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Tag - valais
Dimitri Burkhard
The American dream is alive in Horizonville, Switzerland
These days, we cannot get enough of Horizonville, Switzerland. This enclave in the Rhone Valley is located amidst popular sights but remains hidden from the view of tourists...
Glacier Trail Saas Fee: hiking a real glacier with snowshoes
Hike a glacier in Switzerland with our blueprint for the Glacier Trail Saas Fee. When to go, where to stay, and who to contact...
The Carina Zermatt Boutique Hotel is our new refuge
A faithful avalanche, visionary ideas, and good timing. These are the ingredients of the fascinating story behind the Carina Zermatt Boutique Hotel.
Ultimate blueprint for a perfect ski vacation in Zermatt
Valais is covered under a powdery blanket, but the big snow has yet to arrive. Our ski vacation in Zermatt is about trying the many slopes...
So I found Little Canada in Switzerland (I’m Canadian)
Is it possible that there's a Little Canada inside Switzerland? The Relais d'Arpette mountain inn in Valais felt like home to this Canadian...
Vanessa Lépine
A foodie’s guide to mountain restaurants in Zermatt
Some refer to Zermatt as the lunch capital of the Alps. Others consider it as a resort reserved for foodies. They are both right!
Lisa Rowlands
Our ski weekend at the Walliserhof Grand-Hotel Saas-Fee
There is a place in Switzerland where snow is guaranteed: Saas-Fee. Surrounded by high peaks and mighty glaciers, this resort is our go-to place...
Traditional Swiss Cow Fighting (Leukerbad)
Imagine bullfighting in Spain, but remove the bulls and torreros. Add mountains and a bunch of temperamental black cows, and you have Swiss cow fighting.
Kristīne