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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Top event
Maxi-Rires Comedy Festival
The coolest comedy festival in the world; with a setting high in the Alps and world-renowned guest stars! -
Top event
Rock the Pistes festival
ROCK THE PISTES, UNUSUAL POP/ROCK FESTIVAL IN THE HEART OF THE PORTES DU SOLEIL SKI SLOPES. The Rock the Pistes festival is a unique festival. Every day, live concerts on the ski slopes, in the middle of the mountain. International artists. -
The Revolverlites | OFF THE PISTES
With thousands of concerts to their credit and their pop-rock covers, the three boys of The Revolverlites are used to getting crowds dancing! -
Amped Up | OFF THE PISTES
From the moment they take to the stage, Amped Up get their audience moving from the first song to the last… -
Atlas | OFF THE PISTES
With his varied, danceable sets, our resident DJ Atlas will be delighting OFF audiences in Morgins from Thursday March 21 to Saturday March 23, 2024. -
Rue d’la Soif | OFF THE PISTES
The OFF in Morgins are honored to host the only date in Switzerland for iconic band Rue d’la Soif this Thursday, March 21! -
Smell of Sound | OFF THE PISTES
To all fans of the legendary band Rage Against The Machine, this is the concert for you! A fiery atmosphere guaranteed for this Thursday evening at the OFF in Morgins… -
Dead Dog Café | OFF THE PISTES
A powerful, massive and melodic show will close the first evening of OFF THE PISTES in the Morgins resort. -
The Avener in Morgins | Rock The Pistes Festival
The Avener will be in concert on the slopes of Morgins on Friday 22 March at 1.30pm, so you’ll be clubbing in your ski gear! -
Atlas | OFF THE PISTES
With his varied, danceable sets, our resident DJ Atlas will be delighting OFF audiences in Morgins from Thursday March 21 to Saturday March 23, 2024. -
Elektrees | OFF THE PISTES
The band Elektrees will treat OFF THE PISTES audiences to a concert full of love and good vibes… -
Reaven | OFF THE PISTES
Reaven is all about an effective pop-rock sound dressed up with catchy melodies, like their hit Ordinary Heroes, which stayed in the TOP American charts for weeks!