Culture and customs in the Goms.

How it used to be.

Immerse yourself in the Goms culture

Culturally, the Goms has a lot to offer. Discover the generous cultural offer and immerse yourself in the stories of the high valley and its customs.

Museums & Exhibitions

In the Goms you will find an amazing number of museums on various topics. Tradition is very important here. Dive into the past in our museums and get to know the history of the high valley Goms.

Museum in Oberwald

Rosengang wants to preserve the textile craft and textile traditions in the Upper Valais.

Discover the tradition of Oberwald.

Museum in Oberwald

Thanks to the generous support of the municipality, Grafschaft Kultur created a cultural room on the first floor of the rectory in 2013.

Museum of religious art in Münster

Over 100 years of skiing history are illustrated here in the ski museum.

Permanent shingle exhibition and special exhibition "Gonerli - an unknown wild valley".

Museum in Oberwald

The Station Ritz Visitor Center in the station building in Niederwald pays homage to Caesar Ritz

Grain and barn museum in Obergesteln

Theme paths in Goms

With our adventure trail we stay - sedate as we mountain people are - on the ground and appeal to the senses with themes that are embedded in our landscape.

medium 10,3 km 3,5 h

Switzerland's longest natural Kneipp trail brings body and soul in harmony. For the very brave there is the ice-cold shower under the waterfall or the refreshing bath in the mountain stream.

easy 2,8 km 1,5 h

The culture trail in Geschinen provides a wealth of fascinating information about the past, the architecture and the stories of the mountain village of Geschinen. A free brochure guides you through the tour.

easy 0,6 km 1,0 h

The "Lebensweg Cäsar Ritz" presents milestones of his life and brings visitors closer to the ideas and visions of the Gommer hotel pioneer. The stations in Ritz's life are presented on six signposts, at locations whose special features symbolise the respective stage of Ritz's life.

easy 5,5 km 2,0 h

The culture trail in Münster provides a wealth of fascinating information about the past, the architecture and the stories of the mountain village of Münster. A free brochure guides you through the tour.

easy 0,5 km 1,0 h

Do you know the difference between a granary and a barn? What does "büüchä" mean and where does the term Grafschaft, which is used for the three mountain villages of Selkingen, Biel and Ritzingen, actually come from?

easy 3,1 km 0,9 h

At four stations you will get to know the most important buildings of Niederwald and you can learn about the extraordinary personalities of the village.

easy 0,5 km 0,5 h

Churches and chapels

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Parish church in Biel

Atmospheric chapel on the Stalen

The present chapel St. Anne was built in 1683.

Parish church in Blitzingen.

Parish church in Niederwald

Right next to the parish church stands the cemetery chapel mentioned for the first time.

One of two chapels in the Gerendorf

Chapel in Ritzingen

Chapel in Geschinen

The chapel was built in 1768.

The Marienkapelle stands above the abandoned settlement of Bergdorf, on the Hungerberg.

The church was built by Josef Seiler in 1907/08 on behalf of the Anglican Church.

Folding calendar Goms

The Goms and its cultural treasures have been the focus of the "Folding Calendar" project by Marie-José Wiedmer and Sarah Gigandet for years. The calendar competition represents a series that extends over 12 years and thus offers the 12 Upper Goms villages a unique opportunity to present their rich and unique cultural treasures.

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