GenevaLunch - Martigny, Valais, Switzerland

Gianadda show on Picasso and the circus opens

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:14:36 +0000

GenevaLunch - "Picasso and the Circus" opened Friday at the Gianadda Foundation in Martigny, retracing the artist's lifelong love affair with the world of the circus. Open daily 10:00-18:00 to 17 June.

Valaisan councilor with wolf in his office provokes

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:25:04 +0000

Le Matin, Fre - A wolf shot with permission from the Valais administration, which has caused outrage in other parts of Switzerland, is now sitting, stuffed, in the office of the man who gave the order to shoot. The story of the wolf's new home made the front page of the Nouvelliste, the Valais newspaper, and according to Le Matin it has outraged the WWF and other groups that believe the order to shoot was illegal.

Valais pears

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:31:16 +0000

Pears from Deballey in Martigny, sold at Manor in Sierre, still sharp and firm in winter.

Valais apple

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:28:40 +0000

"Temptation" (Manor) is a sweet but sharp apple from Martigny, still good in winter.

Wine, paintings and violins make perfect trio

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:17:10 +0000

Nobilis has been awarding medals for Valais wines since 1998 and the newest group of medalists is an exciting collection, with bottles that finally show the efforts of 10 or so years of serious replanting and exploring how to best bottle native varieties.

The wines are exciting, but so was the awards ceremony Friday night in Martigny. Most of these events to cap competitions, and there are dozens a year around the world, drag on. How do you hand out 150 medals and not bore the crowd?

Nobilis wine awards, 2006, Tibor Varga Conservatory quartet welcomes guests

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:01:47 +0000

Nobilis awards, 2006, Gianadda Museum

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 09:57:52 +0000

Guests study Edouard Vallet paintings while they wait for the Nobilis award ceremony to begin. Pierre Gianadda Museum, Martigny, November 2006.