Culture
While traditions and folklore are carefully guarded, our love of culture means we are also innovators, looking ever
forward to a future filled with multicultural exchange, events, exhibits, art, literature, music and shows.
History & Traditions
From tall tales to unbelievable-but-true local legends, the Val d’Illiez is a history buff’s dream! Our past is ever-present, thanks to various heritage associations who work tirelessly to preserve the architectural, geographic and cultural heritage left by our ancestors. Take a lesson in patois, our ancient local dialect, find out about the larger-than-life ‘Gros Bellet’ who inspired a revolution in 1790 or follow in the footsteps of the daring smugglers who criss-crossed our alpine valleys in the dead of night…
Know-how
The Val d’Illiez has a long history of alpine craftsmanship and these ancestral techniques have been carefully preserved and transmitted from generation to generation. Despite the inroads of tourism, local artisans, shops and restaurants still welcome visitors to the region with the same hearty simplicity as in days gone by. Revisit the past at an old grain mill, a communal bread oven, a traditional bell foundry…
Alpine Pastures
These uncultivated, high-altitude grasslands were hard-won from the thick forests which covered the untainsides hundreds of years ago. Generations of farming families ave brought their herds of hardy sheep, goats, and cattle to spend the summer grazing in the sunshine, helping to keep the forests at bay and, in the process, creating unique ecosystems of plants, wild animals and traditions which vary from one hillside to another.
Agenda
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Life on the farm & making butter
The Berra family welcomes you to their farm and shares their secrets for making your own butter! -
Life on the farm & making butter
The Berra family welcomes you to their farm and shares their secrets for making your own butter! -
How to cook the best fondue?
Cook this typical dish with our world champion! -
A Visit to an Alpine Dairy
The Gex-Fabry and Granger family dairy is famous for its Raclette. This visit will give you a chance to sample a delectable cheese and show you how tradition and modernity go hand-in-hand. -
Life on the farm & making butter
The Berra family welcomes you to their farm and shares their secrets for making your own butter! -
Life on the farm & making butter
The Berra family welcomes you to their farm and shares their secrets for making your own butter! -
Milking Cows & Making Raclette
Spend an afternoon being an alpine dairy hand and watch the cows being milked right in the pastures! When you’ve worked up an appetite, you’ll tuck into a delicious snack of Raclette cheese. -
Les Vendredis Jazz & Wine
Long summer evenings where music meets gastronomy. -
Vernissage | Exhibition Patrice Quinche
Emotions et Couleurs -
Jeux m’éclate
The centre of Champéry is transformed into a playground! -
The Black all Day Festival
Come and spend your day listening to Rock & Metal music, drinking local beer and having fun in a beautiful setting at the U Yeü Tsalé ! -
A Visit to an Alpine Dairy
The Gex-Fabry and Granger family dairy is famous for its Raclette. This visit will give you a chance to sample a delectable cheese and show you how tradition and modernity go hand-in-hand.