This is Ovronnaz
Ovronnaz is a small holiday and spa resort with thermal baths, a ski area and more than 150 kilometres of hiking trails. The village lies at an altitude of 1,350 metres in the canton of Valais, in southwestern Switzerland.
Discover Ovronnaz
Solve puzzles about the comic-book cowboy on the Lucky Luke treasure hunt through the village with your family. The Petit Tour de Bisse circular trail takes 30 minutes from the tourist office along an old irrigation channel to the Salentse mountain stream. From June to October, the chairlift takes you to Jorasse at almost 2,000 metres. There, you can pet alpacas at the mini zoo and relax in a hammock beneath larch trees at Relax Parc Les Mélèzes. Ride a scooter back down to the village.
Ovronnaz thermal baths
At Bains d'Ovronnaz, you can bathe in water from the Salentse thermal spring all year round. Depending on the pool, the water temperature ranges from 30 to 36 degrees Celsius. Outdoors, enjoy a massage from underwater jets while looking out over the Valais Alps. There is a separate pool for children. In the spa, alternate between the sauna, steam bath and cold-water pool.
Ovronnaz ski area
The small ski area extends to an altitude of around 2,500 metres. From December to April, you can ski on 35 kilometres of slopes. Children practise at the Swiss Snow Kids Village on the upper edge of the village. A marked snowshoe trail takes you up via Alp Bougnonne to Jorasse in around two hours. At the Nordic Centre, put on your cross-country skis and glide through the forest.
Around Ovronnaz
Below Ovronnaz lies Chamoson, the largest wine-growing municipality in Valais. Try the Johannisberg white wine there. In the medieval village of Saillon, visit the Counterfeit Money Museum and the Vigne à Farinet. With just three vines, it is considered the smallest vineyard in the world. Between Leytron and Saillon, cross the Passerelle à Farinet suspension bridge, 136 metres above the Salentse gorge.
Experience Ovronnaz for less
If you stay overnight in Ovronnaz, you can obtain the
Pass activities free of charge from your accommodation or the tourist office. It provides free access to the weekly activity programme, a CHF 3 discount per admission to Bains d'Ovronnaz and free local bus travel. At the Counterfeit Money Museum in Saillon, you get two admissions for the price of one.
