Winter excursions: Craft business

Josin Neuhäusler is not only a dyed-in-the-wool Engadine native, but also an inspired sgrafitto artist.

As one of the few museums in Europe dedicated to this art form, the paper mill preserves historical techniques at an authentic site. Participants are shown these traditional techniques and given the opportunity to have a go at making paper and printing themselves.

Fischingen is the only lived-in monastery in the canton of Thurgau.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Visitors to the bell foundry in Berger in Bärau can now cast their own bells.

Tin alloy is still produced using the old artisanal methods handed down through the ages. Cast, turned and polished by hand.

The Kambly Experience at Trubschachen is an exciting venue for the senses, where visitors can discover the secrets behind the art of baking quality biscuits, explore the origins of Kambly and savour moments of sweet delight.

In 2017 Glasi Hergiswil will celebrate its 200-year anniversary. It is the only factory in Switzerland where glass is still mouth-blown.

Follow in the footsteps of the Tschäggättä and create your own Lötschental mask! On request, groups can carve their own masks in the carving workshop in Ferden under expert instruction.

Teams build an exact replica of a model without looking at it.

The Tessanda (hand weavers) in the Val Müstair (Münstertal) now has 18 looms and employs 8 people.

A unique and unforgettable experience is waiting for you at Montebello Castle: make your very own Salame dei Castelli di Bellinzona and discover the secrets of this traditional Ticino speciality! The visit is rounded off with an aperitif of Ticino specialities and wines served in the fabulous castle garden.

Produced by hand in Malters. Sold all over the world. Skis from long-established Swiss company Stöckli. Founded in 1935, the company with its own ski manufacture is synonymous with perfection and passion.

Guided tour of the alphorn factory in Habkern

Build a sledge from scratch using a variety of materials such as skis, wood, car tyres, upholstery, wire mesh or cardboard. Your team machine can be hammered, glued, cut and sawn until the finished sledge is ready for the initial safety check, and then given its very first test drive

The “Säge” in Giswil is one of history’s great survivors. Made entirely of wood, Switzerland’s only water-powered sawmill exudes nostalgia and the romanticism of an age-old craft.