Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
L’Abeille des Préalpes
Julien Rouget is a man of adventure and a lover of the great outdoors. Originally from Brittany, Julien worked as a river guide in Canada for more than 10 years before he settled in Charmey, having fallen under the charm of the rugged, pristine landscape and vibrant social and cultural life of the Jaun valley.
As well as working for the resort’s ski lift company, TéléCharmey, Julien is an avid apiarist. He feels the deep connection with his adopted home most keenly when he is tending to his hives. Today, Julien lives in tune with the seasons and in harmony with his bees. The area around Crésuz, Cerniat and La Valsainte is an excellent habitat for bees. As the small hills and gentle slopes face in different directions, the wide variety of wildflowers that grow there bloom at different times, extending the feeding season for these prodigious pollinators.
L'Abeille des Préalpes is the name of the honey produced by Julien's bees. There are two types – spring and mountain honey – and b
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L’Etivaz
The wood buildings of L’Etivaz, some of which date to the 16th century, bare witness to a rich architectural heritage. Spreading over 7 km in the Torneresse valley, you will find this charming hamlet of very old homes, in a pastoral setting.
The houses and their nearby barns/stables punctuate the bottom of the valley, where farmers and livestock, alike, pass the winter.
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Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Maison de L'Etivaz
Cheese and food sales. Organizes tours of cheese aging cellars. Reservations requested.Community hall rental for parties and banquets.
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Mazette
In Pringy, Mazette transforms local fruit into characterful ciders and tackles food waste through a collaborative approach.
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Mittelberg – Gastlosen Express
Du versant bernois au versant fribourgeois des Gastlosen
Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 45 minutesLength: 7.60km
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Moléson – Neirivue
Between Gruyères and Intyamon
Hiking trail
Time required: 3 hours 25 minutesLength: 10.80km
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Montbovon
Cited as early as 1255, Montbovon has long been a busy crossroads. Located along the Sarine, it is the junction of the roads of three worlds: the Gruyère, the Pays-d’Enhaut, and the Lake Geneva basin. This crossroads is also emphasized by the meeting of two railroads: Montreux Oberland Bernois (1903) and Transports Fribourgeois (1904), which brought modernity into these valleys.
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Montbovon - Allières
From Montbovon the trail ascends on the left side of the valley into a pretty little valley. This historical trail leads as far as the Pont du Pontet, one of the oldest bridges in the Canton of Freiburg (17th century).
Theme trailHiking trailOther routes
Time required: 1 hour 30 minutesLength: 4.20km
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Montbovon – Bounavau
Walk through the undulating, wooded countryside of the Intyamon, with some wonderful features including a covered bridge, the village of Lessoc and its famous fountain, the waterfall and grotto in Grandvillard.
Hiking trail
Time required: 4 hours 30 minutesLength: 13.00km
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Montbovon – Enney
A journey through a peaceful valley
Hiking trail
Time required: 3 hours 35 minutesLength: 13.60km
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Montsalvens Castle
First mentioned in the 12th century, all that's left of Montsalvens Castle today is its tower, which was built around 1260. The site was restored in 1671 but was abandoned soon after.
Historical building
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Montsalvens Dam
This dam, located along the Jogne river, is responsible for Montsalvens lake. Built between 1918 and 1921 by engineer Heinrich Eduard Gruner, it was the first arch dam in Europe with both horizontal et vertical curves. 52m high and 110m long, its construction required 26’000 m3 of concrete.
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Musée de Charmey
Thanks in no small part to the export of Gruyère cheese to Lyon market, alpine farming in Charmey flourished right up until the French Revolution. Many of the buildings and the surviving woodcraft tradition bear witness to the region’s former prosperity. In 1294, Carthusian monks established a charterhouse in la Valsainte where they have remained ever since. Featuring an original monk’s cell, the “Valsainte” room is a window into the deeply spiritual and secluded world of this religious order. A series of exhibitions traces the history, development, know-how and craftsmanship of the region. Since 1993 Charmey has hosted the International Paper Triennial, which attracts artists from around the world.
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Musée du Pays-d’Enhaut
From artisan crafts to everyday objects, this museum of popular art offers visitors the opportunity to dive into the past. The highlight is the unrivaled collection of fabulous découpages, a celebrated typical art form of the Pays-d’Enhaut.
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NaturaTrail Gruyère P.-Enhaut 2
This short family hike will take you from Rougemont with its abbey and chalets decorated with filigree, home of the Swiss cutting designs' founder to the hot air balloon village of Chateau d'Oex
Theme trailHiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 40 minutesLength: 9.50km
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
NaturaTrail Gruyère P.-Enhaut1
This stage will take you to the “Col des Mosses” on a leisurely and varied mountain path. Walk through the damp high plateau close to Monts Chevreuil and walk back down into the Sannetal.
Theme trailHiking trail
Time required: 4 hours 20 minutesLength: 15.00km
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Neirivue
Neirivue was almost entirely destroyed during a violent fire which ravaged the village on July 19th, 1904. The reconstruction of the village allowed for industrial development with factories and warehouses (wood, furniture, fabric) many of which have since changed purpose.
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Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Neirivue - Montbovon
The trail leads from the village of Neirivue through fields and woods to the hamlet of Sciernes d'Albeuve and then descends again to Montbovon.
Theme trailHiking trailOther routes
Time required: 2 hours 20 minutesLength: 7.50km
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Paquet du Parc
Des produits au rythme de la nature
CHF
56.00
FoodsArtisanryShop for regional productsGifts
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Parc à la carte
Le Parc à la carte regroupe toutes les activités et forfaits proposés par le Parc entre mai 2026 et avril 2027.
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Pascal Tercier
Pascal Tercier has had a life-long passion for farming and livestock. Having worked on a series of mountain farms in his youth, the former lumberjack finally became master of his own 40-hectare farm, in Charmey, which also came with 160 hectares of mountain pastures.
Pascal uses only the most appropriate farming techniques, even if some may be considered rather unconventional. On his farm, which has been certified organic for over 15 years, he uses homeopathic medicine to treat sick cattle, bans cowbells, and includes cross-breeds in his herd.
His suckler cows calve in early winter so that the young are sufficiently strong by the time summer comes around to make the traditional ascent to the mountain pastures. Every animal spends two summers on the high-altitude farm before leaving Charmey. The meat they produce carries the bio Suisse and pasture-fed labels.
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Pays-d'Enhaut Région, Économie et Tourisme
Regroups the tourist offices of Château-d'Œx, Rossinière and Rougemont.
Information center
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Place de pic-nic la Valsainte
Au bord du Javro. En traversant la rivière, arrivée à la Chartreuse de la Valsainte. Ligne de bus à la belle saison.
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Plan de l’Ouge Farm
The Plan de l’Ouge certified organic farm deep in the La Torneresse valley of L’Etivaz is run by Maurice and Sylviane Henchoz, together with their sons Stéphane and Nicolas.
In 1997 Maurice Henchoz converted his family farm to organic, which meant abandoning the conventional practice of harvesting meadow grass for silage. In summer, the milk from his dairy cows is used to make the Alp cheese L’Etivaz AOP, while in winter it is transformed into the farmhouse’s signature Plan de l’Ouge cheese.
The herd is made up of around 50 suckler cows and 30 or so young calves. The Henchoz also sell organically reared pigs and weaned grazing calves direct from their farm.
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Planchettes du Parc
Que ce soit pour faire découvrir les saveurs de nos régions à des amis, ou simplement pour se faire plaisir, le Parc vous propose deux planchettes de spécialités, vaudoise ou fribourgeoise.
Shop for regional products
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Prareman Sheep Farm
Maurane and Malik Bajrami are famed for their delicious lamb meat products. On their sheep farm, at the entry to the Intyamon valley, the lambs are reared naturally on their mother’s milk.Malik was 14 when he began keeping sheep. When he met his future wife Maurane, Malik found a soulmate who embraced his passion. Initially, the couple had a handful of ewes, which they also entered in agricultural shows. Over time, the couple have increased their flock.Standing at an altitude of 800 metres, high above the village of Enney, the Prareman sheep farm is today home to 260 ewes and around 500 lambs. In summer, some 50 ewes graze on the high alpine pastures, while the rest of the flock spend their time on the grassy hills surrounding the farm. In winter, Maurane and Malik feed their sheep fodder produced on the farm.All Prareman sheep farm products have the Terroir Fribourg and IP Suisse labels. Meat products can be ordered directly from Maurane, or from the farm’s social media
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Relais info Charmey
This information point in the laiterie fromagerie de Charmey visitor centre is given over entirely to the SUMMER-GRAZING SEASONThe destinations featured here will allow you to explore, at your own pace, the different facets of this age-old alpine farming tradition, as well as the Park’s landscapes and villages. Along the way, you will also discover the region’s fascinating history, rich heritage and many other traditions that are still going strong today.
Located on the premises of the Park’s partners, information points are the ideal place for visitors to familiarise themselves with the Park and everything it has to offer. These points feature interpretive panels as well as wealth of brochures, guides and leaflets in French, German and English.
Information center
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Relais infos - Espace Ballons Château-d'Œx
Ce Relais infos présente quinze 14 offres de tourisme durable pour toute la famille qui sont mises à l'honneur. Découvrir la faune et la flore, se plonger dans l’histoire des
châteaux médiévaux, mieux comprendre les traditions, ou
simplement se détendre et partager un moment agréable
en famille, le Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d’Enhaut
est la destination idéale pour des sorties en famille. Le
Parc, les destinations touristiques et les acteurs locaux proposent ensemble une palette d’activités aussi foisonnantes
qu’attractives : sentiers thématiques, pistes de luges,
festivals, fabrication artisanale de fromage et bien d’autres
invitent à vivre des expériences au plus près de la nature et
des traditions locales.Soucieux de promouvoir un tourisme doux et conscient des
enjeux environnementaux, les 14 activités présentées dans
ce relais sont facilement accessibles en transports
publics dont nous recommandons l’utilisation. De même,
ce choix de sorties vise à minimiser le dérangement de la
faune et à rendre les activités accessibles à toutes et tous.Les Relais infos représentent des lieux privilégiés pour la découverte du Parc et de ses spécificités. Ils sont situés chez des partenaires. Ils proposent en trois langues (français, allemand et anglais) des informations spécifiques dans un espace didactique.
Information center
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Rochers-de-Naye – Caux
A bird's-eye view of Lake Geneva
Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 30 minutesLength: 8.40km
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Rochers-de-Naye – Rossinière
Hongrin valley: a land of cheese and water
Hiking trail
Time required: 6 hours 30 minutesLength: 18.70km
