-dame-de-lorette/)
- **Museums and art**: [museum of the Great Saint Bernard Hospice with treasure](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/musee-de-l-hospice-du-grand-saint-bernard/)

## When to go to Bourg-Saint-Pierre

The best time to visit Bourg-Saint-Pierre is **July to September**; also possible: October to June. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 51 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 07 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 37 |
| April | Possible | 13 h 19 |
| May | Possible | 14 h 44 |
| June | Possible | 15 h 31 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 12 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 57 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 18 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 40 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 12 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 29 |

In June there are 15 h 31 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 29. In July, 68 of the 71 places are at their best.

When to go to Switzerland in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Bourg-Saint-Pierre

The nearest main airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA, Geneva), 92 km as the crow flies. How to get around Switzerland (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=45.8688%2C7.1707)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.8688%2C7.1707)

## Other towns nearby

- [Trient](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/trient/): 90 places · 24 km
- [Arolla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/arolla/): 104 places · 30 km
- [Sion, Switzerland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/sion/): 166 places · 44 km
- [Aigle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/aigle/): 100 places · 52 km
- [Randa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/randa/): 115 places · 54 km
- [Lenk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/lenk/): 68 places · 64 km

And all of Switzerland, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Bourg-Saint-Pierre?

The best known: [Great St Bernard Pass](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/great-st-bernard-pass/), [Grand Combin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/grand-combin-de-grafeneire/), [Mont Dolent](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/mont-dolent-monte-dolent/), [Mont Vélan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/mont-velan/), [Grand Golliat](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/grand-golliat/). In all, 71 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Bourg-Saint-Pierre?

July to September; also possible: October to June. In June there are 15 h 31 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 29.

### How do you get to Bourg-Saint-Pierre?

The nearest main airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 92 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.8688%2C7.1707) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Bourg-Saint-Pierre as the destination and these 71 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).