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Cow fights and Cycle races – A busy weekend in the Val d’Hérens

May 3, 2018 by Catherine Nelson-Pollard Leave a Comment

Cow fights and Cycle races – A busy weekend in the Val d’Hérens

The Val d’Hérens was busy last Saturday (28th April) with the sound of helicopters, cars and bikes following the cyclists in the Tour de Romandie race as it wove its way up from Sion through the Rhone valley with a climb up to the village of Nax, through more villages and roads up and down the […]

Filed Under: Sion, Sports, Traditions/Local Customs Tagged With: combat de reines, les haudères, Nax, sion, swiss traditions, switzerland, tour de romandie, val d'hérens, Valais

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