Colours and flavours of autumn
Recipes
Bisses
View of the Rhone Valley

Colours and flavours of autumn

Autumn in Valais is a season to be enjoyed with all the senses. After summer, with all its invigorating outdoor activities, and before the onset of winter, with its thrilling snow sports, autumn invites locals and visitors to enjoy the good things in life at a gentler pace.

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Recipes

The great diversity and quality of products from Valais inspire cooks, both amateur and professional, to new creativity and send food lovers into raptures. In this section of the website, you’ll find traditional recipes as well as ideas for new creations using Valais products. Bon appetit!

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Bisses

Bisses are the historic irrigation channels of the Valais. A bisse is an open ditches delivering priceless water from mountain streams – often by daring routes – to arid pastures and fields, vineyards and orchards. 

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Contest #MyAutumnInValais

Capture the moment with your smartphone and share it on Facebook or Instagram with #MyAutumnInValais until 10th November 2019 and try to win an unforgettable stay in Valais!
RegionAlps train in the heart of the Rhône, Valais Switzerland

The best of Valais by public transport

Trains, buses, cable cars, funiculars and chairlifts promise access to the canton’s most charming destinations through the seasons.

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2 day tour: Weekend – great Aletsch Glacier

Aletsch Arena from CHF 230 via stnetoffers

Fly & Dream

Brig-Glis from CHF 355 via stnetoffers

Ski Safari

Wallis / Valais from CHF 599 via stnetoffers

Experiences

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Visit the chestnut groves of Valais

Chestnuts were once prized as a nutritious source of food in the Valais. Today the chestnut forests are great for walks. And in the autumn everyone can enjoy roasted chestnuts.

Recreational parks

Whether in water, air, steam locomotive or on the luge course: Valais recreational parks offer immense fun and are the best form of entertainment for the entire family.

Historic routes

The Valais has always been an important thoroughfare and place of trade in transit over the Alpine passes. Today these routes give you the opportunity of travelling back in time.