Dents du Midi
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The Dents du Midi are a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Overlooking the Val d'Illiez and the Rhône valley to the south, they face the Lac de Salanfe, an artificial reservoir, and are part of the geological ensemble of the Giffre massif. Their seven peaks are, from north-east to south-west: the Cime de l'Est, the Forteresse, the Cathédrale, the Éperon, the Dent Jaune, the Doigts and the Haute Cime. They are mainly composed of limestone rock, with gritty limestone rock in the upper parts.
The Dents du Midi from Aigle in spring.
The Dents du Midi seen from Aigle, to the north, with the names of the summits.
The Dents du Midi from Corbeyrier, to the north.
View of six of the Dents du Midi from the top of the Haute Cime.
Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
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Saint-Maurice is a city in the Swiss canton of Valais and the capital of the district of Saint-Maurice. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Mex merged into the municipality of Saint-Maurice.
View of Saint-Maurice with the Dent du Salantin (left) and the Dents du Midi in the background
St. Maurice, the town's namesake, depicted by Matthias Grünewald, 15th century.
Saint Maurice castle and bridge in 1782
The chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Scex was built in the 18th century on the remains of an 8th-century building