Bisses

New! "Chemin du Musée"

Discover three "Bisses between Anzère and Botyre. Thanks to the bus line "Botyre-Ayent", you can enjoy a beautiful walk between...
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Bisse Gallery

To irrigate their meadows and growings, the valaisan mountain-dweller went to remote rivers, which took their origin in the glacial period. To bring it where...
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Bisse d'Ayent

The „bisse“ of Ayent, from the Lienne to Grimisuat, was built in the 15th century. It  leaves the steep-walled valley of the Liène ata...
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The Sion Bisse

The Sion bisse, belonging  to the town of Sion, was built in 1903. It runs from la Liène above the Zeuzier lake, to la Sionne. The bisse flows...
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Bisse of Torrent-Neuf

An interesting path from Prafirmin to the Chapelle Sainte Marguerite. Constructed before 1430, the bisse du Torrent Neuf or bisse de Savièsewas to...
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Bisse de Clavau

Built in 1453 by the Bishop of Sion the Bisse de Clavau originates from the Lienne and eventually flows into the Sionne. Surrounded by enormous drystones walls...
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