Tag: Valais
The death of five hikers causes great emotion in the canton of Valais
Valais is in mourning. Emotions were high Monday evening in this Swiss canton, after the discovery of the bodies of five of the six ski hikers missing since Saturday. The…
Thomas Hettche’s novella “Sinking Stars”: Fall in Valais – Culture
His parents’ house is doomed. The narrator’s return there leads him to the history of literature and even the development of our planet. Any author less than Thomas Hettche would…
Switzerland: Brazen theft at 2350 meters in the canton of Valais
Switzerland Brazen theft at 2350 meters in the canton of Valais The donation box was broken open by unknown persons. The money is gone. photo © –/Verein IG Klettersteig /dpa…
Vacation in Switzerland: Spend the night in the Villa Cassel – Reise
The sight is bizarre. In front of the snow-capped peaks above the Aletsch Glacier, in the midst of mountain pines, spruce trees and alpine roses, a Victorian villa sits enthroned…