Return from the alpine pastures

 
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The magnificent spectacle of the return from the alpine pastures occurs every year in September.

 

As the summer nears its end, magnificently decorated cows make their way from the alpine pastures down into the valley.

One of the loveliest sights is undoubtedly that of the cattle coming home down from the alps in autumn. Far away you can already hear the cowbells harmoniously ringing and young and old rush out onto the streets to see the fascinating, slow, dignified, bizarre procession of the cowherds in their embroidered pastoral shirts and hats decorated with flowers and ribbons and the cows with the 'Tschäppel'- the ornamented headgear and the 'Plümpen' (great bells) swinging.

 

Return from the alpine pastures from Flumserberg

The return from the alpine pastures always starts around 10:00 hours from Flumserberg Tannenboden. Arrival in Bergheim around 11:00 hours.

 

Arrival of all alps in the village of Flums 

from 11:00 Alp Wildenberg

from 12:00 Molseralp

from 12.30 Alp Fursch

from 12.30 Alp Panüöl

 

Route Flums Village

Spinning mill at Spoerry–Post Office–Restaurant Schützengarten–Hotel Spitzmeilen–Löwenplatz (section).

 

Festival of the Return from Alpine Pasture Lindenplatz, Flums Village

> The Alpine herdsmen present their cattle
> Tradition: Schällner Club Flumserberg
> Alpine cheese sale from all mountain pastures in the Flums area

> Food and drink festival in a tent with live music

 

Due to the cattle parade, parking is prohibited at Löwenplatz in Flums on Saturday, from 8:00 hours.

 

Heidiland Tourismus AG

Tourist Office Flumserberg

CH-8898 Flumserberg
Tel.  0041 81 720 18 18
Fax   0041 81 720 18 19
flumserberg@heidiland.com

www.heidiland.com

www.flumserberg.ch

Automatic phone assistance
0041 81 720 15 10

Weather today

Tannenboden 1400 m:
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Maschgenkamm 2020 m:
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