Lärchenheim Saas-Balen for nature lovers, ski and hiking groups, school trips

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Unbeatable location in the old town of Saas-Balen with its impressive waterfall. Versatile usage possibilities.
21 rooms, 45 beds, hotel kitchen and dining hall. A 5.5-room private apartment. New heating and fire alarm system. Rental contracts can be taken over.

Saas Balen is a large municipality in terms of area. Its territory stretches far into the high mountains on both sides of the Saaservispe. Most of the municipal area therefore consists of unused land; nevertheless, Saas Balen has a very rich settlement landscape. In addition to the main settlement itself, the municipality has three other primary settlements in the valley, namely Niedergut on the northern border of the municipality and Bidermatten as well as part of Tamatten on the southern border of the municipality. The secondary settlements spread out on both valley slopes and, in accordance with the system of inner-Alpine multi-level farming, occupy the altitude levels suitable for the various types of farming (arable land, fodder, mountain and alpine pastures). The settlements on the intermediate levels are mostly located on small cleared areas.

Development trends
Saas-Balen itself has not been as strongly affected by the tourism development of the inner Saas Valley as Saas-Grund, for example. Nevertheless, the number of tourist businesses in Saas-Balen has also increased in recent decades. Today there are around 500 tourist beds. Stable population figures – together with a certain amount of resettlement from the old core – have led to greater building activity throughout the main settlement.

2 landmarks of Saas-Balen – the Rundkirche (round church) and the Fellbach.