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...

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

Grimentz - With its expanded range of activities (walks, climbing, via ferrata), its restaurant...

Museums and exhibitions

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

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

Vissoie - Since summer 2011, the Anniviers Tower has been arranging a rich cultural programme:...

Vin des Glaciers

Grimentz - Its flavour is strong and persistent, and its unusual origins make it an exceptional...