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Way of life: a living cultural heritage |
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| The heritage built and cultured in Sierre-Anniviers is abundant. |
The town of Sierre and villages of the valley lived for a long time in symbiosis with the seasonal transhumance (migration).
The inhabitants of the region were semi-nomadic, living part of year in their homes in the mountain villages and the rest of the year in Sierre. They followed the rhythm of the seasons and their agricultural chores – the cattle and fields up the mountains and the vineyards in the plain.
In the olden days the inhabitants of each village of Anniviers regrouped themselves in the same quarter in Sierre. This explains the unique aspect of Sierre (16’000 inhabitants), where several quarters remind us of individual villages. Walking through the villages of Anniviers or in their quarters in Sierre is like diving into the lives of those rural mountain communities, who had a direct relationship with the land.
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It also helps us to discover the economic and social transformations brought around after the construction of Moiry Dam and the road leading up to it. You can also get an insight into e.g. the sports gear used by our very first visitors in circa 1860-1880 and see for yourself that it has very little in common with that used by our 21st century tourists…
Nowadays, tourism is the principal economical activity of the Val d’Anniviers. During the high season, a village’s population can be multiplied by 10, going from 400 to 4’000 individuals. But the local population doesn’t forget its’ roots: traditional music, the “inalpe” when the cows are lead up to their alpine summer pastures, “Glacier wine” – these are all ancient traditions which are still alive today and cannot be relegated to being called simple tourist attractions.
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