...ng up the canton and the links with their institutional site; History: the principal moments in the history of Switzerland and the cantons; Attractions and events: a cultural agenda, updated weekly; g...
It’s the tops This, the largest “well-being” resort in Switzerland , lies in a circle formed by the surrounding Torrent mountains. Nearly 4 million cubic metres of water, heated to 51
...5,200 hectares under vines, Valais produces more wine than any other canton. Fendant is the most well-known in Switzerland but Johannisberg, Hermitage, Petite Arvine, Humagne Blanche, Malvoisie (pinot...
...5,200 hectares under vines, Valais produces more wine than any other canton. Fendant is the most well-known in Switzerland but Johannisberg, Hermitage, Petite Arvine, Humagne Blanche, Malvoisie (pinot...
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Sierre
(Canton du Valais/Les Villes - English)
Sun city, the sunniest in all Switzerland . The Romans called it “the town of a hundred hills” and it stands in a privileged position between upper and lower Valais. Castles rise from
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Sion
(Canton du Valais/Les Villes - English)
...wn, the castles and the museums make the capital of the Valais one of the most important crossroads in western Switzerland . Sion also benefits from an international airport and good motorway and rail ...
The third-largest town in francophone Switzerland with its 38,000 inhabitants, situated at 1,000 metres, La Chaux-de-Fonds is the cradle of the clock and watch making industry and home to “Le Co
The third-largest town in francophone Switzerland with its 38,000 inhabitants, situated at 1,000 metres, La Chaux-de-Fonds is the cradle of the clock and watch making industry and home to “Le Co
...s through the countryside from Versoix (GE) to the gates of Lausanne. Follow this road and see another side to Switzerland : vineyards, gastronomic stopovers, craftspeople such as carvers or potters. A...
The Canton of Vaud is home to one of the oldest Neolithic sites in Switzerland , dating from about 5,000 B.C. and to such archaeological remains as the strange menhirs at Grandson, Onnens and Vidy. As