Wurzenbord

Wurzenbord

Champoussin piste de Sépaya

Champoussin piste de Sépaya

Blick von Grächen auf das Weisshorn

Blick von Grächen auf das Weisshorn

T-Rex

T-Rex

Grächen Hannigalp SiSU Kinderpark

Grächen Hannigalp SiSU Kinderpark

Grächen / Kirche / 1620 m

Grächen / Kirche / 1620 m

Rückfahrtspiste Hannigalp

Rückfahrtspiste Hannigalp

Talpiste

Talpiste

Grächen Hannigalp Nord

Grächen Hannigalp Nord

Grächen Hannigalp Süd

Grächen Hannigalp Süd

Grächen Seetalhorn

Grächen Seetalhorn

Piste Paradiesli

Piste Paradiesli

Wiler

Wiler

Wiler - Bergstation Luftseilbahn Wiler-Lauchernalp

Wiler - Bergstation Luftseilbahn Wiler-Lauchernalp

Obergoms - Hungerberg

Obergoms - Hungerberg

Talstation Alpin-Express, Saas-Fee

Talstation Alpin-Express, Saas-Fee

Saas Fee - Gletscherskigebiet Allalin 3'500 m.ü.Meer

Saas Fee - Gletscherskigebiet Allalin 3'500 m.ü.Meer

Saas Fee - Blick vom Tourismusbüro

Saas Fee - Blick vom Tourismusbüro

Talstation Spielboden, Saas-Fee

Talstation Spielboden, Saas-Fee

Saas Fee - Einkaufsstrasse

Saas Fee - Einkaufsstrasse

A panoramic view of Mont Fort, La Chaux, and the Verbier valley

A panoramic view of Mont Fort, La Chaux, and the Verbier valley

Unterbäch Ski- und Wandergebiet Ginals

Unterbäch Ski- und Wandergebiet Ginals

Unterbäch Dorf

Unterbäch Dorf

Zermatt, Parkhotel Beau-Site

Zermatt, Parkhotel Beau-Site

Zermatt

Zermatt

Zermatt, Kirche

Zermatt, Kirche

Zermatt, Restaurant StafelALP

Zermatt, Restaurant StafelALP

Air Zermatt

Air Zermatt

Zermatt, Rothorn paradise

Zermatt, Rothorn paradise

Zermatt, Findeln

Zermatt, Findeln

Zermatt, Bahnhofplatz

Zermatt, Bahnhofplatz

Zermatt, Trockener Steg

Zermatt, Trockener Steg

Zermatt, Kirchenplatz

Zermatt, Kirchenplatz

Zermatt, Aroleid

Zermatt, Aroleid

Zermatt, Matterhorn

Zermatt, Matterhorn

Zermatt, Schwarzsee

Zermatt, Schwarzsee

Zermatt, Riffelberg

Zermatt, Riffelberg

Air Zermatt - Zermatt

Air Zermatt - Zermatt

Zermatt, Trockener Steg

Zermatt, Trockener Steg

Zermatt, Rothorn

Zermatt, Rothorn

Zermatt, Hotel Ambiance

Zermatt, Hotel Ambiance

Riffelalp Resort 2222m

Riffelalp Resort 2222m

Zermatt, Oberhäusern

Zermatt, Oberhäusern

Zermatt, Ried

Zermatt, Ried

Saint Luc - Tignousa

Saint Luc - Tignousa

Tignousa 2000 above Rhone Valley Switzerland

Tignousa 2000 above Rhone Valley Switzerland

Observatoire FXB - Tignousa Saint Luc Switserland 2000m

Observatoire FXB - Tignousa Saint Luc Switserland 2000m

A view of Verbier bowl across to Médran

A view of Verbier bowl across to Médran

Verbier Hauptplatz, Place Centrale

Verbier Hauptplatz, Place Centrale

Savoleyres

Savoleyres

Eischoll Striggen

Eischoll Striggen

Eischoll

Eischoll

Visperterminen - Giw

Visperterminen - Giw

Bellwald Mittelstation Fleschen

Bellwald Mittelstation Fleschen

Bellwald Dorf

Bellwald Dorf

Bellwald Sesselbahn Talstation

Bellwald Sesselbahn Talstation

Bellwald Skipiste

Bellwald Skipiste

Bellwald Piste

Bellwald Piste

Télés-Vichères-Liddes / La Vuardette

Télés-Vichères-Liddes / La Vuardette

Monthey - Central Square

Monthey - Central Square

Monthey Place Centrale (South)

Monthey Place Centrale (South)

Münster Hotel Landhaus; Goms Weisshornsicht

Münster Hotel Landhaus; Goms Weisshornsicht

Anzère Pas de Maimbré

Anzère Pas de Maimbré

Anzère Dorfplatz

Anzère Dorfplatz

Arolla Mont-Collon

Arolla Mont-Collon

Arolla Hôtel Kurhaus

Arolla Hôtel Kurhaus

Arolla Pigne

Arolla Pigne

Arolla

Arolla

Arolla

Arolla

Crans-Montana (to South-East)

Crans-Montana (to South-East)

Cry d'Er

Cry d'Er

Crans-Montana - Plaine-Morte

Crans-Montana - Plaine-Morte

Crans-Montana (To South-West)

Crans-Montana (To South-West)

La Fouly et massif du Dolent

La Fouly et massif du Dolent

La Fouly et terrasse des Glaciers et piste de ski

La Fouly et terrasse des Glaciers et piste de ski

Prayon - La Fouly

Prayon - La Fouly

Grimentz - vieux village

Grimentz - vieux village

Grimentz - départ de la télécabine de Bendolla

Grimentz - départ de la télécabine de Bendolla

Grimentz - view over the valley of Anniviers

Grimentz - view over the valley of Anniviers

Grimentz

Grimentz

Départ télésiège Ovronnaz-Jorasse

Départ télésiège Ovronnaz-Jorasse

Ovronnaz - Restaurant La Promenade

Ovronnaz - Restaurant La Promenade

Ovronnaz, Morthey

Ovronnaz, Morthey

Ovronnaz - Jorasse

Ovronnaz - Jorasse

Torgon Restaurant Le Tseudron Plan de Croix

Torgon Restaurant Le Tseudron Plan de Croix

Torgon Le Tronchey

Torgon Le Tronchey

La Jorette, les Fignards à Torgon

La Jorette, les Fignards à Torgon

Torgon - Station de ski des Portes du Soleil

Torgon - Station de ski des Portes du Soleil

Torgon La Djeu des Têtes

Torgon La Djeu des Têtes

Torgon - Départ Jorette/Ecole Suisse de ski et de Snowboard

Torgon - Départ Jorette/Ecole Suisse de ski et de Snowboard

Sion

Sion

Médran - Arrivée des pistes de ski

Médran - Arrivée des pistes de ski

Verbier

Verbier

Massif des Combins

Massif des Combins

Albenried

Albenried

Bürchen Bodmen

Bürchen Bodmen

Fiesch Eggishorn

Fiesch Eggishorn

Fiesch Eggishorn

Fiesch Eggishorn

Fiescheralp - Eggishorn

Fiescheralp - Eggishorn

Schlosshotel Art Furrer

Schlosshotel Art Furrer

A world of good taste

Valais

Top wines and gastronomic traditions.

From the Rhone glacier down to Lake Geneva, from small villages on steep mountainsides to Sion, the historic capital of the canton at the foot of the rocky hills of Tourbillon and Valeria, a gastronomic journey through the Valais has unlimited diversity.
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The specialities

Many of today’s residents of the Valais had ancestors who lived off the land in the remote mountain valleys, cultivating their own produce to feed their families. They tended apricot, pear, apple and peach orchards, and baked their own rye bread. They grew vegetables on their land. Milk, cheese and occasionally meat were the staple foodstuffs with which they created frugal meals, using a great deal of care and imagination. Today you will still find these traditional products and preparations, but new ones have also emerged, such as the spring crop of exquisite asparagus grown in the sandy soils of the Lower Valais, and brought to the table within hours of being harvested.

Food lovers’ heaven

For their recipes, the people of the Valais have tradition to thank, created by the imagination of their ancestors. Today these creations are still widely served: croûte aux champignons, a dish of mushrooms and toasted bread; Valais vegetable soup with leek, celery, turnips and onions; traditional bean soup; rice cooked with locally grown saffron from Mund; traditional polenta dishes; Gsottus, a variety of air-dried meats cooked with cabbage and potatoes; buttered chestnut brisolée, served with mountain cheese, dried and cured meats; or gâteau de Savièse, a leek, cheese, potato, and bacon tart.

The people of the Valais may be passionate about their traditional cuisine, but as descendants and spiritual heirs of the Valais hotel pioneer César Ritz, they are also open to influences from all over the world, and their own cooking shows exceptional imagination and creativity. For the last two years, chefs from the Valais have been named GaultMillau Swiss Chef of the Year: Didier de Courten in 2006, and Markus Neff in 2007.

To accompany this inventive and traditional cuisine, the Valais produces a variety of top-class wines. In addition to the wellestablished classics – whites Fendant (light, fruity, dry) and Johannisberg (ample, flowery and smooth); and reds Dôle (ample, full-bodied and well-balanced) and the powerful Pinot noir, there are exquisite grape varieties that only grow in the Valais, such as the Petite Arvine, Amigne and Humagne blanche.

In the Valais and its cuisine gastronomic skill is equal in importance to the atmosphere at the table: a warm welcome and a cosy, convivial ambiance. For it is at mealtimes that you can best experience the traditions of the Valais and its people’s joie de vivre. The Valais looks forward to welcoming you!

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