Leave the urban landscape of the capital Sion to leisurely ride through the vineyards before reaching mountain roads promising magnificent climbs. Pass through well-known regions such as St-Léonard with its underground lake, the sunny town of Sierre, or Salgesch with its many red grape varieties, making the village the most important wine-growing community in Upper Valais.
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Leuk is home to the oldest vine in Switzerland, a Cornalin planted in 1798. Once there, you should not miss tasting the wine produced by the local winemakers based on this vine under the name Vitis Antiqua 1798.
| Turn-by-turn directions | The second stage of the wine route, which connects Sion with Leukerbad, leads up the Rhone Valley, along the impressive dry stone walls lining the right bank. From the foot of the historic Valère and Tourbillon castles, you cycle through a wide variety of grape varieties, sometimes white, sometimes red, through the rolling terrain and steep slopes of Valais. After all these efforts, you can enjoy a moment of relaxation with a tasting of the local wines or a stroll in the thermal waters of Leukerbad. |
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