Crans-Montana is a destination that is overflowing with history and Valais popular traditions which visitors can find out about at the Grand-Lens Museum as well as at the Colombire alp ecomuseum, which will plunge you into the world of our ancestors, allowing you to explore an exact reconstruction of the place they lived, their furniture and their tools! The guided visit of the ‘mayens’ mountain chalets will help you understand life in times gone by, and the seasonal transhumance between the villages, the ‘mayens’, and the high alpine pastures.
If you are looking for a change of scenery, authenticity and discoveries, the Château de Vaas, Maison des Cornalins, provides an opportunity to visit a most beautiful historical building in the heart of a typical hamlet, in the grandiose setting of exceptional vineyards! As culture can be admired, savoured and shared here in all its forms, a museum of model trains dedicated to the whole family traces the history of 150 years of Swiss railways, thanks to its historical collection.
Finally, revisit the history of Crans-Montana via different walks, which enable you to find the 12 letters that make up the name of the destination, accompanied by video portraits of local celebrities, installed for the 125th anniversary of Crans-Montana. An opportunity to explore the main highlights that make the destination so attractive, and to learn more about this historical destination.
Historic collection representing 150 years of Swiss railways (over 1,300HO scale models)
From 01.01.2026 to 31.12.2026 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su ) 10:00-13:00 / 15:00-19:00
18.07.2026 10:00 13:00
15.08.2026 10:00 13:00
3 English roulette, 3 Black Jack tables, 1 stud poker table, 140 slot machines, restaurant and bar.
30'000 books, novels, documents, comics, 4000 CDs, CD-ROMs for learning, games, magazines, daily newspapers.
From 01.05.2024 to 31.12.2030 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su ) 10:00-12:00
From 01.05.2024 to 31.12.2030 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su ) 14:00-18:00
From 01.05.2024 to 31.12.2030 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su ) 14:00-19:00
The first 3D cinema in Valais!
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Do you want to visit a unique Transhumance Ecomuseum?
07.05.2026 14:00 17:00
11.06.2026 14:00 17:00
02.07.2026 14:00 17:00
06.08.2026 14:00 17:00
03.09.2026 14:00 17:00
01.10.2026 14:00 17:00
05.11.2026 14:00 17:00
03.12.2026 14:00 17:00
Help make different kinds of cheese, including tomme and sérac. Please reserve by telephone.
Come and help make goats' and cows' cheese. Reservation by phone.
Come and help make cheese on the alp. Please book by telephone.
To help make cheese over a wood fire, please book by telephone
Come and help make raclette cheese. Please reserve by telephone.
Come and help make and taste alpine cheese.
The Château de Vaas, the House of Cornalins, a historic building in the heart of a typical hamlet.
Help make cheese and taste it at the different stage
30.05.2026 10:00 11:15
23.07.2026 14:00 15:15
06.08.2026 14:00 15:15
30.08.2026 10:00 11:15
Exciting natural surroundings, pure joie de vivre, live for the moment, be simple
From 05.01.2026 to 22.12.2026 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su ) 10:00-12:00 / 14:00-16:00
The Fondation Opale is an art centre which proposes two international calibre exhibitions per year.
From 14.06.2026 to 08.11.2026 (Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su ) 10:00-18:00
29.07.2026 11:30 12:30
11.08.2026 11:30 12:30
30'000 books, novels, documents, comics, 4000 CDs, CD-ROMs for learning, games, magazines, daily newspapers.
