This pretty, rustic village shop, close to the Grimsel and Forclaz passes, sells products from the farm just a few hundred metres away. Bread, dried meat, cheese, jams and other local delicacies.

Plus points: typical farm cuisine and home-made bread.

Discover the jewel of Geschinersee, only 400 metres from Geschinen railway station

To glide silently over the water while standing on the board cannot be described well enough - try it yourself, with or without an instructor.

In the village of Biel in the Obergoms (upper Rhône valley), locals prepare rye bread leavened with sourdough according to an ancient recipe. They then bake it in an oven heated with wood from the surrounding forests. Come and discover the secrets of how this Valais speciality, with its brown crust and slightly sour taste, is made. You can also buy bread baked here to enjoy at home.

The TdS ends with a fantastic cycling festival in Goms. The two final stages, comprising the individual time trials on Saturday and the crowning stage over the Alpine passes on Sunday, will start and finish at Ulrichen airfield. The varied supporting programme at the TdS Hub Goms, which includes the christening of a Matterhorn-Gotthard locomotive, a biathlon show competition and numerous other attractions, makes a perfect day out for the whole family.