Make an active contribution to the valuable natural and cultural landscape in Valais! Get actively involved in preserving and enhancing nature in the Pfyn-Finges Nature Park!...
Pfyn-Finges Nature Park unique landscapes and nature
The thirteen communities within the Natur Park have received the title of Regional Nature Park of National Importance, for their unique and outstanding nature and landscapes. These communities aim to preserve and enhance the traditional cultural and natural landscapes, to promote development of a sustainable economy fit for their grandchildren and to sensitise and educate their inhabitants.
News
17. Feb 2025
Preserving traditions - we look into the region's cooking pots!
Cuisine is a living tradition and an important element of regional identity. Under the title "Traditione erhalte / Traditionä erhaltu", the two nature parks Pfyn-Finges Nature...
Next Event
Der Grosse Ostermarkt
18.04.2025
08:00
Jedes Jahr findet der Grosse Ostermarkt in Sitten mit über 160 Ständen statt. Zum ersten Mal nehmen die drei Walliser Naturpärke (Pfyn, Binntal und Trient) an diesem Markt teil und präsentieren ihre besten Produkte, Angebote und Exkursionen.
Savurando - treasure hunt
22.04.2025
08:30
Wide views and exciting insights into wine in the Pfyn-Finges Nature Park await you on the Savurando.
The southern ambience in central Valais and the diverse landscape values invite you to discover the nature park with all your senses.
(Migratory) Birds at Leukerfeld
23.04.2025
06:30
We will observe birds in Leukerfeld that have returned early from their wintering grounds or are making a stopover on their migration north into the mountain regions.
Permakulturkurs - Einführung Theorie
25.04.2025
18:00
In diesem Einführungs-Workshop erhältst du einen ersten Einblick in die Grundprinzipien, Themen und Gestaltungsgrundsätze der Permakultur und welche sich davon einfach im eigenen Umfeld umsetzen lassen.
Permakulturkurs - In Aktion
26.04.2025
09:00
Gemeinsam werden wir gärtnerische Elemente in die Praxis umsetzen, sowie wichtige Ansätze von öko-sozialen Landnutzungs- und Gestaltungsstrategien der Permakultur kennenlernen.
Point of interest
Bhutan bridge
This 134 m long suspension bridge was launched as a project as part of the "UNO - year of mountains 2002" campaign. It was constructed and opened in 2005 together with the Kingdom of Bhutan.
Common kingfisher
Its dazzling colour, its secretive life style and its rarity have made the common kingfisher famous.
European Bee-eater
The colourful, elegant and heat-loving bee-eater is the only European representative of a family that is mostly limited to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (Eastern Hemisphere).
Feschel Gorge / Feschloch
Discover the Feschelloch with the Feschel Gorge and the impressive waterfall. You also have the possibility of picnicking here. A visit to the Feschelloch hidden between Niedergampel and Susten is highly worthwhile!
La cascade de la Raspille
Discover the waterfall on the Raspille. The hiking trail leads directly underneath the waterfall. Enjoy the cool mists!
