It is also the traditional starting point for the Margherita Hut climb, at 4,554 metres (14,941 ft) above sea level, the highest building in Europe.

This spontaneous architecture has been totally preserved: the wooden cage around the building was in fact invented for putting the hay to dry out.

The Church of Saint John the Baptist was built in 1511 and it has preserved many sculptures by Giovanni d'Enrico a famous Italian artist (1559–1644).

At the entrance of the town, there is the native house of Tanzio da Varallo (1575–1633), brother of Giovanni d'Enrico and one of the most famous Italian artists.

The mountaineering tradition is still alive: Silvio Mondinelli, the second Italian climber to reach all the 14 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) peaks of the world, has done several climbs on the Alagna side of Monte Rosa.

Since 2017, a new chair lift, brings from Cimalegna at an elevation of 3,030 metres (9,940 ft) just above the Passo dei Salati permitting direct access to the freerides routes in the Vallone delle Pisse.