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DESALPE SHEEP 2017: LEUKERBAD/LOECHE LES BAINS
Sunday 10 September 2017

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The yearly Alpine Sheep Procession from Gemmi to Leukerbad is always a unique event, providing a memorable experience for holiday makers, residents, shepherds and, of course, the sheep. On Saturday around 800 sheep will be rounded up on Gemmi, before being driven down the steep Gemmi path to Leukerbad on Sunday. After a short break for the shepherds and the sheep, they will continue on down the valley to Leuk. All in all, the flock will descend over 1,700 metres.

Program:

11:00 Sheep start their decent down the Gemmi path

11:00 - 17:00 Refreshments available on Rathausplatz in Leukerbad

12:00 - 14:00 Sheep walk through Leukerbad

14:00 - 16:00 Sheep arrive on Rathaustrasse Leukerbad

16:00 Sheep start procession from Leukerbad to Leuk.

http://valais-terroir.ch/en/agenda/?idIndex=0&idContent=836534

Location Leukerbad to Leuk/Loèche-les-Bains en direction de Loèche

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