More than just a village, Château-d’Œx is an invitation to escape. Renowned worldwide for its International Balloon Festival, it offers much more than this unique aerial spectacle. With panoramic mountain views, Alpine traditions that are still very much alive, and unmissable culinary delights, the village reveals a rare authenticity that captivates at first glance.

Throughout the seasons, the landscapes transform and invite visitors to explore nature at its most beautiful: gentle trails along the Sarine River, sun-drenched mountain pastures, and magical winters that make you want to put on your snowshoes. Local artisans and producers continue to perpetuate precious skills, such as those used to make the famous Etivaz AOP cheese, the jewel of the Pays-d’Enhaut region.

Château-d’Œx is a place where you can breathe, reconnect, and let yourself be surprised. A warm, welcoming, and authentic destination that simply invites you to enjoy the moment.

Château-d’Œx reveals its charm in the small details: a sun-drenched cobbled alleyway, an artisan’s shopfront, a lively café where people happily stop to chat. Here, it’s a pleasure to stroll around, push open doors, discover an exhibition or stop to sample a local product. The village offers a gentle and authentic atmosphere, where each stop tells a story of life in the Pays-d’Enhaut.

Here, heritage is not only to be found in the landscapes: it is crafted with finesse, patience, and poetry. The Pays-d’Enhaut is recognized as one of the Swiss cradles of paper cutting, a traditional art that depicts mountain life through meticulous scenes and delicately cut-out silhouettes.

In Château-d’Œx, this heritage can be admired at the Musée du Pays-d’Enhaut and Swiss Center for Paper Cutting, where ancient and contemporary works reveal the richness of this tradition. Chalets, herds, alpine festivals, forests, and ridges come to life in incredibly precise paper lace.

Local artisans passionately perpetuate this craft, with some even opening their workshops to visitors. This is a unique opportunity to discover the meticulous techniques that transform a simple leaf into a work of art and to immerse yourself in a heritage deeply rooted in the region’s identity.