Know-how : in the Region Dents du Midi

The Val d’Illiez is a haven for traditional craftsmanship and know-how; our ancestral techniques have been honed over centuries. Visit an old mill or a traditional bell foundry or taste some of our local specialities and experience the authentic flavours of our region.

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The Collaire bread oven was built around 1435. This is where the bread was baked for the Troistorrents church congregation, especially during the feast of the Pentecost. Today a private association is in the process of restoring this historic building.

Collaire bread oven

Milk the cows, feed the calves, scatter grain for the chickens and participate in the daily tasks of an authentic alpine farm.

Life on the Farm

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The Propéraz community bread oven, built in 1663, was used several times a year to bake large batches of bread for local inhabitants and passing guests.

Propéraz bread oven

During the visit you will discover the miller’s house, his living environment and the museum of antique tools. Several exhibitions about hemp and it’s uses, as well as wood and the timber industry are offered to visitors.

The Old Mill on the Tine

Jean-Denis Perrin and his son Hugues are some of the last traditional bell-founders in Switzerland. In their workshop, they have twenty different molds in which more than 9 generations have poured their metal alloy, made from a secret, ancestral recipe.

Visit the bell foundry

Watches – Jewelry – Gift items – Smart watches

Watches and Jewellry Arnold Caillet-Bois