wallis.. welcome in valais daphnée germanier market manager daphnee.germanier@valais.ch

Wallis.

Welcome in Valais

Daphnée GermanierMarket Manager

daphnee.germanier@valais.ch

Traditions and customs

Aletsch

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee declared

the area surrounding the Great Aletsch Glacier the

first Natural Heritage Site in the Alps

1st September 2013 - 7th Original Cow Dung

Festival on the Riederalp

3 world records

the Metro Alpin funicular railway at 3 500 m, the

highest in Europe

the world's highest revolving restaurant

the world's biggest ice grotto

Saas-Fee passport gets reinforcement: the new

SaasPass! Discover Traditional village

15 August 2013 - Farmers Festival on the Triftalp,

Saas-Grund

Saas-Fee/Saas Valley

Almost one-third of all the 4,000 meter peaks in

the Alps are grouped around the village

Summer of Folklore Music

11 August 2013 - 45th Folklore Festival

Zermatt

The largest thermal spa and wellness resort in the

Alps

150th Anniversary of Thomas Cook’s First Tour of

Switzerland

28 July 2013 - Tradition Shepherd’s Festival

Leukerbad

Barefoot track in Siviez - Families and nature

lovers will have the good fortune to try a new

path. The walkers will be able to feel again

forgotten sensations on this «barefoot discovery

track»

26-28 July 2013 - International Alphorn Festival

Nendaz

19.07 - 04.08.2013 - Verbier Festival 20th

Anniversary Every summer, the greatest artists of

the international classical music scene meet at

the Verbier Festival for 17 days of pure

enchantment!

21-22 September 2013 - Bagnes, Capitale de la

Raclette Big village fair with AOC Raclette tasting

of cheese from the various pastures and herds

procession

VERBIER St-Bernard

www.wallis.ch

Many thanks for your

attention and I will be

delighted to welcome you to

the Valais region