It's September: Time of the Alpine cattle descent!

Published on September 19, 2022

Cows crowned with flowers and hung with huge clanging bells walk majestically down the mountain, accompanied by traditionally dressed herdsmen and women. Every Swiss has this image in their mind when they think of an Alpine cattle descent. And if they have never witnessed such an occasion in person, they will at least have seen it on television.

Alpine pastures and huts are the epitome of green living, and the summer grazing season is a tradition to be protected – says #Switzerland, which has applied to have the Alpine pasture season included on the UNESCO list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. 

Learn more in the article of the "Swiss Review" and see the video of the Apline cattle descent in Appenzell in 2021. 

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