Woken up by the neighbors of the rental apartment opposite our balcony who, at seven o'clock in the morning, had already put the music on, we take the opportunity to get up. Faced with the insistent “Waouuuuh” from Mo, who demands his urgent walk, we take the dogs out before going to breakfast in the buffet room. Our day of visits Valais starts with a good climb: reach the tower that dominates the village asks to sweat a good shot while the sun is already overhanging us and evaporates the humidity of a night of rain. 

We go through the vines, then the alleys, and before reaching the overhang, we come across a team of young Swiss German influencers, who have come to test an open-air bed set up by the team of Null Stern, “zero star” hotels. You would have thought they would have been rinsed off, but they were actually rather dry. 

We descend by the same path and cross the botanical garden and the rest of the medieval town to reach a place of pilgrimage by the stained glass path: the vine at Farinet, smaller cadastral vine of the world with only three vines. Here again, it is necessary to climb. But the view on the plain and the village are well worth it! Not to mention the dozens of words left in tribute to Flour, these famous three vines and the spiritual atmosphere, accentuated by the Tibetan flags hung here and there. Although it requires some effort to get there, the road that leads to the vineyard at Farinet is wheelchair accessible.

Exhausted by the heat, we take the time to let the dogs cool off regularly in the fountains. The advantage of Switzerland, european water tower, it is undoubtedly this one moreover: one does not miss fresh water points, if not always drinkable. Direction Evolene, the first village in French-speaking Switzerland to have received, in 2012, the title of most beautiful in French-speaking Switzerland. So a radical change of scenery, since the summits, larch forests and wooden mayens burnished by the sun offer a totally different atmosphere from the Rhone plain where is Saillon. Here, the air remains fresh, just like the water of the river which gave its name to the village, at ten degrees all year round regardless of the outside temperature. There are trouts with a sulfur taste, non-edible, in front of which Bow hard not to drool. We would not keep him on a leash that he would jump into the water to fish. To the north of the village, on a clear day, you can see the majestic White tooth, nicknamed the " Monstrous Coquette by Maupassant. 

For the lunch break, we resumed the bus to go to the place Bridge of the Quetse. A well-appointed picnic spot allowed us to have lunch, but beware of the river which can experience sudden flood. We especially think of dogs that like water, like Mo and Bow. Moreover, there are many signs on site to point out this risk. If you want to spend the night there, we recommend the Hermitage Hotel in Evolène, historic family hotel et welcoming where the masters don't pay no supplement for their dog, or during the summer Arolla campsite, the highest in Europe. THE Molignon campsite is also well known for welcoming dogs and closer to the village ofEvolene.