Kaspar von Stockalper (1609–91), a shrewd businessman who dominated the Simplon Pass trade routes, built this whimsical palace and dubbed himself the ‘Great Stockalper’. Locals didn’t think he was so great and sent him packing to Italy. His palace remains with its baublelike onion domes and arcaded inner courtyard. Wander for free the main court and beautiful baroque gardens with quintessential parterres, fountains and clipped hedges.
