Culture, heritage and discovery

"La Lée" cooper mine

Zinal - A living witness to the mining industry in the Val d’Anniviers, the La Lée Copper Mine...

"Pierre des Sauvages" cup-and-ring stone

Saint-Luc - The “Pierre des Sauvages” is an impressive rock with some 350 indentations. It is...

Agritourisme, l'Arche des Crétillons

An old larch - 860 years old

The Darbellec Forest at Chandolin is home to a centuries-old larch, one of the oldest in Europe.

Anniviers and its mills

Anniviers - By opening their doors to the public for all kinds of visits, the Anniviers mills...

Bourgeoisies and glacier wine

Bygone days at the La Lée alpine pasture

In the area known as Le Vichiesso, a tsigière (chalet in an alpine pasture) reconstructed in the...

Château de Beauregard

The Beauregard castle was built 1000 m up on a rocky outcrop. Surrounded by void and precipices,...

Cottier alpine pasture

The Alpage de Cottier, situated above the village of Zinal, is a unique alpine pasture that...

François-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory

Saint-Luc - Observe the sun and scan the immensity of space, learn about telescopes and find the...

Gillou, the Centre of Valais

Calling all topographers – the Centre of Valais has been located! This famous triangulation...

Hotel Weisshorn

Saint-Luc - Built in order to welcome the first English mountaineers, the Hôtel Weisshorn is...

Illgraben

Chandolin - Illgraben is Switzerland’s most significant active debris flow site. It is accessed...

Introduction to forging

Come and spend a day trying your hand at the work of a blacksmith, and leave with a souvenir...

Making rye bread

Making a loaf of traditional rye bread and baking it in a communal oven form part of this unusual...

Medieval-style garden in Briey

Moiry dam

The imposing Moiry Dam, 148 metres high, reigns supreme at the bottom of the Vallon de Moiry!

Museums and exhibitions

Look round one of the museums, visit an exhibition or take part in one of the organised tours. You...

NEW - Visit to the engine room of the Grimentz-Espace Weisshorn aerial cableway

Go to the top of the Grimentz-Zinal cable car and visit the reverse side of this facility.

Opération géranium

Refleurir le village typique de Grimentz, et renforcer son appellation "Grimentz, village...

Panoramic tour in an old Saurer bus (1941)

The old Anniviers postal bus

Planetarium

The planetarium uses a new-generation digital system to project simulations of, for example, a...

Tour d'Anniviers

Exhibitions, theaters, shows at the Tour d'Anniviers

Tsigère des Planètes

New in Tignousa! Located at the beginning of the Planets Trail, the Tsigère offers an

Vallon de Réchy

Protected from the effects of civilisation, the Vallon de Réchy is a jewel of nature. The...

Wiki Anniviard

Bienvenue sur le Wiki Anniviard, l'encyclopédie collaborative du Val d'Anniviers.