Switzerland News » Valais News Switzerland » Valais: From gentle strolls to zipline thrills: summer hiking in the Swiss Alps
The vertiginous Valais canton offers adventures aplenty, from abseiling down gorges to wild swims in glacial pools – and nights swapping hiking tales in mountain huts ...
News Switzerland » Valais: Easy trekking in the Alps
In Valais, irrigation channels, called bisses, make for easy pathways that are well-graded, never steep and five- to 10-kilometres long ...
News Switzerland » Valais: Swiss Valais-Matterhorn Region and Avanti Partner on E-Brochure
The Valais-Matterhorn region of Switzerland and wholesale FIT tour operator Avanti Destinations have partnered on a campaign to educate advisors on independent travel options in this southwestern ...
News Switzerland » Valais: Dozens evacuated in Switzerland's Valais canton as heavy rain unleashes mudslide
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Around 30 people were evacuated from their homes in the upper Val de Bagnes in canton Valais in Switzerland after heavy rainfall ...
News Switzerland » Valais: Switzerland: Hike above Rhone on Valais Wine Route
With all due respect to Charles Dickens, walking fast probably is not the way to go in Valais. With its toothy Matterhorn, ancient glaciers, strange historical footnotes and flourishing wine scene, ...
News Switzerland » Valais: Navigating Aches and Aging on the Best Trail-Running Route in the World
A few years ago, I crossed an unseen boundary and entered the land of middle age. The shift came slowly, then abruptly, and there I was, at 48, the new guy in a place whose inhabitants talked about ...
News Switzerland » Valais: Switzerland train derailment RECAP: Several casualties after Valais avalanche
A train has derailed following an avalanche, sparking a huge rescue effort by fire crews, paramedics and police. The derailment happened at around 7am local time near Goppenstein in the canton of ...
News Switzerland » Valais: 'World's Cutest Sheep' in the Swiss Alps Have Everyone Obsessed
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News Switzerland » Valais: Exploring Swiss Wine Country
SWITZERLAND HAS a number of claims to fame. Watches. Cheese. Roger Federer. The Matterhorn. Every tourist wants to see the last two, in particular, but usually settles for the mountain. And the ...