Fusionner le savoir-faire traditionnel et les avancées technologiques du 21e siècle, c’est ce que propose Excelson, spécialisé dans le matériel sonore électronique à base de bois de résonance. Après une brève explication historique et technique, la c...
Début novembre, les troupeaux ont quitté les alpages, le calme est de retour. Quelques pierres roulent, deux chamois se poursuivent. Folle course entre prétendants avec pour seul but de chasser l'intrus de son territoire. Sans aucun doute le rut du c...
In 1990 dairy farmers and L’Etivaz AOP cheesemakers, Jean-Robert Henchoz and his wife decided to branch out into sheep farming. When they realised there was a growing demand for sheep’s milk products, they gave up rearing dairy cows in Rossinière.
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All year round, Esther and Jean-Claude Ginier live and work on their family farm at La Comballaz, situated at an altitude of 1,400 metres.
In the summer, they take their 15 cows up to their mountain pastures in Sonnaz, overlooking Les Mosses. Every ...
Discover the Pays-d'Enhaut (highlands) between the village of Rossinière and the hamlet of Les Combes. Take advantage of your trip in the Nature Park to familiarise yourself with the typical gastronomy in one of the restaurants known for their region
L’abeille à miel n’est pas la seule à faire le buzz dans nos régions. Solitaires ou sociales, colorées ou ternes, grandes ou petites, les abeilles sauvages pollinisent les plantes depuis des millions d’année. Avec Sophie Giriens, spécialiste des abei...
Les Avants developed a notable hotel industry starting the middle of the 19th century with the arrival of public transportation. The village has a unique regional architecture. In Sonloup, the funicular (built in 1911), with its distinctive red cars,...
Par une belle soirée de janvier, descendre une piste de luge en partie éclairée, à la lueur de sa lampe frontale. La montée se fait par le funiculaire historique construit en 1910 et en grande partie conservé dans son état d’origine avec ses wagon hi...
The Alp cheesemaking season is short. Between April to October, alpine farmers make between two and three wheels of Alp cheese every day. The process involves heating milk in huge 800-litre capacity copper vats; twelve litres of milk are needed to ma...
Starting point / trailhead : Alpage de la Dent, Château-d'Œx
Point of arrival : Cabane des Choucas
The flora found along the Les Choucas botantical trail is typical of the western limestone Prealps, and includes a number of rare species, some of which are native to the region.
Four interpretive panels, positioned at the starting point of each leg...
Starting in Les Combes, the trail leads over meadows and pastures down to the Saane river and crosses it. The trial then goes over an old suspension bridge before one arrives in the village centre of Château-d'Oex.
La Pierreuse, green pastures, and limestone slopes
In an intimate and enchanting setting, the Jardins de la Tour restaurant welcomes you with a smile and presents you with original and creative cuisine. From Patrick Gazeau's kitchen, emerge small culinary masterpieces; beautiful to look at, delicate...
In our office, you will find various informative brochures about Col des Mosses and the region, as well as a personable welcoming committee who will gladly help you plan your visit. Specific suggestions will help you choose the activities that best s...
Its buildings feature carved corbels which support their awnings. Following this tradition, carpenter Moïse Henchoz built the former inn, Lion-d’Or.
The walk goes over pastures on the floor of Les Moulins valley to the bank of the River Saane. It continues to the old transit road, that in former day connected the Riviera or the Gruyère country with the Pays-d’Enhaut and Saanenland.
In 2009 the Les Moulins cheese dairy was threatened with closure. Pierre Buchillier, with the backing of local producers, came to its rescue, taking over the premises and its contents wholesale. He subsequently became an independent milk buyer with t...
Le lieu-dit Les Planches, qui signifie replat, se situe à la limite entre la commune de Crésuz de celle de Val de Charmey. Situé à plus de 1000m d’altitude, ce tracé historique (IVS d’importance régional) constituait jusqu’à la deuxième moitié du 19è...
Ferien in der grosszügige Belle-Epoque-Wohnung «Les Platanes» an der Waadtländer Riviera.
Concert itinérant en partenariat avec le Festival du Bois qui chante.
Interprétées par l’ensemble Léman Virtuosi, les Quatre saisons de Vivaldi illustrent celles du travail du bois dans les montagnes de nos régions. Mise en abîme du bois de résonance...
The perfect place to sample local produce.
Located between Château-d’Œx and Flendruz (take the road across from Des Combes train station). On the menu are fondue, croûte au fromage (open-faced grilled cheese sandwich), cold dishes and by reservation, chalet macaroni with roasted ham. For dess...
Chalet macaroni, vacherin röstis, moitié-moitié fondue, open-faced cheese sandwiches, fresh goat cheese, warm goat cheese salad, chalet soup, meringues and cream. Last Sunday of the month: ham, cabbage soup. Fridays: raclette. Fresh goat cheese to go...
The village of Lessoc is in the federal inventory of sites of national importance. It is made up of a dense network of houses and farms from the golden age of Gruyère, with strong presence of late gothic decor (window and door frames) modeled after t...
Starting at the Lessoc well (1796), whose cupola was a gift of a cheese merchant from Lyon, the trail leads to Montbovon.
On the old stone path linking the village of Lessoc to Montbovon, sits the most complete, well-preserved wood covered-bridge in the canton of Fribourg. The construction date is carved into the oak crossbar on the right bank: 1667.
The fountain consists of an octagonal limestone basin with a central pillar holding an obelisk. It was built in 1796 by the mason, Jacques Vicarino and the blacksmith, Noé Both. Its eight-sided dome is said to be in imperial style. It was a gift fro...
Partir à la découverte des lichens et des milieux forestiers du vallon de la Tinière, jusqu’au col de Chaude, en compagnie de Martin von der Aa, garde forestier, et Marine Berdoz, lichenologue et ingénieure en gestion de la nature. L’occasion d’en ap...
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 lands...
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 h...
The hotel-restaurant L’Etoile in the village centre of Charmay is difficult to miss. The building originates from the 17th century and has been completely restored, rustic-style and tastefully at the same time. Taste the specialities from the Gruyère
Cheese and food sales. Organizes tours of cheese aging cellars. Reservations requested.
Community hall rental for parties and banquets.
Die Maison des Fées wurde 1914 als Landhaus entworfen und gibt die romantisierte Naturverbundenheit jener Zeit bis heute wieder.
Du versant bernois au versant fribourgeois des Gastlosen
Between Gruyères and Intyamon
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 meetin...
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).
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.
A journey through a peaceful valley
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.
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 con...
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 prosper...
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.
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.
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
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...
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.
This chapel is the most important sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the canton of Fribourg.
Qui veut en savoir plus sur les oiseaux peut s’adresser à Fernand Pasquier, passionné par leurs chants, leur grâce et détenteur d’un brevet romand en ornithologie. En sa compagnie, aux Mosses, il devient facile de reconnaître de nombreux oiseaux de m...
